Ole Østmo
Encyclopedia
Ole Østmo was a Norwegian
sharpshooting
champion who competed in top rifle shooting sports events during late 19th century and early 20th century.
Ole Østmo participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
in Paris
and won four Olympic medals—two silver and two bronze in Military Rifle categories. The silver medals were awarded in rifle standing and team categories and the bronze medals were for rifle prone and three positions categories.
The team medal in Military Rifle was the first won by a Norwegian team at the Summer Olympics.
Three years earlier, Østmo won a number of medals, including one gold, at the first World Shooting Championships held in Lyon
in 1897. The gold medal was in the standing shooting event, which gave him the momentum in the combination to also take a silver behind Frank Jullien of Switzerland
. Additionally, the Norwegian team won a silver.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sharpshooting
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...
champion who competed in top rifle shooting sports events during late 19th century and early 20th century.
Ole Østmo 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
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and won four Olympic medals—two silver and two bronze in Military Rifle categories. The silver medals were awarded in rifle standing and team categories and the bronze medals were for rifle prone and three positions categories.
The team medal in Military Rifle was the first won by a Norwegian team at the Summer Olympics.
Three years earlier, Østmo won a number of medals, including one gold, at the first World Shooting Championships held in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
in 1897. The gold medal was in the standing shooting event, which gave him the momentum in the combination to also take a silver behind Frank Jullien of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Additionally, the Norwegian team won a silver.