Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug

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Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug
Medal record
Men's shooting
Competitor for  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold 1952 Helsinki 50 m rifle, three positions
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold 1947 Stockholm 50 m rifle, standing, team
Gold 1952 Oslo 50 m rifle, three positions
Gold 1952 Oslo 50 m rifle, standing
Silver 1949 Buenos Aires 50 m rifle, standing
Silver 1954 Caracas 50 m rifle, prone, team
Silver 1954 Caracas 50 m rifle, standing, team
Bronze 1947 Stockholm 50 m rifle, standing
Bronze 1949 Buenos Aires 50 m rifle, three positions
Bronze 1949 Buenos Aires 50 m rifle, three positions, team
Bronze 1952 Oslo 50 m rifle, three positions, team
Bronze 1952 Oslo 50 m rifle, kneeling, team
Bronze 1954 Caracas 50 m rifle, three positions, team
Bronze 1954 Caracas 50 m rifle, kneeling, team

Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (March 22, 1915 September 14, 1993) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed after World War II.

He was born in Oslo and died in Bærum.

He won the Olympic gold medal in 50 m Rifle, Three positions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He also won a total of 13 medals, both team and individual events, in the ISSF World Shooting Championships from 1947 to 1954.

References

All ISSF World Championships medalists 1897-2005

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