Lars Jørgen Madsen (19 July 1871 – 1 April 1925) was a Danish

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 in the early 20th century in

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shooting. He participated in

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and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event. He was one of only three Danish competitors to win five Olympic medals. He also competed at the 1908,

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and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

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* 1871 births 1925 deaths Danish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic shooters of Denmark Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Region Zealand People from Vordingborg Municipality {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub