Bernhard Larsson
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 Sweden
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| gold | Stockholm 1912 | FG three position fight 300 m (M) |
| bronze | Stockholm 1912 | Army rifle 4 distances (M) |
Erik Bernhard Larsson (born August 14, 1879 in Örebro , † August 1, 1947 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish sports shooter .
successes
Bernhard Larsson took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in three disciplines. With the free rifle he reached the sixth place in the individual of the three-position fight. In the team competition, he finished first with Mauritz Eriksson , Erik Blomqvist , Carl Björkman , Hugo Johansson and Gustaf Adolf Jonsson with a total of 5655 points ahead of Norway and Denmark and thus became Olympic champion. With his 914 points he was the second weakest shooter in Sweden. He finished the team competition with the army rifle in third place and thus secured the bronze medal. Larsson was the third best shooter in the team with 261 points, which also included Mauritz Eriksson, Werner Jernström , Carl Björkman, Hugo Johansson and Tönnes Björkman .
Web links
- Bernhard Larsson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Bernhard Larsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
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| SURNAME | Larsson, Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larsson, Erik Bernhard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Örebro , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1947 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |