Vilhelm Carlberg

{{Short description|Swedish sport shooter (1880–1970)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|4|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Karlskrona, Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|1970|10|1|1880|4|5|df=yes}}

| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden

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| sport = Sports shooting

| club = Stockholms AF
Stockholms PK
FOK, Stockholm

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{{MedalCompetition | Intercalated Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1906 Athens | Duelling pistol 25m }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1912 Stockholm | Team 30 m military pistol }}

{{MedalGold | 1912 Stockholm | 25 m small-bore rifle }}

{{MedalGold | 1912 Stockholm | Team 25 m small-bore rifle }}

{{MedalSilver | 1908 London | Team small-bore rifle }}

{{MedalSilver | 1912 Stockholm | Team 50 m military pistol }}

{{MedalSilver | 1912 Stockholm | Team 50 m small-bore rifle }}

{{MedalSilver | 1924 Paris | 25 m rapid fire pistol }}

{{MedalCompetition | ISSF World Shooting Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1913 Ohio|Free pistol, individual }}

{{MedalBronze | 1913 Ohio|Free pistol, team }}

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Gustaf Vilhelm Carlberg (5 April 1880 – 1 October 1970) was a Swedish Army officer and sports shooter. He competed at the 1908, 1912, and 1924 Olympics and won three gold and four silver.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44162 |title=Vilhelm Carlberg |work=Olympedia |access-date=8 April 2021}} With three gold and two silver medals he was the most successful athlete at the 1912 Olympics. In 1913, he won two medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships. His twin brother Eric competed alongside Gustaf at all those four Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/vilhelm-carlberg-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417071856/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/vilhelm-carlberg-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Sports Reference: Vilhelm Carlberg |access-date=2014-02-19 |work=Sports Reference}}

Vilhelm and Eric were the youngest of four children of a veterinarian, who died when they were 12 years old. The twins became military officers in 1901 and retired with the rank of major. In 1911, they became physical education instructors. Besides shooting, Vilhelm was a keen gymnast who participated in the exhibition at the 1906 Olympics and helped organize gymnastics events at the 1912 Games. In 1921 Vilhelm married the singer Elsa Reuter.[https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/w/wilhelm-carlberg.html Vilhelm Carlberg] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201055737/https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/w/wilhelm-carlberg.html |date=1 February 2016 }}. Swedish Olympic Committee