Bernhard Larsson
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Bernhard Larsson was a Swedish
sport shooter
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
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In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle competition and the bronze medal in the team military rifle event.
He also participated in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions
and finished in sixth place.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sport shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
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In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle competition and the bronze medal in the team military rifle event.
He also participated in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
The men's 300 metre free rifle from three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 2, 1912.Eighty-four sport...
and finished in sixth place.