Shooting At The 1912 Summer Olympics

	Shooting At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Trap The men's trap (originally called ''clay bird shooting'') was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from Tuesday, 2 July 1912 to Thursday, 4 July 1912. Each nation could send up to 12 shooters.Official Report, p. 1065. Sixty-one sport shooters from eleven nations competed. The event was won by James Graham of the United States. Silver went to Alfred Goeldel of Germany and bronze to Haralds Blaus of the Russian Empire. Each of the nations on the podium was making its debut in the event. Graham also received Lord Westbury's Cup, a challenge prize instituted in 1908. Background This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF Olympic trap event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1924 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1952 to 2016; it was open to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adolf Schnitt Gustaf Adolf Schnitt (17 April 1858 – 4 December 1924) was a Grand Duchy of Finland, Finnish shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Turku and died in Helsinki. In 1912 he was part of the Finnish team which finished fifth in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team clay pigeons, team clay pigeons event. In the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, individual trap competition he finished fourth. References 1858 births 1924 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters of Finland Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Turku {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alfred Swahn Alfred (Alf) Gomer Swahn (20 August 1879 – 16 March 1931) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He won nine medals: three gold, three silver and three bronze. He is the son of Oscar Swahn, an Olympic shooter who competed alongside his son at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics and won six medals. 1908 London In 1908 Swahn was a member of the Swedish team which won the gold medal in the team running deer, single shots competition. He also participated in the individual trap event and finished 25th. 1912 Stockholm At the 1912 Summer Olympics he won two gold medals in running deer, single shots event. One in the individual and one in the team competition. He also participated in the following events: * running deer, double shots – fourth place * team clay pigeons – fourth place * trap – 21st place 1920 Antwerp In 1920 he won two silver and one bronze medal. He also participated in the following events: * team ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åke Lundeberg Åke Lundeberg (14 December 1888 – 29 May 1939) was a Swedish sport shooter who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... Lundederg was a military officer and a forest manager, who belonged to the State Forestry School in Kloten at the time of 1912 Olympics. He retired early and returned to his home town of Gävle, where he died aged 50.Åke Lundeberg Swedish Olympic Committee References 1888 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Butt (sport Shooter) John Hurst Butt (30 October 1850 – 1939) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team trap shooting event and was 24th in the individual trap shooting event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team clay pigeons event and was 19th in the trap event. References 1850 births 1939 deaths British male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters of Great Britain Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1908 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erich Graf Von Bernstorff Erich Graf von Bernstorff-Gyldensteen (26 June 1883 – 6 October 1968) was a German count and sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the clay pigeons team event. He also competed in the trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ... competition he finished 17th. References External linksprofile 1883 births 1968 deaths Counts in Germany German male sport shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Robert Hutcheson Robert Hutcheson (9 May 1870 – 7 September 1939) was a Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the men's trap event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... He died after being struck by an automobile. References 1870 births 1939 deaths Canadian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Canada Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Montreal {{Canada-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Grosvenor William Percy Grosvenor (18 July 1869 – 5 June 1948) was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... Grosvenor was born 18 July 1869 in Hackney, London the son of William and Emily Harriett Grosvenor. In 1912 he won the silver medal with the British team in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap event he finished 16th. At the end of 1912 he married Ida Vincent in Stroud Green, Haringey, London. Eight years later he finished fourth as a member of the British team in the team clay pigeons competition. References External linksWilliam Grosvenor's profile at databaseOlympics 1869 births 1948 deaths British male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frank Hall (sport Shooter) Frank Hall (July 8, 1865 – July 31, 1939) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the New York Athletic Club. In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap event he finished twelfth. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L .... References External links * 1865 births 1939 deaths American male sport shooters Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Trap and double trap shooters Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century American s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Horst Goeldel Horst Göldel-Bronikowen (born 7 June 1883, date of death unknown) was a German sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the clay pigeons team event. He also competed in the trap competition and finished twelfth and in the 100 metre running deer, single shots event he finished 24th. Göldel was born in Lengainen, Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ... (now Poland), to Max and Hertha Göldel, and baptised in Wartenburg in Ostpreußen. He was the younger brother of Alfred Göldel-Bronikoven.''Hesse, Hesse-Kassel, Hess Darmstadt, Hess-Marburg, Hess-Reinfels, Rhineland, and Waldeck, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957'Mikrofilm Sammlung Originale: Evangelisches Zentralarchiv Berlin, Berlin, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karl Fazer Karl Otto Fazer (; 16 August 1866 – 9 October 1932) was a Finnish businessman and sport shooter. Biography He was born in Helsinki and died in Jokioinen. He had four children and was the grandfather of Peter Fazer. His father, Eduard Peter Fazer (originally Fatzer), was a Swiss-born furrier. Fazer studied baking in Berlin, Paris, and Saint Petersburg before becoming a pioneer of Finnish confectionery. Together with his wife Berta he opened a French-Russian confectionery at Glogatan (Kluuvikatu) 3 in Helsinki on 17 September 1891. Later he opened a chocolate and candy factory in Punavuori. Fazer, the company he founded, is still in existence. Many of its products have become classic. This is particularly true of the "Fazer Blue" ("''Fazerin Sininen''" in Finnish, "''Fazer blå''" in Swedish), a brand of chocolate that is often compared to salmiakki, as a candy that is a part of the Finnish national identity. Karl Fazer was a nature lover, birdwatcher, hunter and a fisherman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erland Koch Erland Koch (3 January 1867 – 29 April 1945) was a German Empire, German shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team clay pigeons, clay pigeons team event. He also competed in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre running deer, single shots, running deer, single shots event and finished thirteenth. In the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre running deer, double shots, running deer, double shots event he finished 17th and in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, trap competition he finished twelfth. He was killed in action during World War II. References External linksprofile 1867 births 1945 deaths German male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Running target shooters Olympic shooters of Germany Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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