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Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling

The men's 300 metre free rifle kneeling event was one of five free rifle events in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was an individual kneeling position event, and competitors' scores also counted towards the individual and team three-position events. It was held from 3 to 5 August.[1] There were 30 competitors from 6 nations, with each nation having a team of 5 shooters.[1] Medals were given for individual high scores in each of the three positions, overall individual high scores, and the scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The kneeling position was won by Konrad Stäheli of Switzerland, with Emil Kellenberger of Switzerland and Anders Peter Nielsen of Denmark tying for silver.

Men's 300 metre kneeling free rifle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
VenueSatory
DatesAugust 3–5
Competitors30 from 6 nations
Winning score324
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Konrad Stäheli
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emil Kellenberger
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Peter Nielsen
 Denmark

Background

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This was the only appearance of the men's 300 metre kneeling rifle event. A three-positions event was also included in 1900 (summing the scores of the standing, kneeling, and prone competitions); the three-positions event continued, but future Games would not have separate kneeling-position events in this format.[2]

Seven of the nine medalists at the world championships since the world championships began in 1897 were competing. The world champions were Frank Jullien of Switzerland (1897, not competing in Paris) and Konrad Stäheli of Switzerland (1898 and 1899). Stäheli was a heavy favourite to win. The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.[1]

Competition format

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The competition had each shooter fire 40 shots from the kneeling position. 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 400 points. The scores from this event were combined with the other two positions (standing and prone) to give a three-positions individual score as well as a team score.[1]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 1900
Saturday, 4 August 1900
Sunday, 5 August 1900		 Final

Results

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Each shooter fired 40 shots, for a total possible of 400 points.

Rank Shooter Nation Score
  Konrad Stäheli   Switzerland 324
  Emil Kellenberger   Switzerland 314
Anders Peter Nielsen   Denmark 314
4 Paul Van Asbroeck   Belgium 308
5 Marcus Ravenswaaij   Netherlands 306
6 Uilke Vuurman   Netherlands 303
7 Franz Böckli   Switzerland 300
8 Lars Jørgen Madsen   Denmark 299
9 Charles Paumier   Belgium 297
Louis Richardet   Switzerland 297
11 Antonius Bouwens   Netherlands 296
12 Ole Sæther   Norway 293
13 Helmer Hermandsen   Norway 290
Viggo Jensen   Denmark 290
15 Ole Østmo   Norway 289
16 Achille Paroche   France 287
17 Auguste Cavadini   France 286
Léon Moreaux   France 286
19 Henrik Sillem   Netherlands 281
20 Solko van den Bergh   Netherlands 274
21 Tom Seeberg   Norway 272
22 Laurids Jensen-Kjær   Denmark 271
Maurice Lecoq   France 271
24 Jules Bury   Belgium 269
25 Alfred Grütter   Switzerland 265
26 Axel Kristensen   Denmark 260
27 Olaf Frydenlund   Norway 259
René Thomas   France 259
29 Edouard Myin   Belgium 249
30 Joseph Baras   Belgium 210

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Free Rifle, Kneeling, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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