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Robert Huber (sport shooter)

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Robert Huber
Personal information
Full nameRobert Waldemar Huber
National teamFinland
Born(1878-03-30)30 March 1878
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died25 November 1946(1946-11-25) (aged 68)
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)Consul, chief executive officer, plant manager
Sport
SportSports shooting
ClubSuomen Metsästysyhdistys
Medal record
Shooting
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris team clay pigeons
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1929 Stockholm trap team

Robert Waldemar Huber (30 March 1878 – 25 November 1946) was a Finnish sport shooter, who competed in the 1912 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Shooting

In 1912 he finished fifth with the Finnish team in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap and finished 24th.

Twelve years later he won the bronze medal as member of the Finnish team in the team clay pigeons competition.

He won silver at the 1929 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the trap team event.

He won five Finnish national championship golds in shotgun events in 1927–1933.

Other

Konrad Huber, who won bronze in the same shotgun team in 1924, was his brother.

He was a member of the City Council of Helsinki in 1916–1918.

References

  • Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 72. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  1. ^ "Robert Huber". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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