Sven Johansson (sport shooter)

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Sven Johansson
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Johansson in 1968
Personal information
Born (1945-01-01) 1 January 1945 (age 77)
Värnamo, Sweden [1]
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Rifle shooting
ClubSkillingaryds SG (1968)
Uppsala SSK (1972–76)
Jönköpings SSK (1980) [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Moskva 50 m 3 positions
World championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1970 Phoenix50 m kneeling

Sven Johansson (born 1 January 1945) is a retired Swedish rifle shooter. He competed in two-three individual events at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions in 1980. Johansson also won one bronze medal at the world (1970) and two at European championships (1969 and 1977). [3]

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References

  1. "Sven Johansson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. Sven Johansson. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  3. Sven Johansson. issf-sports.org