Julius Braathe
Encyclopedia
Julius "Jul" Braathe (March 4, 1877 – July 8, 1914) was a Norwegian
rifle
shooter who competed in the early 20th century. Braathe won the gold medal with the Norwegian free rifle team
at the 1908 Summer Olympics
in London. He died in a drowning accident, at only 37 years old.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
shooter who competed in the early 20th century. Braathe won the gold medal with the Norwegian free rifle team
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle
The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, July 9, 1908 and on Friday, July 10, 1908.Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed....
at 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...
in London. He died in a drowning accident, at only 37 years old.