Konrad Stäheli (17 December 1866 – 5 November 1931) was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century and participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1906 Intercalated Games.[1][2]
 The Swiss national shooting team dominated the medal table in Paris 1900 (in the photo there are Stäheli, Probst, Lüthi, Röderer, Richardet, Grütter, Kellenberger, Böckli and a 9th member that does not appear in the official reports of the Games) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1866 Egnach, Switzerland |
| Died | 5 November 1931 (aged 64) St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Suisse |
| Sport | Shoting |
Medal record | |
Biography
He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three gold medals – in the Military Pistol team and the Military Rifle team, and in the Military Rifle individual. He also won a bronze medal in the free pistol competition; fellow Swiss shooter Karl Roderer won gold. Participating in shooting at the 1906 Intercalated Games at Athens, Stäheli took five more medals – a gold medal, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the individual rifle events, and another gold medal in the team rifle competition. His nine total medals in Olympic shooting competition remained a record until the United States' Carl Osburn won 11, all in rifle events, between 1912 and 1924.
Stäheli also won the 1906 World Championship in 50 m Pistol. In 1909, in Hamburg, Germany, Stäheli became the first ever person to break the 1000 point barrier in the free rifle event.[1]
Achievements
Stäheli won 44 medals in the individual events (69 medals counting the events team) at the World Shooting Championships.[3]
He won 38 gold, 17 silver and 10 bronze at the World Championships and 3 gold and 1 bronze at the Summer Olympics, but in 1900 Summer Olympics the events were valid as World Championship, therefore the total is 41/17/11.[4]
| Discipline | Years | Individual | Team | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Tot. | | | | Tot. | | | | Tot. | ||
| 300 m Rifle 3 positions | 1898–1914 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12[5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 300 m Free Rifle Prone 40 shots | 1898–1914 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7[6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 300 m Free Rifle Standing 40 shots | 1898–1914 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5[6] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 300 m Free Rifle Kneeling 40 shots | 1898–1914 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13[6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 50 m Pistol | 1900–1909 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5[5] | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 21 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 65 | ||
