Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's moving target small-bore rifle explained

Event:Men's moving target small-bore rifle
Games:1908 Summer
Venue:Bisley rifle range
Date:11 July
Competitors:22
Nations:5
Gold:John Fleming
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Maurice Matthews
Silvernoc:GBR
Bronze:William Marsden
Bronzenoc:GBR

The men's moving target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 LR or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.[2] The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette, 4order=flipNaNorder=flip high and 1.5order=flipNaNorder=flip wide. It would appear at a distance of 25order=flipNaNorder=flip, moving across a 10feet range over the course of 4 seconds. A hit on the upper two-thirds of the figure counted for 3 points, while any other hit counted for 1 point. 15 shots were fired per competitor. The maximum score was thus 45 points. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.[2]

Results

Place Shooter Score
1 24
2 24
3 24
4 24
5 22
6 21
7 21
8 18
9 17
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13
13
13 12
14 10
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9
9
9
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3
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Did not finish

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target, 25 yards . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210458/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/SHO/mens-small-bore-rifle-moving-target-25-yards.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2014-02-18 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Official Report, p. 38.