Povl Gerlow Explained

Povl Gerlow
Birth Date:	19 August 1881
Birth Place:	Vig, Trundholm, Zealand, Denmark
Death Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport:	Sport shooting
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Povl Gerlow (19 August 1881 – 1 June 1959) was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He was born in Vig, Trundholm, Zealand and died in Copenhagen.

In 1912 at the Stockholm Games he participated in the following events:^[2]

• 50 metre team small-bore rifle – fifth place
• 25 metre small-bore rifle – 31st place
• 50 metre rifle, prone – 38th place
• 300 metre free rifle, three positions – 60th place
• 300 metre military rifle, three positions – 74th place

Eight years later he finished eighth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone competition at the Antwerp Games.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Povl Gerlow . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/povl-gerlow-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 November 2014 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: Povl Gerlow . Olympedia . 4 June 2021.