Carl Hugo Johansson (16 June 1887 – 23 February 1977) was a Swedish

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who competed at the

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...

and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. In 1912, he won the gold medal as a member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle event and the bronze medal in the team military rifle competition. 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 also participated in the following events: * 300 metre free rifle, three positions – fourth place * 600 metre free rifle – 23rd place Eight years later, he won the gold medal in the 600 metre military rifle prone event and two bronze medals in military rifle team competitions. In the

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, he also participated in the following events: * Team 300 metre military rifle, prone – fifth place * 300 metre military rifle, prone – sixth place * Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone – sixth place * Team free rifle – sixth place * 300 metre free rifle, three positions – place unknown In the

, he participated in the following events: * Team free rifle – seventh place * 600 metre free rifle – eighth place

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* * * 1887 births 1977 deaths Swedish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Sweden Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Stockholm 19th-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub