Alfred Lane
 Lane in 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 26, 1891 New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 2, 1965 (aged 74) New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | US Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Page Lane (September 26, 1891 – October 2, 1965)[1] was an American sport shooter who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He is a five-time Olympic champion and is the first of five shooters to have won two Olympic individual gold medals.[2]
Biography
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Lane was born to Frederic Henry Lane and Louise Abbott Mosely. He started training in shooting at the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association in New York and, by the age of 19, won several U.S. Revolver Association (USRA) championships. After the 1912 Olympics, he held USRA Champion titles for three consecutive years. He was later employed by Remington Arms for their advertising campaigns and then became head of the photographic department for a magazine publisher.[3]
His five gold medals and one bronze medal were on loan from his family and on display at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.[4] He was inducted into the United States International Shooters Hall of Fame in 1991.[5][4]
See also
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- ^ Alfred Lane at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ "The History of Shooting Sports". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Lane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Alfred P. Lane". USA Shooting Hall of Fame. USA Shooting. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Kevin Neuendorf (August 4, 2017). "USA Shooting Hall of Fame Inductions". The Shooting Wire. Outdoor Wire Digital Network. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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Olympic champions in men's 50 metre pistol | |
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1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres. 2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards. |
- 1891 births
- 1965 deaths
- American male sport shooters
- Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in shooting
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics