Great Olympians

Biographies - HUB


P. Hubault

Olympic Competitor nr 1592


Charles Hubbard

Olympic Competitor nr 2209


Günther Huber

Italy
Bobsledding (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1994 1998 2002 HP
two-man fifth bronze gold 8th 11657.5
four-man 15th 9th 14th - 107.625
11765.125


Robert Huber

Olympic Competitor nr 5070


Henri Hubert

Olympic Competitor nr 3817


Annie Hübler

Olympic Competitor nr 4927


Johan Hübner von Holst

B. 1881-08-22, Sweden; D. 1945-06-13
Shooting (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
1906 1908 1912 HP
Military Rifle 26th 0.048
Free Rifle 25th 0.075
Small-Bore Rifle 18th 9th 161.92
Small-Bore Rifle, team silver 750
Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target 15th 7.5
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target 15th silver 4007.5
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, team gold 1600
Military Revolver 21st 0.48
Free Pistol 27th 825.03
Free Pistol, 25m fifth
Free Pistol, 50m 10th
Free Pistol, team fifth 187.5
Duelling Pistol bronze 2560
Duelling Pistol, au visé 19th 1.2
Duelling Pistol, au commandement silver 3000
Duelling Pistol, team gold 1600
3826.803 954.45 9920 14701.253

Victor Styles tells the story of his grandmother, Annie Pimm, daughter of William Pimm, shooter on the British team of 1908. During the London Olympics, she was courted by von Holst, who asked her to marry him. In stead, in 1911, she married William Styles, also on the British team. When Pimm and Styles went to Stockholm in 1912, some words were exchanged with von Holst about this.
Victor found the following photo of von Holst, obviously dedicated to Annie:

Olympic Competitor nr 2528


Written 2001-01-26 - last modified 2011-08-14

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