Johan Hübner von Holst

Johan Hübner von Holst

Johan Hübner von Holst (2nd from right) at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1881-08-22)22 August 1881 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	13 June 1945(1945-06-13) (aged 63) Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Club	Stockholms AF Stockholms PK
Medal record Competitor for  Sweden Intercalated Games Silver 1906 Athens 30 m duelling pistol Olympic Games Silver 1908 London Team small-bore rifle Gold 1912 Stockholm Team 25 m small-bore rifle Gold 1912 Stockholm Team 30 m military pistol Silver 1912 Stockholm Small-bore rifle Bronze 1912 Stockholm Rapid fire pistol

Johan Hübner von Holst (22 August 1881 – 13 June 1945) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In 1906 he won the silver medal in the 30 metre duelling pistol event. He also participated in the following events:

• 25 m rapid fire pistol – fifth place
• 50 m pistol – tenth place
• 20 m duelling pistol – 19th place
• 25 m army pistol (standard model) – 21st place
• Free rifle, free position – 25th place
• 300 m army rifle – 26th place

Two years later he was a member of the Swedish team which won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following events:

• Team pistol – fifth place
• disappearing target small-bore rifle – 15th place
• moving target small-bore rifle – 15th place
• stationary target small-bore rifle – 18th place
• individual pistol – 27th place

At the 1912 Summer Olympics he won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. He also finished ninth in the 50 m rifle, prone event.

In 1914 Hübner von Holst competed in the Baltic Games in Malmö and won five gold and one bronze medal. He was a major in the Swedish army.^[1]

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