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

Event:Men's team small-bore rifle
Games:1908 Summer
Venue:Bisley rifle range
Date:11 July
Competitors:12
Nations:3
Longnames:yes
Gold:
Edward Amoore, Harold Humby, Maurice Matthews, William Pimm
Silver:
Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Johan Hübner von Holst, Franz-Albert Schartau
Bronze:
Henri Bonnefoy, Paul Colas, Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud
Next:1912

The men's team small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Teams consisted of four shooters. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450 feet per second, or having a hard metal base. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.[2] Each shooter fired 40 shots, half at 50 yards and half at 100 yards. Maximum score for a shot was 5 points, giving a maximum total possible of 200 points per shooter or 800 per team.

The event would be held again in 1912, though only at 50 metres. A similar team event, standing at 50 metres, would be held in 1920.[3]

Results

Place Nation Shooter Score
50 yd 100 yd Total
1 Team total 387 384 771
98 98 196
97 97 194
99 93 192
93 96 189
2 Team total 373 364 737
95 92 187
96 90 186
94 90 184
88 92 180
3 Team total 359 351 710
96 93 189
91 95 186
85 84 169
87 79 166

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 50 and 100 yards, Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210501/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/SHO/mens-small-bore-rifle-50-and-100-yards-team.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2014-02-18 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Official Report, p. 37.
  3. Web site: Historical Results . ISSF . 12 December 2020.