Johan Hübner von Holst (22 August 1881 – 13 June 1945) was a
Swedish 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 1906, 1908 and
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 ...
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In 1906, he won the silver medal in the 30 metre duelling pistol event. He also participated in the following events:
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25 m rapid fire pistol – fifth place
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50 m pistol – tenth place
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20 m duelling pistol – 19th place
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25 m army pistol (standard model) – 21st place
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Free rifle, free position – 25th place
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300 m army rifle – 26th place
Two years later, he was a member of the Swedish team, which won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following events:
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Team pistol – fifth place
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disappearing target small-bore rifle – 15th place
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moving target small-bore rifle – 15th place
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stationary target small-bore rifle – 18th place
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individual pistol – 27th place
At 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 won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. He also finished ninth in the
50 m rifle, prone event.
In 1914 Hübner von Holst competed in the Baltic Games in Malmö and won five gold and one bronze medal. He was a son of Lord Chamberlain Johan Gustaf von Holst and a captain in the Swedish army.
Swedish Olympic Committee
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1881 births
1945 deaths
Swedish male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
Olympic shooters for Sweden
Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sport shooters from Stockholm
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