Einar Liberg (16 October 1873 – 9 September 1955) was a

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who competed in the early 20th century. He won the gold medal with the Norwegian 300 metre free rifle team at the

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in London, and four years later 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 ...

in Stockholm he won the silver medal with the free rifle team. 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 ...

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he competed in running deer, and won two gold medals in team, running deer, single shot, and team, running deer, double shot. He also took the individual bronze medal in running deer, double shot. In the

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he ended his long olympic career by taking another gold medal in team, running deer, single shot, and a silver medal in team, running deer, double shot.

References

External links

Einar Liberg at databaseOlympics.com
1873 births 1955 deaths Norwegian male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic shooters for Norway Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Elverum Sportspeople from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub