Olympic Competitor nr 1592
Olympic Competitor nr 2209
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 |
Olympic Competitor nr 5070
Olympic Competitor nr 3817
Olympic Competitor nr 4927
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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