Louis Richardet
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Competed in Intercalated Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Louis Marcel•Richardet |
| Used name | Louis•Richardet |
| Born | 17 May 1864 |
| Died | 14 January 1923 in Genève (Geneva), Genève (SUI) |
| NOC |  Switzerland |
| Medals | OG | IG |
| Gold | 2 | 3 |
| Silver | 0 | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 |
Biography
Louis Richardet, who competed in two Olympics, won more gold medals than any other Swiss Olympian. His five gold medals and one silver medal also ranks him fourth in the list of all Olympic shooters ever. In addition he won 20 medals at the World Championships between the inaugural event held in Lyon in 1897 and 1909, at a time when Switzerland was one of the leading nations in shooting. Richardet won a total of 11 World golds, nine of them in team events, but also the free rifle prone in Buenos Aires in 1903 and the free rifle kneeling in Brussels in 1905. He also added four silver and five bronze medals at Worlds. Unfortunately nothing is known about his life outside of sport.
Results
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (13–4–5 1897 Lyon gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team; 1898 Torino bronze: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team; 1900 Paris (Olympics) gold: 50 m free pistol team and 300 m free rifle 3 positions team; 1901 Luzern gold: 50 m free pistol team, silver: 50 m free pistol; 1903 Buenos Aires gold: 300 m free rifle prone and 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, silver: 300 m free rifle 3 positions, bronze: 300 m free rifle kneeling; 1904 Lyon gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team and 50 m free pistol team, bronze: 300 m free rifle kneeling and 300 m free rifle prone; 1905 Bruxelles gold: 300 m free rifle kneeling, 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, silver: 50 m free pistol team, bronze: 300 m free rifle 3 positions; 1906 Milano gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, silver: 50 m free pistol team; 1908 Wien gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team; 1909 Hamburg gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team)