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Born |
Beldringe, Denmark |
19 July 1871||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 April 1925 Harridslev, Denmark |
(aged 53)||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lars Jørgen Madsen (19 July 1871 – 1 April 1925) was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event. He was one of only 3 Danish competitors to win five Olympic medals. He also competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics.