Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre small-bore rifle explained

Event:Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
Games:1924 Summer
Venue:Le Stade Olympique Reims
Date:23 June
Competitors:66
Nations:19
Gold:Pierre Coquelin de Lisle
Goldnoc:FRA
Silver:Marcus Dinwiddie
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Josias Hartmann
Bronzenoc:SUI
Prev:1920

The men's 50 metre miniature rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on 23 June 1924 at the shooting ranges at Reims. 66 shooters from 19 nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record-none--
Olympic Record391 Lawrence NuessleinAntwerp (BEL)August 2, 1920

There was no official world record registered.

Pierre Coquelin de Lisle set a new Olympic record with 398 rings.

Results

A maximum of four competitors per nation were allowed.

Place Shooter Total
1 398
2 396
3 394
4 393
393
393
7 392
392
9 391
10 390
390
12 389
389
389
389
389
389
18 388
388
20 387
387
387
387
24 386
386
26 385
385
385
385
30 384
31 383
383
383
34 382
382
36 381
381
38 380
380
40 377
41 376
376
376
376
45 375
375
47 372
372
49 371
371
51 370
52 369
369
369
55 367
367
57 365
58 364
59 361
60 358
61 357
62 355
355
64 353
65 326
66 321

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shooting at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/SHO/mens-small-bore-rifle-prone-50-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 December 2014 . sports-reference.com.