Harcourt Ommundsen

Arthur Norman Victor Harcourt Ommundsen (23 November 1878 – 19 September 1915) was a British sport shooter, born in Scandinavia but domiciled in Scotland from a young age, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Harcourt Ommundsen
Born(1878-11-23)23 November 1878
Died19 September 1915(1915-09-19) (aged 36)
Belgium
NationalityBritish
Known forOlympic medalist
Olympic medal record
Men's Shooting
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Team military rifle
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team military rifle

In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event. Four years later he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event and was seventh in the 600 metre free rifle event.[4]

Ommundsen was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a lieutenant with the Honourable Artillery Company near Ypres.[5] He was buried at Brandhoek Military Cemetery nearby.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Sports Reference: Harcourt Ommundsen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. Winner of the King's Prize, Longford Journal, July 27, 1901
  3. A King's Prizeman's Estate, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, October 14, 1915
  4. "Harcourt Ommundsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  6. Ommundsen, Harcourt, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 17 August 2008


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