André Parmentier (29 May 1876 – 17 September 1939) 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 at the

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 ...

. He was born in Sauveterre de Guyenne,

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. In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition. He also finished fourth with the French team in the team military rifle event. In the

he also participated in the following events: * 300 metre free rifle - eighth place * moving target small-bore rifle - tenth place * disappearing target small-bore rifle - 21st place Twelve years later he won the silver medal as member of the French team in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition. In the

he also participated in the following events: * Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fourth place * Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fifth place * Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - fifth place * Team 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place *

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- seventh place * 300 metre free rifle, three positions - place unknown * 50 metre small-bore rifle - result unknown

References

External links

André Parmentier's profile at databaseOlympics
1876 births 1939 deaths French male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 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 1920 Summer Olympics {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub