Johan Hübner von Holst (22 August 1881 – 13 June 1945) was a
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sport shooter
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who competed at the 1906, 1908 and
1912 Summer Olympics.
In 1906 he won the silver medal in the 30 metre duelling pistol event. He also participated in the following events:
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25 m rapid fire pistol
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– fifth place
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50 m pistol
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– tenth place
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20 m duelling pistol – 19th place
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25 m army pistol (standard model) – 21st place
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Free rifle, free position – 25th place
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300 m army rifle 300 meter army rifle is a discontinued ISSF shooting event
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– 26th place
Two years later he was a member of the Swedish team which won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following events:
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Team pistol – fifth place
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disappearing target small-bore rifle – 15th place
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moving target small-bore rifle – 15th place
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stationary target small-bore rifle – 18th place
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individual pistol – 27th place
At the
1912 Summer Olympics he won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. He also finished ninth in the
50 m rifle, prone event.
In 1914 Hübner von Holst competed in the Baltic Games in Malmö and won five gold and one bronze medal. He was a son of Lord Chamberlain Johan Gustaf von Holst and a captain in the Swedish army.
Swedish Olympic Committee
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1881 births
1945 deaths
Swedish male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
Olympic shooters of Sweden
Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sport shooters from Stockholm
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