sport paul van asbroeck
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder , with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves (" rifling ") cut into the barrel walls . The raised areas of the rifling are called " lands ," which make contact with the projectile ( for small arms usage , called a bullet ), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon . When the projectile leaves the barrel , this spin lends gyroscopic stability to the projectile and prevents tumbling , in the same way that a properly thrown American ___MASK6___ or rugby ball behaves . This allows the use of aerodynamically - efficient bullets ( as opposed to the spherical balls used in muskets ) and thus improves range and accuracy . The word " rifle " originally referred to the grooving , and a rifle was called a " rifled gun ." Rifles are used in warfare , hunting and shooting sports . The word bullet is a firearm term . A bullet is a projectile expelled from the barrel of a firearm . The term is from Middle French and originated as the diminutive of the word boulle ( boullet ) which means " small ball ." Bullets are made of a variety of materials . They are available singly as they would be used in muzzle loading and cap and ball firearms , as part of a paper cartridge , and much more commonly as a component of metallic cartridges . Bullets are made in a large numbers of styles and constructions depending on how they will be used . Many bullets have specialized functions , such as ___MASK35___ , target ___MASK7___ , training , defense , and warfare . American ___MASK6___ , referred to as ___MASK6___ in the United States and Canada , and also known as gridiron , is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with control of the oval - shaped ___MASK6___ , attempts to advance down the field by ___MASK21___ with or passing the ball , while the team without control of the ball , the defense , aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs , or plays , or else they turn over the ___MASK6___ to the opposing team ; if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs . Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team ' s end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent ' s goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins . Paul Van Asbroeck ( 1 May 1874 -- 1959 ) was a Belgian sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle and pistol ___MASK7___ . He competed at the 1900 Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal in the military rifle 3 positions category . However the medal was tied with Norwegian Ole Ostmo . In the 1908 Olympics in London he won the Free pistol event and took silver in the team event . He also won the individual World Championships in that event in 1904 , 1907 , 1909 , 1910 , 1912 and 1914 . He also competed in the 1920 , 1924 , and 1936 Olympic Games , for a total of five Olympic appearances . The document ' Five Or More Appearances in the Olympics , 1992 Revision ' by the well respected Olympic historians Lennart Dahllöf , Wolf Lyberg , and Dr Bill Mallon claims that Van Asbroeck appeared in six Olympic Games , citing ' 1906 - 08 , 20 - 28 , 36 ' , but this appears to be in error . Presumably the 1906 is a typo for 1900 , since he did compete in 1906 . The 1906 Intercalated Games do not count as ' official ' Olympics , while ___MASK7___ was not part of the Olympic programme in 1904 or 1928 . ___MASK35___ is the practice of killing or trapping animals , or pursuing or tracking them with the intent of doing so . ___MASK35___ wildlife or feral animals is most commonly done by humans for food , recreation , to remove predators that are dangerous to humans or domestic animals , or for trade . Lawful ___MASK35___ is distinguished from poaching , which is the illegal killing , trapping or capture of the hunted species . The species that are hunted are referred to as game or prey and are usually mammals and birds . A ___MASK86___ is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency ( accuracy and speed ) using various types of guns , such as firearms and airguns . Shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm , target , and distance at which the targets are shot . The Commonwealth Games ( known as the British Empire Games from 1930  1950 , the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954  1966 , and British Commonwealth Games from 1970  1974 ) is an international , multi - ___MASK95___ event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations . The event was first held in 1930 , and , with the exception of 1942 and 1946 , which were cancelled due to World War II , has taken place every four years since then . A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third - place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games , etc . The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal . More generally , bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high - quality medals , including artistic ones . The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St . Louis , Missouri , prior to which only first and second places were awarded .