Carl Axel Jansson (24 April 1882 – 22 September 1909) was a

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who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an International sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th ...

. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the team free rifle event. In the team military rifle event he finished fifth and in the 300 metre free rifle competition he finished seventh.

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1882 births 1909 deaths Swedish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Sweden Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in shooting Sport shooters from Stockholm Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub