Povl Gerlow
Encyclopedia
Povl Gerlow was a Danish
sports
shooter
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
and in the 1920 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Vig, Trundholm, Zealand and died in Copenhagen
.
In 1912 at the Stockholm Games he participated in the following events:
Eight years later he finished eighth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone cometition
at the Antwerp Games.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sports
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...
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
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...
and in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
.
He was born in Vig, Trundholm, Zealand and died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
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In 1912 at the Stockholm Games he participated in the following events:
- 50 metre team small-bore rifleShooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre team small-bore rifleThe men's 50 metre team small-bore rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event, though a mixed-distance team small-bore rifle event had been held in 1908...
- fifth place - 25 metre small-bore rifleShooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 metre small-bore rifleThe men's 25 metre small-bore rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, July 5, 1912.Thirty-six sport shooters from eight nations competed.-Results:-References:*...
- 31st place - 50 metre rifle, proneShooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle, proneThe men's 50 metre rifle from the prone position was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, July 4, 1912....
- 38th place - 300 metre free rifle, three positionsShooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positionsThe 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...
- 60th place - 300 metre military rifle, three positionsShooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre military rifle, three positionsThe men's 300 metre military 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...
- 74th place
Eight years later he finished eighth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone cometition
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 600 metre military rifle, prone
The 600 metre military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance for military rifle events and the second time that medals were awarded for the prone position. The first time was the competition in 1900....
at the Antwerp Games.