Alfred Lane

For the geologist, see Alfred Church Lane.

Alfred Lane

Lane in 1912
Personal information
Born	(1891-09-26)September 26, 1891 New York, United States
Died	October 2, 1965(1965-10-02) (aged 74) New York, United States
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Club	US Army
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm 30 m rapid fire pistol 1912 Stockholm 50 m pistol 1912 Stockholm Team 50 m military pistol 1920 Antwerp Team 30 m army pistol 1920 Antwerp Team 50 m army pistol 1920 Antwerp 50 m pistol

Alfred Page Lane (September 26, 1891 – October 2, 1965)[1] was an American sport shooter who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He is a five-time Olympic champion and is the first of five shooters to have won two Olympic individual gold medals.[2]

Biography

Lane giving shooting lesson to New York City police, 1914

Lane was born to Frederic Henry Lane and Louise Abbott Mosely. He started training in shooting at the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association in New York and, by the age of 19, won several U.S. Revolver Association (USRA) championships. After the 1912 Olympics, he held USRA Champion titles for three consecutive years. He was later employed by Remington Arms for their advertising campaigns and then became head of the photographic department for a magazine publisher.[3]

His five gold medals and one bronze medal were on loan from his family and on display at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.[4] He was inducted into the United States International Shooters Hall of Fame in 1991.[5][4]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

References

1. Alfred Lane at Olympedia (archive)
2. "The History of Shooting Sports". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Lane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
4. "Alfred P. Lane". USA Shooting Hall of Fame. USA Shooting. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
5. Kevin Neuendorf (August 4, 2017). "USA Shooting Hall of Fame Inductions". The Shooting Wire. Outdoor Wire Digital Network. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

External links

• Alfred Lane at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Alfred Lane at Olympics.com