Sport Sports shooting Name Eugene Balme | Role Olympic athlete | |
Born 22 November 1874 ( 1874-11-22 ) Oullins, France Died February 24, 1914, Paris, France Olympic medals Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men\'s 300 metre free rifle, team People also search for Claes Rundberg, Julius Braathe | ||
Eugène Jean François Balme (22 November 1874 – 24 February 1914) was a French shooter who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Oullins and died in Paris. He committed suicide by shooting himself.
In 1900 at Paris he won the bronze medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.
Eight years later at London he won another bronze medal in the team free rifle event and was fourth in team military rifle event.
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