Konrad Stäheli (17 December 1866 – 5 November 1931) was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century and participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1906 Intercalated Games.[1][2]

Konrad Stäheli
The Swiss national shooting team dominated the medal table in Paris 1900 (in the photo there are Stäheli, Probst, Lüthi, Röderer, Richardet, Grütter, Kellenberger, Böckli and a 9th member that does not appear in the official reports of the Games)
Personal information
Born17 December 1866
Egnach, Switzerland
Died5 November 1931(1931-11-05) (aged 64)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland Suisse
SportShoting

Biography edit

He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three gold medals – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual. He also won a bronze medal in the free pistol competition; fellow Swiss shooter Karl Roderer won gold. Participating in shooting at the 1906 Intercalated Games at Athens, Stäheli took five more medals – a gold medal, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the individual rifle events, and another gold medal in the team rifle competition. His nine total medals in Olympic shooting competition remained a record until the United States' Carl Osburn won 11, all in rifle events, between 1912 and 1924.

Stäheli also won the 1906 World Championship in 50 m Pistol. In 1909, in Hamburg, Germany, Stäheli became the first ever person to break the 1000 point barrier in the free rifle event.[1]

Achievements edit

Stäheli won 44 medals in the individual events (69 medals counting the events team) at the World Shooting Championships.[3]

He won 38 gold, 17 silver and 10 bronze at the World Championships and 3 gold and 1 bronze at the Summer Olympics, but in 1900 Summer Olympics the events were valid as World Championship, therefore the total is 41/17/11.[4]

Discipline Years Individual Team Total
      Tot.       Tot.       Tot.
300 m Rifle 3 positions 1898–1914 6 4 2 12[5] 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 12
300 m Free Rifle Prone 40 shots 1898–1914 4 2 1 7[6] 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 7
300 m Free Rifle Standing 40 shots 1898–1914 1 3 1 5[6] 14 0 1 15 15 4 2 21
300 m Free Rifle Kneeling 40 shots 1898–1914 9 3 1 13[6] 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 13
50 m Pistol 1900–1909 1 1 3 5[5] 3 4 1 8 4 5 4 13
21 13 8 42 17 4 2 23 38 17 10 65

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Konrad Stäheli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Konrad Stäheli". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Multi-Medalists (Top 40 individual, Top 15 individual and team)" (PDF). issf-sports.org. p. 7. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ fi:Konrad Stäheli
  5. ^ a b "Multi-Medalists World Championships by Event". issf-sports.org. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Discontinued Events World Championships by Event". issf-sports.org. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

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