Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (22 March 1915 – 14 September 1993) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

rifle

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. He competed in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in

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and

50 meter rifle prone 50 meter rifle prone (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm) caliber rifle. The time limit is 7 ...

and won a gold medal in the

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event in 1952. He also won 13 medals at the

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from 1947 to 1954.All ISSF World Championships medalists 1897–2005
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* 1915 births 1993 deaths Norwegian male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic shooters of Norway Shooters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub