Konrad Stäheli (17 December 1866 – 5 November 1931) was a

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who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century and participated in the

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and the

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Biography

He participated in

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and won three

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s – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual. He also won a

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in the free pistol competition; fellow Swiss shooter Karl Roderer won gold. Participating in

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, Stäheli took five more medals – a gold medal, two

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s and a bronze medal in the individual rifle events, and another gold medal in the team rifle competition. His nine total medals in Olympic shooting competition remained a record until the

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won 11, all in rifle events, between 1912 and 1924. Stäheli also won the 1906

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. In 1909, in

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, Stäheli became the first ever person to break the 1000 point barrier in the free rifle event.

Achievements

Stäheli won 44 medals in the individual events (69 medals counting the events team) at the

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. He won 38 gold, 17 silver and 10 bronze at the World Championships and 3 gold and 1 bronze at the

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, but in

the events were valid as World Championship, therefore the total is 41/17/11. :fi:Konrad Stäheli

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Staheli, Konrad 1866 births 1931 deaths Swiss male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic shooters for Switzerland Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from Thurgau

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