John Larsen Explained

John Larsen
Birth Date:27 August 1913
Birth Place:Østre Aker, Oslo, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
Sport:Sports shooting
Event:Rifle, 100 metre running deer
Club:Oslo Sportsskyttere
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John Harry Larsen (27 August 1913 – 5 August 1989) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the 100 metre running deer event at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1952 and placed eighth in 1956. At the 1952 Olympics he used a custom M95M Trombone Conversion in 6.5×55mm of which there were only 3 made.[1] [2] Larsen won seven gold medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 1949–1954.[3] His son, John H. Larsen, Jr., also became an Olympic rifle shooter.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M95M Trombone Conversion being used at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne . 20 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094408/http://media.olympics.com.au/dmVideo/92FB8AF0-0863-11E3-8B22005056A37760/displayFrame/ajaxmode/1 . 19 September 2018 . dead .
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYslcKsLtRQ Steyr M95M trombone conversion in 6.5x55
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20060824185529/http://www.issf-shooting.org/_data/medallist/WCH_Medallists_1897_2005.pdf All ISSF World Championships medalists 1897–2005
  4. Web site: John Larsen . 1 March 2015 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020054617/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/john-h-larsen-sr-1.html . 20 October 2014 .