Emil Kellenberger


Emil Kellenberger of Walzenhausen was born April 3, 1864, to Emil Kellenberger.  He was active as an embroidery draftsman, later operated a Rideaux manufacturing firm in Walzenhausen until 1903, and finally he managed a store.  He belonged to the county council, the church administration, and the canton synod.  As a boy, he enjoyed handling firearms.  He would follow the adults' shooting practices, and was introduced to the art of shooting at St. Gallen as a member of the field shot organization.  His greatest shooting successes were the 1898 champion at the shooting festival, two great championship awards at Aaran in 1924, and four world championships.  He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three olympic medals, two gold medals in the Military Rifle 3 positions and team categories and a silver medal in the Military Rifle. However, his silver medal was tied with the Danish shooter Anders Peter Nielsen. The additional world championships were located in Lucerne in 1901, in Rome in 1902, and in Buenos Aires in 1903.  Emil also published a book by the name of Schweizer Schuetzenfahrt nach Argentinien, more commonly known as Swiss Shooting Trip to Argentina.