Laurits Theodor Christian Larsen (8 April 1872 in Skelby,

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

, Denmark – 28 June 1949 in Skelby, Falster, Denmark) was a Danish

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 ...

and in the

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 ...

. In 1912, he won the bronze medal as a member of the Danish team in the team free rifle competition. He finished eighth in the team military rifle event. In the 50 metre pistol competition he finished 21st and in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions event he finished 33rd. Eight years later, he finished fourth in the 50 metre free pistol competition.

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* * * 1872 births 1949 deaths Danish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for Denmark Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Denmark-sportshooting-bio-stub