Harcourt Ommundsen

Harcourt Ommundsen
Born (1878-11-23)23 November 1878
Died 19 September 1915(1915-09-19) (aged 36)
Belgium
Nationality United Kingdom
Known for Olympic medalist
Olympic medal record
Men's Shooting
1908 London Team military rifle
1912 Stockholm Team military rifle

Harcourt Ommundsen (23 November 1878 – 19 September 1915) was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

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.

Ommundsen was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a lieutenant with the Honourable Artillery Company near Ypres.[2] He was buried at Brandhoek Military Cemetery nearby.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference: Harcourt Ommundsen". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Ommundsen, Harcourt, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 17 August 2008


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