Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions

The men's 300 m rifle three positions was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 11 July 1908. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.[1] Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.[2] The event was won by Albert Helgerud of Norway, the nation's first victory in the event (after a bronze in 1900). Norway also won bronze, with Ole Sæther finishing third. Between the two Norwegians was Harry Simon, taking silver in the United States' debut.

Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Albert Helgerud
VenueBisley rifle range
Date11 July
Competitors51 from 10 nations
Winning score909
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albert Helgerud
 Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harry Simon
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ole Sæther
 Norway
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Background

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This was the second appearance of the men's 300 metre three-positions rifle event, which was held 11 times between 1900 and 1972.[3][4] Lars Jørgen Madsen of Denmark, who had taken fifth in 1900, was competing again. None of the world champions competed.[5]

Finland, Great Britain, Hungary, Sweden, and the United States made their debut in the event. Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Norway each made their second appearance.

Competition format

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The competition had each shooter fire 120 shots, 40 shots in each of three positions: prone, kneeling, and standing. The target was 1 metre in diameter, with 10 scoring rings; targets were set at a distance of 300 metres. Thus, the maximum score possible was 1200 points. Any rifle could be used, with an open fore sight and any kind of back sight; any ammunition not "of a dangerous character" could be used. Uninterrupted strings of 10 shots were fired. Unlike in the last Games the event was contested, there were no medals for the individual positions; further, the team event was separated from the individual competition.[5][6]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record
Olympic record   Emil Kellenberger (SUI) 930 Paris, France 5 August 1900

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 11 July 1908 Final

Results

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Each shooter fired 120 shots at the target 300 metres distant. Forty shots were fired from each of three positions—standing, kneeling, and prone. Each hit could score between 1 and 10 points, with the highest possible score being 1200 points.

Rank Shooter Nation Score
Standing Kneeling Prone Total
  Albert Helgerud   Norway 277 292 340 909
  Harry Simon   United States 228 294 365 887
  Ole Sæther   Norway 272 284 327 883
4 Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg   Sweden 251 285 338 874
5 Janne Gustafsson   Sweden 265 283 324 872
6 Julius Braathe   Norway 257 291 303 851
7 Axel Jansson   Sweden 235 296 312 843
8 Léon Johnson   France 250 282 303 835
9 Olaf Sæther   Norway 240 291 299 830
10 Jesse Wallingford   Great Britain 201 303 324 828
11 Maurice Blood   Great Britain 201 290 334 825
12 Per-Olof Arvidsson   Sweden 236 277 310 823
13 Georg Erdmann   Norway 234 277 310 821
14 Lars Jørgen Madsen   Denmark 236 294 283 813
15 Gustaf Adolf Jonsson   Sweden 226 267 319 812
16 Edward Green   United States 190 276 326 792
17 Voitto Kolho   Finland 231 269 288 788
18 Christian Pedersen   Denmark 191 278 311 780
19 Kolbjørn Kvam   Norway 234 267 276 777
20 Arthur Jackson   Great Britain 187 249 335 771
21 Hans Schultz   Denmark 223 257 289 769
22 Pieter van Waas   Netherlands 188 285 295 768
23 Fredrik Mossberg   Sweden 174 288 299 761
24 Olivius Skymoen   Norway 206 240 314 760
25 Paul Colas   France 231 233 293 759
26 Robert Hawkins   Great Britain 189 273 301 752
Per Olaf Olsen   Norway 222 237 293 752
28 Erik Ohlsson   Sweden 174 271 306 751
29 John Hession   United States 176 233 337 746
30 Frans Nässling   Finland 221 244 268 733
31 Maurice Lecoq   France 196 280 254 730
32 Piet ten Bruggen Cate   Netherlands 216 238 271 726
33 Niels Laursen   Denmark 202 224 286 712
34 André Angelini   France 154 247 305 706
35 Ernest Ista   Belgium 169 232 300 701
36 Fernand Rey   Belgium 169 245 284 698
37 Huvi Tuiskunen   Finland 193 246 256 697
38 Heikki Huttunen   Finland 204 212 270 686
39 Lauri Kolho   Finland 171 236 265 672
40 Henry Chaney   Great Britain 140 240 291 671
41 Emil Nässling   Finland 204 234 219 657
42 Poul Liebst   Denmark 187 197 261 645
43 Sándor Prokopp   Hungary 144 236 247 627
44 Gustaf Nyman   Finland 200 166 249 615
45 Karl Reilin   Finland 217 174 193 584
46 Heikki Hallamaa   Finland 165 181 230 576
47 Mathias Glomnes   Norway 250 313 563
48 Niels Christian Christensen   Denmark 202 299 501
49 Kálmán Móricz   Hungary 122 179 189 490
50 Ossian Jörgensen   Sweden 112 308 420
51 Lorents Jensen   Denmark 46 275 321

References

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  1. ^ Official Report, p. 37.
  2. ^ "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ The event was open to women in 1968 and 1972.
  5. ^ a b "Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ Official Report, p. 541.
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  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 8 May 2006.