Lawrence Nuesslein
| Lawrence Nuesslein medal table |
||
|---|---|---|
 United States
|
||
| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| gold | Antwerp 1920 | KK standing 50 m |
| gold | Antwerp 1920 | KK standing 50 m (M) |
| silver | Antwerp 1920 | Army rifle standing 300 m (M) |
| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | Army rifle standing 300 m |
| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | Serial Deer, single shot (M) |
| World championships | ||
| bronze | Camp Perry 1923 | Free rifle three-position |
| bronze | Camp Perry 1923 | Free rifle kneeling |
| gold | Camp Perry 1923 | Standing free rifle |
| gold | Camp Perry 1923 | Free rifle three position (M) |
| bronze | Rome 1927 | Free rifle three position (M) |
| bronze | Loosduinen 1928 | Free rifle three position (M) |
Lawrence Adam Nuesslein (born May 16, 1895 in Ridgefield Park , † May 10, 1971 in Allentown ) was an American sports marksman .
successes
Lawrence Nuesslein took part in eight competitions at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp . With the small-bore rifle in a standing position, he became Olympic champion over 50 m ahead of his compatriots Arthur Rothrock and Dennis Fenton . In the team competition, too, he secured gold medal together with Rothrock, Fenton, Willis Lee and Oliver Schriver . With the army rifle in the standing position over 300 m, he had to admit defeat in the individual to Carl Osburn and Lars Jørgen Madsen and thus won bronze. He finished the team competition with Thomas Brown , Willis Lee, Carl Osburn and Lloyd Spooner in silver. In the running deer discipline , he reached seventh place in a single shot, and missed a top placement in a double shot. In the team competitions he was fourth in a double shot, while he won another bronze medal in a single shot together with Brown, Lee, Osburn and Spooner.
Three years after the Games Nuesslein was in Camp Perry with the free rifle in each of the standing stop and in three positions with the team champion . In addition, he secured bronze in the singles in the three-position fight and in the kneeling position. In 1927 in Rome and in 1928 in Loosduinen , a further bronze medal followed in the team competition of the three-position fight.
Nuesslein lived most of his life in Allentown , where he was manager of a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck & Co. for 22 years .
Web links
- Lawrence Nuesslein in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nuesslein, Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nuesslein, Lawrence Adam (full name); Nuesslein, Larry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ridgefield Park , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1971 |
| Place of death | Allentown , United States |