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Sport
  
Shooting

Club
  
Loiten Skytterlag


Name
  
Engebret Skogen

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Born
  
20 August 1887 (
1887-08-20
)
Loten, Norway

Died
  
September 4, 1968, Hamar, Norway

Olympic medals
  
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre military rifle, three positions

Engebret "Embret" E. Skogen (20 August 1887 – 4 September 1968) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm he won the bronze medal in Military rifle, three positions. He also participated in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions event and finished 31st.

He was a grandfather of Dag Fornæss, a former Olympic speed skater.

References

Engebret Skogen Wikipedia