Léon de Lunden
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Born | 1856 | ||||||||||
Died | 1947 | ||||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Live pigeon shooting Trap shooting | ||||||||||
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Léon de Lunden (1856–1947) was a Belgian sports shooter who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He won the first prize in the live pigeon shoot, an event that was unique to the 1900 Games and is no longer recognised by the International Olympic Committee. He totaled 21 kills during the tournament to take gold. He won 5,000 francs for his victory.
References[]
- Rabinowitz, Jordan (4 February 2014). "Island of misfit sports: 13 defunct Olympic events". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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- Belgian male sport shooters
- Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
- Olympic shooters of Belgium
- Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- 1856 births
- 1947 deaths
- Belgian Olympic medalist stubs
- Belgian sport shooting biography stubs