Paul Colas

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Paul Colas
Medal record
Colas in 1912

Men's shooting
Competitor for France
Olympic Games
Gold	1912 Stockholm	300 m free rifle, three positions
Gold	1912 Stockholm	600 m free rifle
Silver	1924 Paris	Team free rifle
Bronze	1908 London	Team small-bore rifle

Paul René Colas (May 6, 1880 – 1972) was a French sports shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Between 1908 and 1924 Colas won four Olympic medals. One bronze in 1908, two gold in 1912, and one silver in 1924. Only in 1920 he failed to win a medal. With his two individual gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics he became the second shooter (a day behind Alfred Lane of the United States) and the first rifle shooter to win two individual Olympic gold medals.

In the 1908 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

300 metre free rifle - 25th place
1000 yard free rifle - 28th place

In the 1912 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

Team free rifle - fourth place
Team military rifle - fifth place
300 metre military rifle, three positions - 22nd place

In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

Team free rifle - seventh place
300 m free rifle, 3 positions - result unknown

External links

profile

v t e Olympic champions in men's 300 metre rifle three positions

1908: Albert Helgerud 1912: Paul Colas 1920: Morris Fisher 1924: Morris Fisher 1948: Emil Grünig 1952: Anatoli Bogdanov 1956: Vasily Borisov 1960: Hubert Hammerer 1964: Gary Anderson 1968: Gary Anderson 1972: Lones Wigger

Persondata
Name	Colas, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	Sport shooter
Date of birth	May 6, 1880
Place of birth
Date of death	1972
Place of death

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