Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone explained

Event:Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
Games:1936 Summer
Venue:Wannsee, Berlin, Germany
Date:8 August
Competitors:66
Nations:25
Gold:Willy Røgeberg
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Ralph Berzsenyi
Silvernoc:HUN
Bronze:Władysław Karaś
Bronzenoc:POL
Prev:1932
Next:1948

The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 8 August 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee. 66 shooters from 25 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record-none--
Olympic Record294(*) Bertil RönnmarkLos Angeles (USA)August 13, 1932
Olympic Record398(**) Pierre Coquelin de LisleParis (FRA)June 23, 1924

There was no official world record registered.

(*) Olympic record according to the conditions of this Games - 300 rings possible

(**) 400 rings possible

Results

Starting order: The competitors were divided into three groups after draw.

Starting times: First group 8.30 to 10.30 a.m., second group 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and third group 3 to 5 p.m.

Weather: The first group started to shoot in the rain. But the rain stopped after half an hour. The overcast sky cleared up in the afternoon and brought occasional sunshine. The wind refreshed in the afternoon and disturbed occasionally.

The competition was held over 15 series of two shots, so every shooter had 30 shots. The maximum score was 300.

Willy Røgeberg won the contest with the maximum of 300 and set a new Olympic record. 12 shooters finished with a better score than the standing Olympic record prior the Games.

Place Shooter Total
1 300 OR
2 296
3 296
4 296
5 296
6 296
7 296
8 295
295
295
295
295
13 294
294
15 293
293
293
293
293
293
293
293
23 292
292
292
292
292
292
292
292
292
32 291
291
291
291
36 290
290
290
290
40 289
289
289
289
44 288
288
288
288
288
288
288
51 287
287
287
287
55 285
285
57 284
58 283
283
60 282
61 281
281
63 280
64 279
65 275
DNF[2]

The places two to seven were established by comparison of the hits on target.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shooting at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/SHO/mens-small-bore-rifle-prone-50-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 22 January 2015 . Sports Reference.
  2. withdrew after the fifth series