Helmer Hermandsen (1 February 1871 in
Løten
Løten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. Other villages in the municipality include Ådalsbruk, He ...
– 19 March 1958 in
Brumunddal
Brumunddal is a town in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the shores of the lake Mjøsa, about north of the town of Hamar. The town is a small, densely ...
) was a Norwegian
sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in
rifle
A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...
shooting.
He participated in
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in
Paris
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and won the silver medal with the Norwegian Military Rifle team. In the same Olympics he also participated in the following events:
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military rifle, standing - ninth place
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military rifle, prone - tenth place
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individual rifle, three positions - 13th place
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military rifle, kneeling - 13th place
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1871 births
1958 deaths
People from Løten
Norwegian male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic shooters for Norway
Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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