Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 metre rapid fire pistol

The men's 30 metre dueling pistol (originally called individual competition with revolver and pistol (duel shooting)) was a shooting sports pistol event held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics shooting programme. It was later standardized by the ISSF to the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol. It was the third appearance of the event (fourth counting 1906[2]), as it had not been featured at the 1908 Games.[3] The competition was held on Saturday, 29 June 1912.[4] Forty-two sport shooters from ten nations competed. Nations were limited to 12 shooters each.[5] The event was won by Alfred Lane of the United States, in the nation's debut. Sweden, also making its debut, earned the silver (Paul Palén) and bronze (Johan Hübner von Holst) medals.

Men's 30 metre dueling pistol
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics
VenueKaknäs
Date29 June
Competitors42 from 10 nations
Winning score30 hits, 287 points
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alfred Lane
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Palén
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johan Hübner von Holst
 Sweden
← 1900
1920[1] →

Background

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This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, the only event on the 2020 programme that traces back to 1896. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1928 (when no shooting events were held) and 1908; it was open to women from 1968 to 1980.[6] The 1912 event was very different from both the 1896 event and the 1900 event, which were also quite different from each other. Standardization would come in 1924.

France, Great Britain, and Greece each made their second appearance in the event; each of the other seven nations (Austria, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Sweden, and the United States) was competing for the first time.

Competition format

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The format was 30 shots in 6 series of 5 shots each. The target was a 1.7 metre tall full silhouette, with scoring rings up to 10 points. The figure would appear for 3 seconds, with 10 seconds between each shot. 30 hits were possible, with 300 points possible. Hits were the primary measurement of success; points were only used to differentiate between shooters with the same number of hits. Any revolver or pistol could be used, with open fore- and back-sights.[6][5][7]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 29 June 1912 9:00 Final

Results

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A shoot-off was used to determine the bronze medal after two men tied on hits (30) and points (283). Hübner von Holst beat Dietz 284 to 282.[6] Tie-breaking procedures for later ties are not known.

Rank Shooter Nation Hits Score
  Alfred Lane   United States 30 287
  Paul Palén   Sweden 30 286
  Johan Hübner von Holst   Sweden 30 283
4 John Dietz   United States 30 283
5 Ivan Törnmarck   Sweden 30 280
6 Eric Carlberg   Sweden 30 278
7 Georg de Laval   Sweden 30 277
8 Walter W. Winans   United States 30 276
9 Sándor Török   Hungary 30 275
10 Hans Roedder   United States 30 275
11 Gustaf Boivie   Sweden 30 272
12 Edmond Sandoz   France 30 272
13 Patrik de Laval   Sweden 30 268
14 Grigori Panteleimonov   Russian Empire 30 265
15 Vilhelm Carlberg   Sweden 29 274
16 Peter Dolfen   United States 29 274
17 Erik Boström   Sweden 29 274
18 Franz-Albert Schartau   Sweden 29 270
19 Reginald Sayre   United States 29 268
20 Adolf Schmal   Austria 29 267
21 Harry Sears   United States 29 266
22 Nikolai Melnitsky   Russian Empire 29 264
23 Ioannis Theofilakis   Greece 29 263
24 Pavel Voyloshnikov   Russian Empire 29 260
25 Félix Alegría   Chile 29 259
26 Georges de Crequi-Montfort   France 28 263
27 Konstantinos Skarlatos   Greece 28 261
28 Amos Kash   Russian Empire 28 260
29 Frangiskos Mavrommatis   Greece 28 258
30 Axel Gyllenkrok   Sweden 28 255
31 Maurice Fauré   France 28 250
32 Grigori Shesterikov   Russian Empire 28 250
33 Alexandros Theofilakis   Greece 27 242
34 Nikolaos Levidis   Greece 27 231
35 Anastasios Metaxas   Greece 26 232
36 Charles de Jaubert   France 26 229
37 Hugo Cederschiöld   Sweden 26 225
38 Harald Ekwall   Chile 25 217
39 Georg Meyer   Germany 25 207
40 Edmond Bernhardt   Austria 25 194
41 William McClure   Great Britain 23 180
42 Henri de Castex   France 17 140

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Shooting: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ 1980 Official Report, vol. 3, p. 531 (listing 1912 competition as third in the rapid fire pistol category).
  4. ^ "Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Dueling Pistol, 30 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b Official Report, p. 1062.
  6. ^ a b c "Muzzle-Loading Pistol, 25 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ Official Report, p. 701.
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  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 January 2007.