Léon Johnson
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| Born | 29 February 1876 Nice, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 1943 (aged 66) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Léon Johnson (29 February 1876 – 2 January 1943) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics and at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
1908 London
In 1908, he was a member of the French team, winning the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition.
In the 1908 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:
- 300 metre free rifle - eighth place
- moving target small-bore rifle - tenth place
- disappearing target small-bore rifle - 21st place
1912 Stockholm
Four years later, he participated in the following events:
- Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fourth place
- Team free rifle - fourth place
- Team military rifle - fifth place
- 50 metre pistol - tenth place
- 25 metre small-bore rifle - 19th place
- 300 metre free rifle, three positions - 24th place
1920 Antwerp
In 1920, he won silver medals in the 300 metre military rifle, prone event, and as a member of the French team in the team, 300 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:
- Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fourth place
- Team 30 metre military pistol - fifth place
- Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fifth place
- Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - fifth place
- Team 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place
- Team 50 metre free pistol - sixth place
- 50 metre small-bore rifle - result unknown
- 300 metre military rifle, standing - result unknown
References
[edit]- ^ "Sports Reference: Léon Johnson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Léon Johnson". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
External links
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Categories:
- 1876 births
- 1943 deaths
- French male sport shooters
- ISSF rifle shooters
- ISSF pistol shooters
- Olympic shooters for France
- Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Sportspeople from Nice
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics