Odd Arne Brekne

Odd Arne Brekne (born 1 September 1984) is a Norwegian sport shooter.

Odd Arne Brekne
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984
Farsund, Norway
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportShooting
Event(s)Air rifle
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Changwon300 m standard rifle team
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku300 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal – third place2018 Changwon300 m standard rifle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Changwon300 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku300 m rifle 3 positions team

Biography

Brekne was born in Farsund. He qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's 50 m rifle prone, where he finished in 13th place.[1][2]

At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone team, along with Kim-André Lund and Simon Claussen.[3]

References
  1. "Odd Arne Brekne". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. "Odd Arne Brekne Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "VM i skyting: Norge tok gull og sølv i lagkonkurransen på 300 meter rifle". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.


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