John Harry Larsen (27 August 1913 – 5 August 1989) was a

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who competed in the

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event at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1952 and placed eighth in 1956. At the 1952 Olympics he used a custom M95M Trombone Conversion in 6.5×55mm of which there were only 3 made. Larsen won seven gold medals at the

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in 1949–1954.All ISSF World Championships medalists 1897–2005
issf-shooting.org His son, John H. Larsen, Jr., also became an Olympic rifle shooter.

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1913 births 1989 deaths Norwegian male sport shooters Running target shooters Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic shooters of Norway Shooters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub