Carl Osburn

Carl Osburn
Personal information
Born(1884-11-05)November 5, 1884
Jacksontown, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 1966(1966-12-28) (aged 82)
St. Helena, California, U.S.
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportSport shooting
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1912 Stockholm Team rifle
1920 Antwerp 300 m military rifle, standing
1920 Antwerp 300 m team military rifle, prone
1920 Antwerp 300 + 600 m team military rifle, prone
1920 Antwerp Team free rifle
1912 Stockholm 600 m free rifle
1912 Stockholm 300 m military rifle, three positions
1920 Antwerp 300 m team military rifle, standing
1924 Paris 600 m free rifle
1912 Stockholm 50 m team small-bore rifle
1920 Antwerp 100 m team running deer, single shots

Carl Townsend Osburn (May 5, 1884 – December 28, 1966) was a United States Navy officer and sport shooter from Jacksontown, Ohio. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1906, Osburn went on to reach the rank of commander. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and 1924 Summer Olympics, winning a total of eleven Olympic medals: five gold (including two individual golds), four silver, and two bronze. He is the most successful shooter at the Olympic Games when individual and team medals are both taken into the account. His tally of eleven medals made him the leading male medal winner for the United States at the Olympic Games until Michael Phelps broke this record after Mark Spitz equaled it in 1972.

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