Robert Huber (sport shooter)
Robert Waldemar Huber (30 March 1878 – 25 November 1946) was a Finnish sport shooter, who competed in the 1912 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Robert Waldemar Huber | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1878 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 November 1946 (aged 68) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Consul, chief executive officer, plant manager | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Suomen Metsästysyhdistys | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shooting
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Trap | Did not start | |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Trap | 30th | |
| Trap, team | 5th | ||
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Team clay pigeons | 3rd |
He won silver at the 1929 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the trap team event.
He won five Finnish national championship golds in shotgun events in 1927–1933.
Other
Konrad Huber, who won bronze in the same shotgun team in 1924, was his brother.
He was a member of the City Council of Helsinki in 1916–1918.
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 72. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- Robert Huber at Olympedia
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