John Larsen

John Larsen

Personal information
Born	(1913-08-27)27 August 1913 Oslo, Norway
Died	5 August 1989(1989-08-05) (aged 75) Oslo, Norway
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Mens' shooting Competitor for  Norway Olympic Games Gold 1952 Helsinki 100 m running deer ISSF World Shooting Championships Gold 1949 Buenos Aires 100 m running deer, single shot Gold 1949 Buenos Aires 100 m running deer, single + double shot Gold 1949 Buenos Aires 100 m running deer, team single + double shot Gold 1952 Oslo 100 m running deer, single shot Gold 1952 Oslo 100 m running deer, double shot Gold 1952 Oslo 100 m running deer, team single shot Gold 1952 Oslo 100 m running deer, team double shot Silver 1954 Caracas 100 m running deer, team single shot Bronze 1954 Caracas 100 m running deer, team double shot

John Harry Larsen (27 August 1913 – 5 August 1989) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed after World War II. He was born in Østre Aker and died in Oslo.

He won the Olympic gold medal in 100 m Running Deer at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.^[1] He also won a total of seven gold medals in team and individual at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 1949, 1950 and 1954.

References

External links

• All ISSF World Championships medalists 1897-2005