Peter Dolfen

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Peter Dolfen medal table

Sport shooting

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Olympic games
silver Stockholm 1912 Free pistol 50 m
gold Stockholm 1912 Free pistol 50 m (M)

Peter James Dolfen (born May 21, 1880 in East Longmeadow , Massachusetts , † May 31, 1947 in Hartford , Connecticut ) was an American sports marksman .

successes

Peter Dolfen participated in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in three competitions. In the individual competition with the free pistol , he finished second with 474 points behind Alfred Lane and ahead of Charles Stewart . In the team competition, he took first place together with Alfred Lane, Henry Sears and John Dietz . With 1916 points, the Americans held their own in front of the Swedish and British teams and thus became Olympic champions . Dolfen was the team's third-best shooter with 467 points. With the dueling pistol over the 30-meter distance, he did not get past 16th place.

Dolfen worked for the Milton Bradley Company for over 40 years . He was also active in the military in the Spanish-American War , served in the Philippines and China during the Boxer Rebellion .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed January 21, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 meters, Team. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed January 21, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Dueling Pistol, 30 meters. In: sports-reference.com. Accessed January 21, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Dolfen, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dolfen, Peter James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marksman
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH East Longmeadow , Massachusetts , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1947
Place of death Hartford , Connecticut , United States