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Gerard Van Den Bergh
Gerard Anne van den Bergh (19 November 1882 – 22 October 1949) was a Dutch sports shooter and shooting sport administrator. He was a member of shooting club Oranje Nassau from The Hague. He had an international career of over two decades, then transitioned into a career as sport shooting administrator. He won during the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris the boys 200 meter rifle event. This achievement is recognized by the Dutch Olympic Committee, but he is not recognized by the IOC as an official Olympic champion; which is as of 2024 still under discussion. He won the silver medal at the World Shooting Championships at the and the bronze medal at the . He competed at a range of international other tournaments, including the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics. He became during his career multiple times national champion and national shooting master. After the former international governing shooting body was discontinued in 1916, he was the co-founder of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and has been described as the country's ''de facto'' capital since the time of the Dutch Republic, while Amsterdam is the official capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is the core municipality of the COROP, Greater The Hague urban area containing over 800,000 residents, and is also part of the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, which, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, is the largest metropolitan area of the Netherlands. The city is also part of the Randstad region, one of the largest conurbations in Europe. The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet of the Netherlands, Cabinet, the States General of the Netherlands, States General, the Supreme Court of the Neth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Royal Dutch Shooting Sport Association
The Royal Dutch Shooting Sport Association, ''Dutch'' Koninklijke Nederlandse Schietsport Associatie (KNSA), is a shooting sport governing body in the Netherlands which is internationally affiliated with the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee (MLAIC). History The Royal Dutch Shooting Sport Association was founded in 1968 as a fusion of three associations. The ''Nederlandse Luchtbuks Federatie'' (Dutch Airgun Federation) and the ''Nationale Organisatie De Vrijheid'' (National Freedom Organisation) were dismantled and the ''Koninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Scherpschutters'' (Royal Association of Dutch Marksmen) changed its name into ''Koninklijke Nederlandse Schutters Associatie'' (Royal Dutch Shooters Association). In 2013 the association changed ''Schutters'' (shooters) into ''Schietsport'' (Shooting Sport). Competitions KNSA coordinates the qualifying process for Dutch athletes to participate in the Shoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Land En Volk
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands. Earth's land surface is almost entirely covered by regolith, a layer of rock, soil, and minerals that forms the outer part of the crust. Land plays an important role in Earth's climate system, being involved in the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle. One-third of land is covered in trees, another third is used for agriculture, and one-tenth is covered in permanent snow and glaciers. The remainder consists of desert, savannah, and prairie. Land terrain varies greatly, consisting of mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, glaciers, and other landforms. In physical geology, the land is divided into two major categories: Mountain ranges and relatively flat interiors called cratons. Both form over millions of years through plate tectonics. Streams – a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shooting At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Team
The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 9 July 1908 and was extended after sunset to Friday, 10 July 1908 — it was the first shooting event of the Games. Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed. The event was won by the team from Norway, improving on their second-place finish in 1900. Sweden made its debut in the event, taking silver. France repeated as bronze medalists. Ole Sæther was the first man to earn multiple medals in the event, having been on the 1900 Norwegian team as well as this year's squad. Background This was the second appearance of the men's 300 metre team rifle event, which was held 4 times between 1900 and 1920. The teams used different rifles. France shot with a Swiss Martini; Denmark used a Krag-Jørgensen; Greece and the Netherlands shot with a Mannlicher; Sweden used a government-issue Mauser Mauser, originally the Kö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shooting At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 Yard Team Pistol
The men's team revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 11 July. There were 28 competitors from 7 nations, with each nation sending a team of four. The event was won by the United States in the nation's debut in the event. All three teams on the podium were new; Great Britain (bronze) was also making its debut, while Belgium (silver) had finished fourth in 1900. Background This was the second appearance of a team version of what would become (for individuals) standardised as the men's ISSF 50 meter pistol 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since 1936. ... event. The team event was held 4 times, at every Summer Olympics from 1900 to 1920 (except 1904, when no shooting events were hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shooting At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 Yard Pistol
The men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, 10 July 1908. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.Official Report, p. 38. Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed. Nations were limited to 12 shooters each.Official Report, p. 535. The event was won by Paul Van Asbroeck of Belgium, with his countryman Réginald Storms taking silver. They were the first medals for Belgian shooters in the free pistol. American James Gorman finished with the bronze medal after an unsuccessful protest, claiming he had put one bullet through a previous hole. Background This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF 50 meter pistol 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
De Limburger
''De Limburger'' is a Dutch newspaper covering the province of Limburg. The ''Limburgs Dagblad'' merged into ''De Limburger'' at the end 2017. Both newspapers were owned by Mediahuis. ''Dagblad De Limburger'', the previous name of ''De Limburger'', was founded after a merger of ''Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg'' and ''De Limburger''. Merger history * ''De Limburger'' (since 2016) ** ''Limburgs Dagblad'' (1918–2017; gradually phased out) ** ''Dagblad De Limburger'' (1996-2016) *** ''Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg'' (18 April 1945 - 30 December 1995) (Northern Limburg) **** Continuation of: ''Nieuwe venlosche courant'' (1908-1944) (Venlo) ***** Formerly: ''Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant'' ****** ''Venloosche courant: nieuw weekblad'' (1869-1908) ******* Continuation of: ''Nieuw Venloosch Weekblad'' ****** ''Venloosch Nieuwsblad'' (1898-1908) ******* Continuation of: ''Venloosch weekblad'' (1863-1898) *** ''De Limburger: Maas- en Roerbode'' (1 October 1971 - 30 December 1995) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
De Volkskrant
''De Volkskrant'' (; ), stylized as de Volkskrant, is a Dutch daily morning newspaper. Founded in 1919, it has a nationwide circulation of about 250,000. Formerly a leading centre-left Catholic broadsheet, ''de Volkskrant'' today is a medium-sized centrist compact. Pieter Klok is the current editor-in-chief. History and profile ''De Volkskrant'' was founded in 1919 and has been a daily morning newspaper since 1921. Originally ''de Volkskrant'' was a Roman Catholic newspaper closely linked to the Catholic People's Party and the Catholic pillar. The paper temporarily ceased publication in 1941. On its re-founding in 1945, its office moved from Den Bosch to Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re .... It became a left-wing newspaper in the 1960s, but began s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Het Vaderland
The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' (; ), also known by its initialism ''AD'' () is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and is headquartered in Rotterdam. Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague. ''AD Rotterdams Dagblad'' * ''Goudsche Courant'' -> ''AD Groene Hart'' * ''Rijn & Gouwe'' -> ''AD Groene Hart'' * '' Haagsche Courant'' -> ''AD Haagsche Courant'' * ''Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' -> ''AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' * ''Amersfoortsche Courant'' -> ''AD Amersfoortsche Courant'' * ''De Dordtenaar -> ''AD De Dordtenaar'' * ''Dagblad Rivierenland'' -> ''AD Rivierenland'' Chief editors ''Het Vaderland'' ''Het Vaderland'' was an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement of ''Algemeen Dagblad'' for The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved. Circulation In the period of 1995–96 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
De Telegraaf
''De Telegraaf'' (; ) is the largest Netherlands, Dutch daily morning newspaper. Haro Kraak,Gaat Paul Jansen de crisis bij De Telegraaf oplossen?, ''de Volkskrant'', 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Paul Jansen has been the editor-in-chief since August 2015. ''De Telegraaf'' is based in Amsterdam and is owned by the Belgium, Belgian company Mediahuis. History 19th century ''De Telegraaf'' was founded by Henry Tindal, who simultaneously started another paper ''De Courant'' (). The first issue appeared on 1 January 1893. 20th century Following Tindal's death on 31 January 1902 the printer HMC Holdert, with backing from financiers, took over ''De Telegraaf'' and ''De Courant'' on 12 September 1902. This proved to be a good investment, particularly with regard to ''De Courant'', enabling Holdert between 1903 and 1923 to take over one newspaper after another, suspending publication as he went. He added the name ''Amsterdamsche Courant'' ("Amsterdam Gazette") as a subtitle to ''De T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
De Maasbode
''HP/De Tijd'' is a Dutch language monthly opinion magazine. Its editorial offices are in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Alongside ''De Groene Amsterdammer'', ''Vrij Nederland'' and ''Elsevier'', it is one of the most influential Dutch opinion magazines. The circulation of ''HP/De Tijd'' was 28,662 copies in the last quarter of 2008. The paid net circulation of the magazine was 19,168 copies in the last quarter of 2011. History De Tijd ''De Tijd'' was a Dutch-language Catholic newspaper published from 1845 until 1974. The first edition of ''De Tijd'' was published 17 June 1845 in 's-Hertogenbosch; at this time the newspaper appeared thrice weekly. was the founder and editor in chief. In 1846 ''De Tijd'' (which at that time had 250 subscribers) moved to Amsterdam, in order to attract more subscribers. It also started publishing daily. At the end of pillarisation, the number of subscribers diminished drastically. In 1959, ''De Maasbode'', a Roman Catholic newspaper founded in 1885, me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
