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Sport
  
Sports shooting

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Povl Gerlow

Born
  
19 August 1881 (
1881-08-19
)
Vig, Trundholm, Zealand, Denmark

Died
  
June 1, 1959, Copenhagen, Denmark

Povl Gerlow (19 August 1881 – 1 June 1959) was a Danish sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Vig, Trundholm, Zealand and died in Copenhagen.

In 1912 at the Stockholm Games he participated in the following events:

  • 50 metre team small-bore rifle - fifth place
  • 25 metre small-bore rifle - 31st place
  • 50 metre rifle, prone - 38th place
  • 300 metre free rifle, three positions - 60th place
  • 300 metre military rifle, three positions - 74th place
  • Eight years later he finished eighth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone competition at the Antwerp Games.

    References

    Povl Gerlow Wikipedia