Kalle Lappalainen
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Kaarlo "Kalle" Kustaa Lappalainen (September 30, 1877 – May 9, 1965) was a Finnish
sport shooter
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics
he also participated in the following events:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
he also participated in the following events:
- Team free rifleShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifleThe men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 31, 1920...
- fourth place - Team 300 metre military rifle, standingShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre team military rifle, standingThe men's 300 metre team military rifle, standing was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the standing position. The competition...
- seventh place - Team 600 metre military rifle, proneShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 600 metre team military rifle, proneThe men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held...
- eighth place - Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, proneShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, proneThe men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition...
- tenth place - 300 metre free rifle, three positionsShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positionsThe men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.It was the third appearance of the 300 metre rifle three positions event at an Olympic Games...
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