Heinrich Elbogen
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Heinrich Elbogen was an Austria
n sports
shooter
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Paris
, France
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In 1912 he was a member of the Austrian team which finished fourth in the team 100 metre running deer, single shots competition
. In the 100 metre running deer, single shots event
he finished seventh and in the 100 metre running deer, double shots competition
he finished 16th.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n sports
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
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He was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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In 1912 he was a member of the Austrian team which finished fourth in the team 100 metre running deer, single shots competition
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre team running deer, single shots
The men's 100 metre team running deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Thursday, July 4, 1912.Twenty sport shooters...
. In the 100 metre running deer, single shots event
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre running deer, single shots
The men's 100 metre deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held from Friday, June 28, 1912 to Monday, July 1,...
he finished seventh and in the 100 metre running deer, double shots competition
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre running deer, double shots
The men's 100 metre deer, double shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 3, 1912.Twenty sport shooters from six...
he finished 16th.