Fritz Kuchen
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Fritz•Kuchen |
| Used name | Fritz•Kuchen |
| Born | 10 September 1877 |
| Died | 26 May 1973 in Winterthur, Zürich (SUI) |
| Affiliations | Stadtschützengesellschaft Winterthur, Winterthur (SUI) |
| NOC |  Switzerland |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Fritz Kuchen’s three bronze medals won at Antwerpen in 1920 are on display in the Swiss Shooters’ Museum in Bern along with his other additional international medals and the respective diplomas. In 1893 he entered his first local competition and continued to compete until he was 90-years-old. His first major success was a victory at the 1907 Federal Shooting Festival. Kuchen won three world championship titles in the team free rifle, 3-positions (1912, 1914, 1927), one with the team small-bore rifle, standing (1929), and one with the military rifle, kneeling in 1912, which was his greatest individual title. Kuchen was a machine mechanic and, beginning in 1913, a gunsmith with his own workshop, which was particularly known for its crossbows.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Shooting | SUI |
Fritz Kuchen | |||
| Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) | Switzerland | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Military Rifle, Prone, 300 metres, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Military Rifle, Prone, 300 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) | Switzerland | 4 | ||||
| Military Rifle, Prone, 600 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) | Switzerland | 6 | ||||
| Military Rifle, Standing, 300 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) | Switzerland | 8 | ||||
| Military Rifle, Prone, 300 and 600 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) | Switzerland | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (5–1–2 1912 Biarritz gold: 300 m military rifle kneeling and 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, silver: 300 m military rifle 3 positions, bronze: 300 m free rifle kneeling; 1914 Viborg gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team; 1927 Roma gold: 300 m free rifle 3 positions team, bronze: 300 m military rifle kneeling; 1929 Stockholm gold: 50 m small-bore rifle standing team)