Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 meter team running deer, single shots Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 meter team running deer, single shots The men's 100 meter team running deer, single shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908. The competition was held on Thursday, 4 July 1912. Twenty sport shooters from five nations competed. Oscar Swahn was 64 years and 258 days old when he won gold as part of the Swedish team. This remains the record for the oldest person to win
Oscar Swahn the oldest gold medalist at that time. When the 1912 Summer Olympics came to his native country, Sweden, he was a member of the single shot running deer team which again won the gold medal. He also won bronze again at the individual double shot running deer event, but came joint fourth in the individual single shot event, which was won by his son Alfred Swahn. At 64 years and 258 days of age, he became the oldest gold medallist ever, a record he still holds. At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he became the oldest athlete ever to compete in