Paul Palén (left) at the 1912 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1881-04-04)4 April 1881 Garpenberg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1944(1944-10-12) (aged 63) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||
Club | Västerviks SG | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A. G. Paul Palén (4 April 1881 – 12 October 1944) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal as member of the Swedish team in the 30 m military pistol event and a silver medal in the rapid fire pistol competition. He also participated in the 50 metre pistol event and finished 36th.
References
- "Paul Palén". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- Paul Palén. sports-reference.com
External links
- Paul Palén at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Paul Palén at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Paul Palén at Olympics.com
- Paul Palén at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- Olympic shooters for Sweden
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