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

Event:Men's 300 metre standing free rifle
Games:1900 Summer
Venue:Satory
Dates:August 3–5
Competitors:30
Nations:6
Longnames:yes
Win Label:Winning score
Win Value:305
Gold:Lars Jørgen Madsen
Goldnoc:DEN
Silver:Ole Østmo
Silvernoc:NOR
Bronze:Charles Paumier
Bronzenoc:BEL

The men's 300 metre free rifle standing 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 standing position was won by Lars Jørgen Madsen of Denmark, with Ole Østmo of Norway taking silver and Charles Paumier of Belgium bronze.

Background

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

Eight of the nine medalists at the world championships since the world championships began in 1897 were competing. The world champions were Ole Østmo of Norway (1897), Achille Paroche of France (1898), and Franz Böckli of Switzerland (1899). The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.[2]

Competition format

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

Results

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

Rank Shooter Nation Score
305
299
298
4 297
5 294
6 292
7 282
282
9 280
10 278
11 277
277
13 275
14 272
272
16 271
17 269
269
19 268
268
21 265
22 261
261
24 254
25 249
26 239
239
28 238
238
30 233

References

Notes and References

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