Léon Johnson (29 February 1876 – 2 January 1943) was a French

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

who competed at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

, 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 ...

and 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 ...

. 1908 London In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition. In the

he also participated in the following events: * 300 metre free rifle - eighth place * moving target small-bore rifle - tenth place * disappearing target small-bore rifle - 21st place 1912 Stockholm Four years later he participated in the following events: * Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fourth place *

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- fourth place * Team military rifle - fifth place *

50 metre pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

- tenth place * 25 metre small-bore rifle - 19th place * 300 metre free rifle, three positions - 24th place 1920 Antwerp In 1920 he won silver medals in the 300 metre military rifle, prone event and as member of the French team in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition. In the

he also participated in the following events: * Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fourth place * Team 30 metre military pistol - fifth place * Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fifth place * Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - fifth place * Team 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place * Team 50 metre free pistol - sixth place * 50 metre small-bore rifle - result unknown * 300 metre military rifle, standing - result unknown

References

External links

Léon Johnson's profile at databaseOlympics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Leon 1876 births 1943 deaths French male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in shooting Sportspeople from Nice Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics