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

Event:Men's 300 metre team free rifle
Games:1900 Summer
Venue:Satory
Dates:August 3–5
Competitors:30
Nations:6
Longnames:yes
Win Value:4399
Win Label:Winning score
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
Next:1908

The men's 300 metre team free rifle 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. The top scoring team was Switzerland, led by individual champion Emil Kellenberger. Silver went to Norway, while France took bronze.

Background

This was the first appearance of the men's 300 metre team rifle event, which was held 4 times between 1900 and 1920.[1] The favourite was Switzerland, who had won two of the three world championships (1897 and 1899) to date and taken bronze in the third (1898). France had also reached the podium all three times, winning in 1898.[2]

Competition format

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. The five team members' scores were then summed. Thus, the maximum score possible was 6000 points. Medals were also awarded for individual three-positions scores. For the only time in Olympic history, medals were awarded for scores in each of the three positions.[2]

Results

The scores of the five shooters on each team were summed to give a team score. No further shooting was done. The maximum score was 6000.

Rank Nation Shooter Standing Kneeling Prone Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Switzerland total 1409 1 1500 1 1490 4 4399
292 6 314 2 324 5 930
294 5 300 7 289 21 883
272 14 324 1 285 23 881
269 17 297 9 307 12 873
282 7 265 25 285 23 832
Norway total 1364 3 1403 4 1523 2 4290
299 2 289 15 329 3 917
280 9 290 13 308 10 878
275 13 272 21 301 16 848
239 26 293 12 298 18 830
271 16 259 27 287 22 817
France total 1337 5 1389 5 1552 1 4278
268 19 287 16 332 1 887
278 10 286 17 316 7 880
269 17 286 17 325 4 880
268 19 271 22 284 25 823
254 24 259 27 295 19 808
4 Denmark total 1358 4 1434 3 1473 5 4265
277 11 314 2 330 2 921
305 1 299 8 301 16 905
277 11 290 13 308 10 875
238 28 271 22 273 27 782
261 22 260 26 261 30 782
5 Netherlands total 1259 6 1460 2 1502 3 4221
272 14 306 5 303 14 881
261 22 303 6 312 8 876
249 25 281 19 317 6 847
238 28 296 11 278 26 812
239 26 274 20 292 20 805
6 Belgium total 1375 2 1333 6 1458 6 4166
297 4 308 4 312 8 917
298 3 297 9 302 15 897
282 7 269 24 270 28 821
265 21 249 29 304 13 818
233 30 210 30 270 28 713

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Results . ISSF . 10 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Team, Men . Olympedia . 10 June 2021.