Robert Bürchler
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Robert Bürchler was a Swiss sports
shooter
. He won a silver medal in Men's 300 m Rifle, 3 positions at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, behind Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov and ahead of Lev Vainshtein
.
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...
. He won a silver medal in Men's 300 m Rifle, 3 positions at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, behind Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov and ahead of Lev Vainshtein
Lev Vainshtein
Lev Matveyevich Vainshtein was a Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting.-Shooting career:...
.