Paul René Colas (6 May 1880 – 9 September 1956) was a French

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who competed at the

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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 ...

. Between 1908 and 1924, Colas won four Olympic medals: a bronze in 1908, two gold in 1912, and one silver in 1924. Only in 1920 did he fail to win a medal. With his two individual gold medals at the 1912 Games, he became the second shooter (a day behind

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of the United States) and the first rifle shooter to win two individual Olympic gold medals. In the 1908 Olympics, he also participated in the following events: * 300 metre free rifle - 25th place * 1000 yard free rifle - 28th place In the 1912 Olympics, he also participated in the following events: * Team free rifle - fourth place * Team military rifle - fifth place * 300 metre military rifle, three positions - 22nd place In the 1920 Olympics, he also participated in the following events: * Team free rifle - seventh place * 300 m free rifle, 3 positions - result unknown

References

External links

Paul Colas at databaseOlympics.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colas, Paul 1880 births 1956 deaths French male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen