Einar Liberg

Einar Liberg (16 October 1873 9 September 1955) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century.[1] He won the gold medal with the Norwegian 300 metre free rifle team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm he won the silver medal with the free rifle team. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp he competed in running deer, and won two gold medals in team, running deer, single shot, and team, running deer, double shot. He also took the individual bronze medal in running deer, double shot. In the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he ended his long olympic career by taking another gold medal in team, running deer, single shot, and a silver medal in team, running deer, double shot.[2]

Einar Liberg
Personal information
Born(1873-10-16)16 October 1873
Heradsbygd, Norway
Died9 September 1955(1955-09-09) (aged 81)
Oslo, Norway
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonTeam Free Rifle
Gold medal – first place1920 AntwerpTeam running deer, single shots
Gold medal – first place1920 AntwerpTeam running deer, double shots
Gold medal – first place1924 ParisTeam running deer, single shots
Silver medal – second place1912 StockholmTeam free rifle
Silver medal – second place1924 ParisTeam running deer, double shots
Bronze medal – third place1920 AntwerpRunning deer, double shots

References

  1. "Einar Liberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Einar Liberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2014.


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