Franz-Albert Schartau
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Franz-Albert Schartau (July 13, 1877 – June 6, 1943) was a Swedish
sport shooter
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
and in the 1912 Summer Olympics
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In 1908 he was a member of the Swedish team which won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition.
In the 1908 Summer Olympics
he also participated in the following events:
In the 1912 Summer Olympics
he finished 18th in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sport shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
and in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
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In 1908 he was a member of the Swedish team which won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition.
In the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
he also participated in the following events:
- Team pistolShooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pistolThe men's team revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. 60 shots were fired by each shooter at a distance of 50 yards. Each hit counted between 1 and 10 points, for an individual...
- fifth place - disappearing target small-bore rifleShooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's disappearing target small-bore rifleThe men's disappearing target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette,...
- ninth place - moving target small-bore rifleShooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's moving target small-bore rifleThe men's moving target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette,...
- did not finish - individual pistolShooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pistolThe men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 10, 1908.Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed....
- 18th place
In the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
he finished 18th in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
The men's 30 metre dueling pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had not been featured at the 1908 Games...
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