Sidney Merlin

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Olympic medal record
Men's Shooting
1906 Intercalated Games
Gold 1906 Athens Trap, double shot
Bronze 1906 Athens Trap, single shot

Sidney Louis Walter Merlin (April 26, 1856 - 1952) was a British sports shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Merlin competed in four of the five events. In the military rifle, he placed tenth with 1,156 points. His first (of four) string of 10 shots resulted in a score of 477. His score and place in the free rifle are unknown, but he did not win a medal. After two out of the five strings of 6 shots in the military pistol event, Merlin quit the competition. Similarly, he did not finish the rapid fire pistol event.