Lars Jørgen Madsen

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Olympic medal record
Men's shooting
Competitor for  Denmark
Gold 1900 Paris Standing military rifle
Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m military
rifle, standing
Silver 1912 Stockholm 300 m free rifle, three positions
Silver 1920 Antwerp 300 metre military rifle, standing
Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team free rifle

Lars Jørgen Madsen (19 July 1871 - 1 April 1925) was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event. He was one of only two Danish competitors to win five Olympic medals.

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