Olof Skoldberg

Olof Sköldberg medal table
Olof Sköldberg (1950s)
Sport shooting
Sweden
Olympic Summer Games
silver	Helsinki 1952	Serial Deer, single u. Double shot
silver	Melbourne 1956	Serial Deer, single u. Double shot
World championships
gold	Helsinki 1937	Serial Deer, double shot
gold	Stockholm 1947	Serial Deer, single shot
gold	Stockholm 1947	Serial Deer, single shot (M)
gold	Stockholm 1947	Serial Stag, double shot (M)
bronze	Buenos Aires 1949	Serial Deer, single shot
silver	Buenos Aires 1949	Serial Deer, double shot
silver	Buenos Aires 1949	Serial Deer, single u. Double shot (M)
silver	Oslo 1952	Serial Deer, single shot (M)
bronze	Oslo 1952	Serial Stag, double shot (M)
bronze	Caracas 1954	Serial Deer, single shot (M)
silver	Caracas 1954	Serial Stag, double shot (M)

Per Olof Sköldberg (born January 19, 1910 in Kristinehamn , † July 16, 1979 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish sports shooter .

successes

Olof Sköldberg took part in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and the 1956 Games in Melbourne . In the running deer discipline he scored 409 points, placing him second behind John Larsen and ahead of Tauno Mäki . Four years later he also won the silver medal, this time with 432 points. Only Vitaly Romanenko did better with 441 points.

Sköldberg was world champion four times in Helsinki in 1937 and in Stockholm in 1947 . In 1937 he secured the title with a double shot and in 1947 with a single shot. He also won gold with the team in 1947 in a single and double shot. He also won a total of four silver and three bronze medals in Buenos Aires in 1949 , Oslo in 1952 and Caracas in 1954 , two of which were individual silver and bronze medals.

Web links

• Olof Sköldberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )