Guilherme Paraense

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Guilherme Paraense
Medal record

Competitor for Brazil
Men's Shooting
Olympic Games
Gold	1920 Antwerp	30 m military pistol
Bronze	1920 Antwerp	team 50 m free pistol

Guilherme Paraense (June 25, 1884, Belém – April 18, 1968, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian sport shooter and Olympic Champion. He was the first Brazilian ever to win an Olympic gold medal.

He won gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Rapid-Fire Pistol.^[1] He was also part of the Brazilian team which obtained a bronze medal in Military Revolver.

He also finished fourth with the Brazilian team in the team 30 metre military pistol competition. He also participated in the individual 50 metre free pistol event but his place is unknown.

References

↑ Profile: "Guilherme Paraense" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 19, 2008)

Olympic champions in men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol

Persondata
Name	Paraense, Guilherme
Alternative names
Short description	Sport shooter
Date of birth	June 25, 1884
Place of birth
Date of death	April 18, 1968
Place of death

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