Leonard Lagerlöf
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 Sweden
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| silver | Antwerp 1920 | KK standing 50 m (M) |
| bronze | Antwerp 1920 | AG standing 300 m (M) |
Johan Leonard "Leon" Lagerlöf (born April 8, 1870 in Nordmaling , † November 30, 1951 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish sports shooter .
successes
Leonard Lagerlöf took part in three Olympic Games . In 1912 in Stockholm he did not get past 29th place in the individual competition with the army rifle in any position. At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he missed a front placement in the individual with the free rifle in the three-position fight, while he was sixth with the team. In a standing position with the army rifle, he won the bronze medal together with Olle Ericsson , Mauritz Eriksson , Walfrid Hellman and Hugo Johansson behind Denmark and the United States. Lagerlöf was the team's weakest shooter with 47 points. In the individual competition with the small-bore rifle, he also missed a top position with 389 points, while with the team behind the Americans and in front of the Norwegians he took second place and thus won the silver medal. With 375 points, he was the third best shooter in the team, which included Ragnar Stare , Sigvard Hultcrantz , Erik Ohlsson and Oscar Eriksson in addition to Lagerlöf . In 1924 he finished twelfth in the individual in Paris with the small bore in the prone position.
Lagerlöf was a master painter by profession.
Web links
- Leonard Lagerlöf in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Leonard Lagerlöf at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lagerlöf, Leonard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lagerlöf, Johan Leonard (full name); Lagerlöf, Leon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordmaling , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1951 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |