Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's stationary target small-bore rifle

The men's stationary target small-bore rifle, also referred to as the miniature rifle competition, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[2] Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450 feet per second, or having a hard metal base. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.[3] Each shooter fired 80 shots, half at 50 yards and half at 100 yards. Maximum score for a shot was 5 points, giving a maximum total possible of 400 points.

Men's stationary target small-bore rifle
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueBisley rifle range
Date11 July
Competitors19 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Carnell  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harold Humby  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Barnes  Great Britain
1912[1] →

Twelve competitors from each nation were allowed to take part.[3] Because of a delay in the arrival of Barnes' registration, the British team registered Philip Plater as a replacement. The original registration later arrived, resulting in Britain having 13 entrants. Further confusion on the day of competition resulted in all 13 shooting, Plater going last. Plater, who had scored 391 points to place first in the event and set a world record, was ruled to have been the illegal competitor and his score was invalidated.[4]

Results

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Place Shooter Score
50 yd 100 yd Total
1   Arthur Carnell (GBR) 192 195 387
2   Harold Humby (GBR) 197 189 386
3   George Barnes (GBR) 189 196 385
4   Maurice Matthews (GBR) 195 189 384
5   Edward Amoore (GBR) 194 189 383
6   William Pimm (GBR) 192 187 379
7   Archie Taylor (GBR) 189 187 376
8   Harold Hawkins (GBR) 185 189 374
9   Jack Warner (GBR) 191 182 373
10   Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) 184 186 370
  Arthur Wilde (GBR) 194 176 370
12   James Milne (GBR) 182 186 368
13   André Mercier (FRA) 178 188 366
14   William Milne (GBR) 183 180 363
15   Georgios Orphanidis (GRE) 180 177 357
16   William Hill (ANZ) 183 171 354
17   Léon Tétart (FRA) 176 174 350
18   Johan Hübner von Holst (SWE) 172 177 349
19   Henri Bonnefoy (FRA) 147 157 304
Ineligible   Philip Plater (GBR) 195 196 391

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 and 100 yards". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 38.
  4. ^ "W. W. Greener Martini Target Rifles". National Rifle Association (UK). Retrieved 10 May 2006.

Sources

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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 9 May 2006.