Sándor Prokopp (ˈʃaːndoɾ ˈpɾokop, May 7, 1887 – November 4, 1964) was a Hungarian

Hungarians in Slovakia

Hungarians in Slovakia are the largest ethnic minority of the country, numbering 520,528 people or 9.7% of population . They are concentrated mostly in the southern part of the country, near the border with Hungary...

 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 for Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 in the 1908 Summer Olympics

1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

, 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 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

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He was born in Kassa

Košice

Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...

, today Košice, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 and died in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

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1908 London

In 1908 he finished 43rd in the 300 metre free rifle competition

Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle

The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, July 11, 1908.Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.-Results:...

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1912 Stockholm

Four years later he won the gold medal in the 300 metre military rifle, three positions event.

1924 Paris

In the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

 he participated in the following events:

• 25 metre rapid fire pistol
  Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
  The men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 28, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Versailles...
  
   - 53rd place
• 600 metre free rifle
  Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 600 metre free rifle
  The men's 600 metre free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 27, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Camp de Châlons, Mourmelon...
  
   - 55th place
• Team free rifle
  Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle
  The men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of a rifle team event but the first with three different distances . The competition was held on June 26, 1924 and June 27, 1924 at the shooting...
  
  - unplaced (team incomplete)

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