Konrad Stäheli (December 17, 1866 - November 5, 1931) was a Swiss

Switzerland

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 sports shooter

Shooting sports

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 who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, 9 shooting events were included. Many other shooting events were featured in Paris at about the same time, but only 9 events are considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee...

 in Paris

Paris

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 and won three gold medal

Gold medal

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s – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual. He also won a bronze medal

Bronze medal

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 in the free pistol competition; fellow Swiss shooter Karl Roderer

Karl Röderer

Karl Conrad Röderer was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in Military Pistol and Military Pistol team for Switzerland....

 won gold. Participating in shooting at the 1906 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1906 Summer Olympics

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, sixteen events in shooting were contested. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.-Medal summary:...

 at Athens

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, Stäheli took five more medals – a gold medal, two silver medal

Silver medal

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s and a bronze medal in the individual rifle events, and another gold medal in the team rifle competition. His nine total medals in Olympic shooting competition remained a record until the United States

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' Carl Osburn

Carl Osburn

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 won 11, all in rifle events, between 1912 and 1924.

Stäheli also won the 1906 World Championship

ISSF World Shooting Championships

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 in 50 m Pistol

50 m Pistol

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