Gustaf Adolf Schnitt (17 April 1858 – 4 December 1924) was a Finnish

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He was born in

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and died in Helsinki. In 1912, he was part of the Finnish team which finished fifth in the team clay pigeons event. He finished fourth in the individual trap competition.

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* * 1858 births 1924 deaths Finnish male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for Finland Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Turku Sportspeople from the Grand Duchy of Finland {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub