Oscar Swahn (20 October 1847 to 1 May 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic Games, in 1908, 1912 and 1920, and won six medals, three of them gold. He shot in the running deer events and competed alongside his son Alfred Swahn in every Swedish team he joined. At the 1908 Games he won two golds, in the individual and team single shot running deer, and a bronze in the individual double shot. In 1912 he won a team gold and another bronze when the Games came to Sweden, and at 64 years and 258 days he became the oldest gold medallist ever. In 1920 at the age of 72 he became the oldest athlete ever to compete in the Olympics, and his team silver in the double shot made him the oldest Olympic medallist.
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was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he became the oldest athlete ever to compete in the Olympics at the age of 72.
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was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold
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was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games
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was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold
Competed In: 1908 Summer Olympics, Biography, 1908
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, Oscar Swahn won two gold medals in the running deer, single shot events (individual and team)
Competed In: 1912 Summer Olympics, Biography, 1912
When the 1912 Summer Olympics came to his native country, Sweden, he was a member of the single shot running deer team which again won the gold medal.
Competed In: 1920 Summer Olympics, Biography, 1920
At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he became the oldest athlete ever to compete in the Olympics at the age of 72.
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