Bernhard Larsson (14 August 1879 – 1 August 1947) was a

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sport shooter who competed in the

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. In 1912 he won the

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as member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle competition and the bronze medal in the team military rifle event. He also participated in the

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and finished in sixth place.

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1879 births 1947 deaths Swedish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters of Sweden Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Örebro 19th-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub