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Alfred Page Lane (September 26, 1891 – October 2, 1965) was an American
Lane was born to Frederic Henry Lane and Louise Abbott Mosely. He started training in shooting at the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association in New York and, by the age of 19, won several U.S. Revolver Association (USRA) championships. After the 1912 Olympics, he held USRA Champion titles for three consecutive years. He was later employed by
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 at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...
. He is a five-time Olympic champion and is the first of five shooters to have won two Olympic individual gold medals.
Biography
Lane was born to Frederic Henry Lane and Louise Abbott Mosely. He started training in shooting at the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association in New York and, by the age of 19, won several U.S. Revolver Association (USRA) championships. After the 1912 Olympics, he held USRA Champion titles for three consecutive years. He was later employed by Remington Arms
Remington Arms Company, LLC, was an American firearms manufacturer, manufacturer of firearms and ammunition. It was formerly owned by the Remington Outdoor Company, which went bankrupt in 2020 with its lines of business sold to several purchase ...
for their advertising campaigns and then became head of the photographic department for a magazine publisher.
His five gold medals and one bronze medal were on loan from his family and on display at the National Firearms Museum
The NRA National Firearms Museum is a museum located at the NRA Headquarters Building in Fairfax County, Virginia. Approximated 2,500 guns are displayed in 15,000 square feet. The NRA National Firearms Museum is operated by the Museums Division of ...
in Fairfax, Virginia
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. He was inducted into the United States International Shooters Hall of Fame in 1991.
See also
*List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.
List of most Olympic gold medals over career
This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medali ...
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Alfred 1891 births 1965 deaths American male sport shooters Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen