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Shooting At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Trap
The men's trap (originally called ''clay bird shooting'') was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from Tuesday, 2 July 1912 to Thursday, 4 July 1912. Each nation could send up to 12 shooters. Sixty-one sport shooters from eleven nations competed. The event was won by James Graham (sport shooter), James Graham of the United States. Silver went to Alfred Goeldel of Germany and bronze to Haralds Blaus of the Russian Empire. Each of the nations on the podium was making its debut in the event. Graham also received Lord Westbury's Cup, a challenge prize instituted in 1908. Background This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF Olympic trap event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1924 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1952 to 2016; it was open t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Schnitt
Gustaf Adolf Schnitt (17 April 1858 – 4 December 1924) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ... and died in Helsinki. In 1912, he was part of the Finnish team which finished fifth in the team clay pigeons event. He finished fourth in the individual trap competition. References External links * * 1858 births 1924 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for Finland Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Turku Sportspeople from the Grand Duchy of Finland {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Swahn
Alfred (Alf) Gomer Swahn (20 August 1879 – 16 March 1931) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He won nine medals: three gold, three silver and three bronze. He is the son of Oscar Swahn, an Olympic shooter who competed alongside his son at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics and won six medals. 1908 London In 1908, Swahn was a member of the Swedish team, which won the gold medal in the team running deer, single shots competition. He also participated in the individual trap event and finished 25th. 1912 Stockholm At the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ..., he won two gold medals in running deer, single shots event. One in the individual and one in the team competition. He also participate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ke Lundeberg
Ã…ke Lundeberg (14 December 1888 – 29 May 1939) was a Swedish sport shooter who won two gold and one silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... Lundederg was a military officer and a forest manager who belonged to the State Forestry School in Kloten at the time of the 1912 Olympics. He retired early and returned to his hometown of Gävle, where he died aged 50.Ã…ke Lundeberg Swedish Olympic Committee References External links * * 1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Butt (sport Shooter)
John Hurst Butt (30 October 1850 – 1939) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... In the 1908 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the team trap shooting event and was 24th in the individual trap shooting event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team clay pigeons event and was 19th in the trap event. References External links * 1850 births 1939 deaths British male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Graf Von Bernstorff
Erich Graf von Bernstorff-Gyldensteen (26 June 1883 – 6 October 1968) was a German count and sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... He won the bronze medal in the team trap event. He also competed in the trap competition; he finished 17th. References External links * * 1883 births 1968 deaths Counts in Germany German male sport shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hutcheson
Robert Hutcheson (9 May 1870 – 7 September 1939) was a Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the men's trap event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... He died after being struck by an automobile. References External links * * 1870 births 1939 deaths Canadian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Canada Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Montreal {{Canada-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grosvenor
William Percy Grosvenor (18 July 1869 – 5 June 1948) was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... Grosvenor was born 18 July 1869 in Hackney, London the son of William and Emily Harriett Grosvenor. In 1912, he won the silver medal with the British team in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap event he finished 16th. At the end of 1912, he married Ida Vincent in Stroud Green, Haringey, London. Eight years later, he finished fourth as a member of the British team in the team clay pigeons competition. References External links * * * 1869 births 1948 deaths British male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1912 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hall (sport Shooter)
Frank Hall (July 8, 1865 – July 31, 1939) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the New York Athletic Club. In 1912, he won the gold medal as a member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition. He finished twelfth in the individual trap event. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w .... References External links * * * 1865 births 1939 deaths American male sport shooters Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Trap and double trap shooters Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Goeldel
Horst Göldel-Bronikowen (born 7 June 1883, date of death unknown) was a German sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the team trap event. He also competed in the trap competition and finished twelfth and in the 100 metre running deer, single shots event he finished 24th. Göldel was born in Lengainen, Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ... (now Poland), to Max and Hertha Göldel, and baptised in Wartenburg in Ostpreußen. He was the younger brother of Alfred Göldel-Bronikoven.''Hesse, Hesse-Kassel, Hess Darmstadt, Hess-Marburg, Hess-Reinfels, Rhineland, and Waldeck, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957'Mikrofilm Sammlung Originale: Evangelisches Zentralarchiv Berlin, Berlin, Deutschla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Fazer
Karl Otto Fazer (, 16 August 1866 – 9 October 1932) was a Finnish chocolatier and sport shooter. Biography He was born in Helsinki. He had four children and was the grandfather of Peter Fazer. His father, Eduard Peter Fazer (originally Fatzer), was a Swiss-born furrier. Fazer studied baking in Berlin, Paris, and Saint Petersburg before becoming a pioneer of Finnish confectionery. Together with his wife Berta he opened a French-Russian confectionery at Glogatan (Kluuvikatu) 3 in Helsinki on 17 September 1891. Later, he opened a chocolate and candy factory in Punavuori. Fazer, the company he founded, is still in existence. Many of its products have become classic. This is particularly true of the Fazer Blue (, ), a brand of chocolate that is often compared to salmiakki, as a candy that is a part of the Finnish national identity. Fazer established bird protection areas in the Åland archipelago and on the lands of the Taubila farm he bought in 1918 in Pyhäjärvi, Vy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erland Koch
Erland Koch (3 January 1867 – 29 April 1945) was a German sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the team trap event. He also competed in the running deer, single shots event and finished thirteenth. In the running deer, double shots event he finished 17th, and in the trap competition he finished twelfth. He was killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... References External links * * 1867 births 1945 deaths German male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Running target shooters Olympic shooters for Germany Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics German c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |