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Shooting At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 Metre Rapid Fire Pistol
The men's 30 metre dueling pistol (originally called ''individual competition with revolver and pistol (duel shooting)'') was a shooting sports pistol event held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics shooting programme. It was later standardized by the ISSF to the ''men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol''. It was the third appearance of the event (fourth counting 1906), as it had not been featured at the 1908 Games.1980 Official Report, vol. 3, p. 531 (listing 1912 competition as third in the rapid fire pistol category). The competition was held on Saturday, 29 June 1912. Forty-two sport shooters from ten nations competed. Nations were limited to 12 shooters each.Official Report, p. 1062. The event was won by Alfred Lane of the United States, in the nation's debut. Sweden, also making its debut, earned the silver ( Paul Palén) and bronze ( Johan Hübner von Holst) medals. Background This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaknäs
Kaknäs is a former village in Medieval times located in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the Ladugårdsgärdet area. It is the site of several archeological finds and has given its name to Kaknästornet. During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted several shooting events. The shooting part of the modern pentathlon competition also took place here. See also *Kaknästornet The Kaknäs tower ( sv, Kaknästornet) is a telecommunications tower located at Ladugårdsgärdet in Stockholm, Sweden. The tower is a major hub of Swedish television, radio and satellite broadcasts. It was finished in 1967, designed by architect ... References 1912 Summer Olympics official report.pp. 222–4. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaknas Venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathlon venues Sports venues in Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Roedder
Hans Roedder (March 12, 1879 – December 9, 1966) was an American sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ... who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he finished tenth in the 30 metre rapid fire pistol competition and 22nd in the 50 metre pistol event. References External linksList of American sport shooters 1879 births 1966 deaths American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States {{US-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Theofilakis
Ioannis Theofilakis (Theophilakis) ( el, Ιωάννης Θεοφιλάκης, 1879–1968) was a Greek sport shooter who competed at five Olympic games, and the 1906 Intercalated Games. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics, the 1920 Summer Olympics where he won silver, and at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... Biography Ioannis Theofilakis competed in all five of the shooting events: military rifle, free rifle, military pistol, rapid fire pistol, and free pistol. In 1896 he competed in two rifle events. In the military rifle, he was placed ninth, with a score of 1,261. In the second string of 10 shots, he scored 312. His score and place in the free rifle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Melnitsky
Nikolai Melnitsky (russian: Николай Мельницкий, 26 April 1887 ( OS)/9 May 1887( NS), Kyiv, Russian Empire – 7 November 1965) was a sport shooter who competed for the Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ... in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Kyiv, May 9, 1887. He was part of the Russian 30 metre military pistol team, which won the silver medal. As part of the 50 metre military pistol team he finished fourth. He also competed in the 30 metre rapid fire pistol event finishing 22nd and in the 50 metre pistol finishing 33rd. References External linksNikolai Melnitsky's profile at databaseOlympics 1887 births 1965 deaths Male sport shooters from the Russian Empire ISSF pistol shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Edward Sears
Harry Edward Sears (May 11, 1870 – October 19, 1920) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the 50 metre military pistol team, which won he gold medal. He also participated in the 30 m rapid fire pistol event and finished 7th and in the 50 metre pistol event finished 16th. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi .... References 1870 births 1920 deaths American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Harvard College alumni Harvard Medical School alumni {{US-sportshooting-Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Schmal (sport Shooter)
Felix Adolf Schmal (18 September 1872 – 28 August 1919) was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He was born in Dortmund and died in Salzburg. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. 1896 Olympics With a fencing mask, sabre and a racing bike, Schmal got a train ticket and headed for Athens, Greece for the first Olympics, and on 8 April 1896, he competed in the 100 km cycling race, but like seven other starters from the original ten he didn't finish the race. The next day he was competing in the sabre fencing event, and was looking at a medal having won both his opening two rounds, but then enter the King and his entourage and the officials decided to start the event again, in which Schmal only won one out of his four rounds. After a day off, Schmal was back in the saddle and winning two bronze medals, in the time trial Schmal finished on a time of 26 seconds which matched the time of Stamatios Nikolopoulos in second place behind the Frenchman Paul Masson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Sayre
Reginald Hall Sayre (October 15, 1859 – May 29, 1929) was a prominent American orthopedic surgeon and Olympic sport shooter. Biography Sayre was born to Eliza Ann Hall, an artist, and Lewis Albert Sayre, the leading American orthopedic surgeon. He studied at the Churchill & Maury School and Columbia College, graduating in 1881. Two of his elder brothers went into medicine after the father, and thus Reginald initially thought to become a lawyer. However, his brother Lewis persuaded him to follow the family tradition and enter the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1881. After graduation in 1884, he worked as an assistant to Hermann Biggs and then joined the practice of his brother Lewis. Later he began helping his father with teaching at a college. Sayre started his research from early age and published most of his paper at young age. Just seven months after completing internship he presented before the New York Academy of Medicine a report on "The Immediate Restoration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz-Albert Schartau
Frans-Albert Vaksal Schartau (13 July 1877 – 6 June 1943) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 4 ... and the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was a member of the Swedish team that won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also took part in the following events: * Team pistol – fifth place * disappearing target small-bore rifle – ninth place * moving target small-bore rifle – did not finish * individual pistol – 18th place In 1912 he finished 18th in the 30 metre rapid fire pistol event. References 1877 births 1943 deaths Swedish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for Sweden Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Boström
Erik Boström (23 August 1869 – 13 June 1932) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in 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 won the silver medal in the 50 metre military pistol team event and finished fifth in the 50 m pistol, eighth in the 50 m rifle, prone, and 17th in the 30 m rapid fire pistol. sports-reference.com Swedish Olympic Committee References |
Peter Dolfen
Peter James Dolfen (May 21, 1880 – May 31, 1947) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In addition to his two medals, he also competed in the 30 m rapid fire pistol event and finished 16th. Dolfen was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and died in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts East Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States situated in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. East Longmeadow is southeast of downtown Springfield, pa .... References External links Peter Dolfen's profile at databaseOlympics 1880 births 1947 deaths American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic silver medalists for the United States in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 19th-century American people 20th-century American people {{US-spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Carlberg
Gustaf Vilhelm Carlberg (5 April 1880 – 1 October 1970) was a Swedish Army officer and sports shooter. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1924 Olympics and won three gold and four silver. With three gold and two silver medals he was the most successful athlete at the 1912 Olympics. In 1913, he won two medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships. His twin brother Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ... competed alongside Gustaf at all those four Olympics. Vilhelm and Eric were the youngest of four children of a veterinarian, who died when they were 12 years old. The twins became military officers in 1901 and retired in the rank of major. In 1911 they became physical education instructors. Besides shooting, Vilhelm was a keen gymnast, who took part in the exhibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigori Panteleimonov
Grigori Panteleimonov (russian: Григорий Пантелеймонов, 17 December 1885 – 31 October 1934) was a Russian sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ... who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Balta, now in Ukraine. He was part of the Russian 30 metre military pistol team, which won the silver medal. He also competed in the 30 metre rapid fire pistol event finishing 14th and in the 50 metre pistol finishing 17th. References External linksGrigori Panteleimonov's profile at databaseOlympics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
