Engebret Skogen
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| bronze | Stockholm 1912 |
Army rifle three- position battle 300 m |
Engebret Engebretsen "Embret" Skogen (born August 20, 1887 in Løten , † September 4, 1968 in Hamar ) was a Norwegian sports shooter .
successes
Engebret Skogen took part in the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 in two disciplines. With the free rifle, he finished 31st in the three-position battle. In the three-position battle with the army rifle, he scored 95 points, as did Carl Osburn and Nikolaos Levidis , so that there was a play-off for second place behind Sándor Prokopp . Levidis scored only 70 points in this, while Osburn got 99 points. Skogen secured third place with 91 points and thus the bronze medal.
Skogen was the grandfather of Dag Fornæss , who became world and European champion in speed skating.
Web links
- Engebret Skogen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Skogen, Engebret |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skogen, Engebret Engebretsen (full name); Skogen, Embret (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Løten , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 1968 |
| Place of death | Hamar , Norway |