Henri Bonnefoy
Encyclopedia
Henri Bonnefoy was a French
sport shooter
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Le Tremblois
and was killed in action
in Thann, Haut-Rhin
.
In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the stationary target small-bore rifle event
and finished 19th.
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...
sport shooter
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...
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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He was born in Le Tremblois
Le Tremblois
Le Tremblois is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
and was killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
in Thann, Haut-Rhin
Thann, Haut-Rhin
Thann is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Its inhabitants are known as Thannois.-Geography:...
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In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the stationary target small-bore rifle event
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's stationary target small-bore rifle
The men's stationary target small-bore rifle, also referred to as the miniature rifle competition, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with...
and finished 19th.