Johan Hübner von Holst

Johan Hübner von Holst
Personal information
Born	22 August 1881; Stockholm, Sweden
Died	13 June 1945 (aged 63); Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Club	Stockholms AF; Stockholms PK
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Intercalated Games
Olympic Games

Johan Hübner von Holst (22 August 1881 – 13 June 1945) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In 1906, he won the silver medal in the 30 metre duelling pistol event. He also participated in the following events:^[2]

25 m rapid fire pistol – fifth place
50 m pistol – tenth place
20 m duelling pistol – 19th place
25 m army pistol (standard model) – 21st place
Free rifle, free position – 25th place
300 m army rifle – 26th place

Two years later, he was a member of the Swedish team, which won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following events:

Team pistol – fifth place
disappearing target small-bore rifle – 15th place
moving target small-bore rifle – 15th place
stationary target small-bore rifle – 18th place
individual pistol – 27th place

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, he won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. He also finished ninth in the 50 m rifle, prone event.

In 1914 Hübner von Holst competed in the Baltic Games in Malmö and won five gold and one bronze medal. He was a son of Lord Chamberlain Johan Gustaf von Holst and a captain in the Swedish army.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johan Hübner von Holst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^ "Johan Hübner von Holst". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ Johan Hübner von Holst. Swedish Olympic Committee