Louis Richardet

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Competed in Intercalated Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Louis Marc•Richardet
Used name	Louis•Richardet
Born	9 December 1863 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (SUI)
Died	14 January 1923 (aged 59 years 1 month 5 days) 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

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1900 Summer Olympics	Shooting	SUI			Louis Richardet
	Free Pistol, 50 metres, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		12
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		92
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		4
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		41
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		NP
	Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)		4
	Free Pistol, 50 metres, Team, Men (Olympic)	Switzerland	1	Gold
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)		16
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Team, Men (Olympic)	Switzerland	1	Gold
	Free Rifle, Kneeling, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)		=9
	Free Rifle, Prone, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)		12
	Free Rifle, Standing, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)		=17
	Concours d'Excellence, Men (Olympic (non-medal))		56
	Military Pistol, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		35
	Military Rifle, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		534
	Military Rifle, Open (Olympic (non-medal))		251
1906 Intercalated Games	Shooting	SUI			Louis Richardet
	Free Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Intercalated)		4
	Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Intercalated)		13
	Military Revolver, 1873-1874 Gras Model, 20 metres, Men (Intercalated)		7
	Military Revolver, 20 metres, Men (Intercalated)		1	Gold
	Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Team, Men (Intercalated)	Switzerland	1	Gold
	Free Rifle, Any Position, 300 metres, Men (Intercalated)		10
	Military Rifle, 1873-1874 Gras Model, Kneeling Or Standing, 200 metres, Men (Intercalated)		2	Silver
	Military Rifle, Kneeling Or Standing, 300 metres, Men (Intercalated)		1	Gold

Olympic family relations

Brother of Arnold Richardet

List mentions

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)

Errata

Date of birth previously stated as 17 May 1864 and second name as Marcel, but this is incorrect according to his birth record.