Albert Courquin (30 March 1875 – 24 March 1953) was a French

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 a ...

who competed at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

and

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 ...

. In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team free rifle event and was fourth in the team military rifle event. Sixteen years later he won a silver medal in the team free rifle event and was sixth in the individual 600 m free rifle event.

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Albert Courquin's profile at databaseOlympics
1875 births 1953 deaths French male sport shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub