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

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Men's 300 metre prone free rifle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
VenueSatory
DatesAugust 3–5
Competitors30 from 6 nations
Winning score332
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Achille Paroche
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Peter Nielsen
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ole Østmo
 Norway

The men's 300 metre free rifle prone event was one of five free rifle events of the competitions in the Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held from August 3 to August 5, 1900. 30 shooters from 6 nations competed, with five shooters per team. 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. Achille Paroche of France won the gold medal in the prone event, with Anders Peter Nielsen of Denmark taking silver and Ole Østmo bronze.

Background

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This was the only appearance of the men's 300 metre prone 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 prone-position events in this format.[1]

Léon Moreaux of France was the 1898 World Champion, the only world champion to compete in Paris. Reigning world champion Jesse Wallingford of Great Britain did not compete. The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.[2]

Competition format

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The competition had each shooter fire 40 shots from the prone 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 kneeling) to give a three-positions individual score as well as a team score.[2]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Achille Paroche  France 332
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Peter Nielsen  Denmark 330
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ole Østmo  Norway 329
4 Léon Moreaux  France 325
5 Emil Kellenberger  Switzerland 324
6 Henrik Sillem  Netherlands 317
7 Auguste Cavadini  France 316
8 Paul Van Asbroeck  Belgium 312
Uilke Vuurman  Netherlands 312
10 Helmer Hermandsen  Norway 308
Viggo Jensen  Denmark 308
12 Louis Richardet  Switzerland 307
13 Edouard Myin  Belgium 304
14 Marcus Ravenswaaij  Netherlands 303
15 Charles Paumier  Belgium 302
16 Lars Jørgen Madsen  Denmark 301
Tom Seeberg  Norway 301
18 Ole Sæther  Norway 298
19 René Thomas  France 295
20 Solko van den Bergh  Netherlands 292
21 Franz Böckli  Switzerland 289
22 Olaf Frydenlund  Norway 287
23 Alfred Grütter  Switzerland 285
Konrad Stäheli  Switzerland 285
25 Maurice Lecoq  France 284
26 Antonius Bouwens  Netherlands 278
27 Laurids Jensen-Kjær  Denmark 273
28 Joseph Baras  Belgium 270
Jules Bury  Belgium 270
30 Axel Kristensen  Denmark 261

References

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