Tönnes Björkman
| Tönnes Björkman medal table |
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 Sweden
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| bronze | Stockholm 1912 | Army rifle 4 distances (M) |
| World championships | ||
| gold | Camp Perry 1913 | AG kneeling 300 m |
Carl Torolf Tönnes Björkman (born March 25, 1888 in Sanne , † November 21, 1959 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish sports shooter .
successes
Tönnes Björkman took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in four disciplines. With the free rifle he reached eighth place in the three-position fight, the three-position fight with the army rifle finished in 14th place. In the competition with the army rifle over the 600-meter distance in any position, he took 25th place. He finished the team competition with the army rifle behind the US and British teams in third place and thus secured the bronze medal. Björkman was the third best shooter in the team with 261 points, which also included Mauritz Eriksson , Werner Jernström , Bernhard Larsson , Hugo Johansson and Carl Björkman . A year later he was at Camp Perry in a kneeling attack with the army rifle world champion in the individual competition.
Björkman was a civil engineer.
Web links
- Tönnes Björkman in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Tönnes Björkman at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Björkman, Tönnes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Björkman, Carl Torolf Tönnes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanne , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1959 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |