Kongshög, Erling

Erling Asbjörn Kongshög ( Norwegian Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug , March 22, 1915 - September 14, 1993 ) - Norwegian shooter, Olympic champion and world champion.

Erling Kongshog
Norwegian Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug
general information
Full name	Erling Asbjörn Kongshög
Citizenship	Norway
Date of Birth	March 22, 1915 ( 1915-03-22 )
Place of Birth	Oslo
Date of death	September 14, 1993 ( 1993-09-14 ) (78 years old)
Place of death	Take
Awards and medals Olympic Games Gold Helsinki 1952 small caliber rifle from three positions, 50 m World Championships Gold Stockholm 1947 rifle standing, 50 m (command) Bronze Stockholm 1947 standing rifle 50 m Silver Buenos Aires 1949 standing rifle 50 m Bronze Buenos Aires 1949 rifle from three positions, 50 m Gold Oslo 1952 rifle from three positions, 50 m Gold Oslo 1952 standing rifle 50 m Silver Oslo 1952 lying rifle, 50 m (teams) Bronze Oslo 1952 rifle from the knee, 50 m (teams) Silver Caracas 1954 lying rifle, 50 m (teams) Silver Caracas 1954 rifle standing, 50 m (teams) Bronze Caracas 1954 rifle from three positions, 50 m (teams) Bronze Caracas 1954 rifle from the knee, 50 m (teams)

Born in 1915 in Oslo . In 1947 he won the gold and bronze medals of the World Cup, in 1949 - the silver and bronze medals of the World Cup. In 1952 he became the champion of the Olympic Games in Helsinki in shooting from a small-caliber rifle from three positions at a distance of 50 m, in shooting from a small-caliber rifle while lying at a distance of 50 m, he became 14th, and in shooting from an arbitrary rifle from three positions at a distance of 300 m - 11th; in the same year he won two gold, silver and bronze medals of the world championship. In 1954, he won two silver and two bronze medals of the World Cup. In 1956, he didn’t earn any medals at the Olympic Games in Melbourne , becoming the 7th in shooting with a small-caliber rifle while lying at a distance of 50 meters, and the 15th in shooting with a small-caliber rifle from three positions at a distance of 50 meters. In 1960 he took part in The Olympic Games in Rome , but there in the shooting with a small-bore rifle lying at a distance of 50 m became 22nd, and in shooting from a small-bore rifle from three positions at a distance of 50 m - 38th.