Pål Hembre (born 20 April 1963) is a Norwegian Olympic

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and World Champion.

Biography

Hembre became World Champion in 1994, in

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, and is twice military World Champion, from 1991 and 1992. He competed at the

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in Atlanta.

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* 1963 births Norwegian male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Norway Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Molde Living people European Games competitors for Norway Shooters at the 2015 European Games 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub