Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions explained

Event:	Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – 50 meter rifle three positions
Games:	1972 Summer
Date:	August 30, 1972
Competitors:	69
Nations:	40
Goldnoc:	USA
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronzenoc:	GDR
Win Label:	Winning score
Win Value:	1166 WR
Next:	1976

These are the results of the 50 metre rifle three positions at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The gold medal went to John Writer of the United States, who was the silver medalist in 1968. He went on and broke the world record with a score of 1166 points. The silver medalist was also from the United States, Lanny Bassham, who got off to a poor start, but recovered well enough to claim silver. Bassham returned 4 years later to claim gold in the same event.^[1]

Final

Format: 50 metres; 120 shots. 40 shots prone, 40 shots kneeling and 40 shots standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1200 total points available. All ties were broken by the best score on the final string of kneeling, if still tied the best score on the final string of standing, followed by prone.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Position	Series				Total	Score
Rank	Name	Nationality	Position	1	2	3	4
			Prone	97	99	99	100	395	1166 WR
	Standing	95	98	94	94	381
	Kneeling	98	96	99	97	390
			Prone	97	97	99	97	390	1157
	Standing	92	95	95	93	375
	Kneeling	97	100	97	98	392
			Prone	98	98	99	98	393	1153
	Standing	93	97	90	92	372
	Kneeling	98	95	96	99	388
4			Prone	99	99	100	99	397	1153
	Standing	89	93	90	96	368
	Kneeling	96	96	98	98	388
5			Prone	98	99	97	98	392	1152
	Standing	90	96	92	91	369
	Kneeling	99	97	99	96	391
6			Prone	98	100	98	99	395	1151
	Standing	96	91	91	91	369
	Kneeling	99	95	96	97	387
7			Prone	99	99	100	99	397	1149
	Standing	92	89	93	90	364
	Kneeling	96	95	98	9	388
8			Prone	99	100	99	99	397	1148
	Standing	90	88	89	94	361
	Kneeling	97	98	99	96	390
9			Prone	98	99	100	99	396	1147
	Standing	92	91	91	93	367
	Kneeling	98	94	99	93	384
10			Prone	98	98	100	100	396	1144
	Standing	92	92	91	91	366
	Kneeling	98	90	97	97	382
11			Prone	97	99	100	100	396	1144
	Standing	88	94	92	90	364
	Kneeling	94	98	96	96	384
12			Prone	97	100	100	98	395	1144
	Standing	91	92	92	92	367
	Kneeling	95	97	94	96	382
13			Prone	99	100	96	98	393	1143
	Standing	93	87	91	91	362
	Kneeling	96	97	98	97	388
14			Prone	97	96	98	100	391	1142
	Standing	90	95	94	95	374
	Kneeling	95	95	96	91	377
15			Prone	99	100	100	99	398	1141
	Standing	91	90	90	89	360
	Kneeling	96	97	94	96	383
16			Prone	99	98	100	98	395	1141
	Standing	90	91	83	95	359
	Kneeling	98	96	98	95	387
17			Prone	96	99	100	100	395	1141
	Standing	93	89	93	92	367
	Kneeling	96	92	97	94	379
18			Prone	100	98	99	97	394	1141
	Standing	93	89	93	89	364
	Kneeling	96	98	97	92	383
19			Prone	99	98	99	97	393	1139
	Standing	89	85	92	93	359
	Kneeling	96	99	97	95	387
20			Prone	96	95	97	99	387	1139
	Standing	96	94	89	90	369
	Kneeling	95	96	99	93	383
21			Prone	99	97	100	99	395	1138
	Standing	89	89	91	93	362
	Kneeling	94	95	95	97	381
22			Prone	98	99	98	100	395	1138
	Standing	91	91	91	92	365
	Kneeling	91	95	95	97	378
23	Sándor Nagy		Prone	96	100	100	100	396	1138
	Standing	88	91	91	90	360
	Kneeling	92	96	98	96	382
24			Prone	98	99	100	98	395	1138
	Standing	91	93	87	91	362
	Kneeling	96	94	95	96	381
25			Prone	98	98	96	100	392	1137
	Standing	90	93	91	90	364
	Kneeling	96	98	96	91	381
26			Prone	99	99	99	98	395	1136
	Standing	91	87	90	89	357
	Kneeling	95	97	96	96	384
27			Prone	99	100	100	98	397	1134
	Standing	86	91	87	88	352
	Kneeling	94	98	94	99	385
28			Prone	99	99	98	97	393	1134
	Standing	89	91	91	88	359
	Kneeling	95	95	96	96	382
29			Prone	98	100	99	98	395	1134
	Standing	90	90	85	93	358
	Kneeling	96	96	94	95	381
30			Prone	99	98	99	98	394	1133
	Standing	92	93	85	90	360
	Kneeling	97	96	89	97	379
31			Prone	97	99	100	100	396	1132
	Standing	91	90	90	87	358
	Kneeling	95	92	96	95	378
32			Prone	98	98	98	98	392	1132
	Standing	89	93	85	94	361
	Kneeling	95	96	96	92	379
33			Prone	97	97	98	99	391	1130
	Standing	84	94	87	93	358
	Kneeling	92	96	96	97	381
34			Prone	100	99	99	99	397	1130
	Standing	84	93	87	90	354
	Kneeling	94	93	97	95	379
35			Prone	100	98	96	96	390	1129
	Standing	91	91	92	90	364
	Kneeling	96	91	93	95	375
36			Prone	99	98	97	99	393	1128
	Standing	86	88	90	90	354
	Kneeling	98	93	94	96	381
37			Prone	98	99	99	96	392	1128
	Standing	94	87	92	88	361
	Kneeling	93	96	95	91	375
38			Prone	98	98	98	99	393	1126
	Standing	81	89	93	86	349
	Kneeling	93	97	98	96	384
39			Prone	98	99	99	100	396	1126
	Standing	85	92	88	90	355
	Kneeling	92	96	91	96	375
40			Prone	100	99	100	98	397	1125
	Standing	84	89	88	89	350
	Kneeling	95	92	94	97	378
41			Prone	99	99	96	96	390	1124
	Standing	88	91	89	86	354
	Kneeling	94	90	97	99	380
42			Prone	99	99	99	97	394	1123
	Standing	89	86	89	83	347
	Kneeling	99	97	93	93	382
43			Prone	96	100	99	97	392	1122
	Standing	91	92	90	81	354
	Kneeling	92	97	96	91	376
44			Prone	98	100	100	100	398	1121
	Standing	84	85	94	85	348
	Kneeling	92	94	98	91	375
45			Prone	98	95	98	100	391	1117
	Standing	89	88	90	92	359
	Kneeling	89	92	94	92	367
46			Prone	97	97	100	100	394	1114
	Standing	90	82	86	87	345
	Kneeling	95	94	92	94	375
47			Prone	99	97	99	99	394	1107
	Standing	86	88	85	86	345
	Kneeling	94	89	92	93	368
48			Prone	97	98	93	99	387	1106
	Standing	83	89	87	87	346
	Kneeling	94	90	97	92	373
49			Prone	95	100	98	98	391	1105
	Standing	84	87	83	88	342
	Kneeling	94	92	93	93	372
50			Prone	97	100	96	97	390	1105
	Standing	87	82	88	84	341
	Kneeling	95	93	94	92	374
51			Prone	96	99	98	97	390	1101
	Standing	86	91	80	86	343
	Kneeling	91	94	90	93	368
52			Prone	97	96	97	96	386	1098
	Standing	88	85	90	87	350
	Kneeling	93	88	91	90	362
53			Prone	99	97	96	96	388	1090
	Standing	87	88	80	83	338
	Kneeling	85	91	94	94	364
54			Prone	100	97	96	97	390	1088
	Standing	84	80	86	81	331
	Kneeling	93	91	90	93	367
55			Prone	94	98	98	98	388	1087
	Standing	78	87	87	90	342
	Kneeling	85	89	89	84	357
56			Prone	98	98	96	96	388	1086
	Standing	87	86	82	82	337
	Kneeling	91	92	90	88	361
57			Prone	97	96	98	96	387	1079
	Standing	80	78	83	88	329
	Kneeling	90	93	86	94	363
58			Prone	96	98	97	97	388	1078
	Standing	83	85	79	86	333
	Kneeling	91	90	88	88	357
59			Prone	97	99	97	97	390	1072
	Standing	82	76	81	81	320
	Kneeling	96	90	89	87	362
60			Prone	98	96	94	98	386	1063
	Standing	84	75	78	83	320
	Kneeling	84	93	88	92	357
61			Prone	96	99	98	100	393	1057
	Standing	72	83	60	90	305
	Kneeling	89	92	89	89	359
62			Prone	95	97	98	98	388	1053
	Standing	81	81	80	75	317
	Kneeling	88	90	81	89	348
63			Prone	93	96	93	97	379	1051
	Standing	78	85	76	84	323
	Kneeling	82	92	84	81	349
64			Prone	96	96	97	97	386	1040
	Standing	83	78	76	73	310
	Kneeling	87	84	88	85	344
65			Prone	97	94	92	91	374	1026
	Standing	75	79	76	75	305
	Kneeling	87	89	89	82	347
66			Prone	93	94	98	97	382	1017
	Standing	73	70	72	71	286
	Kneeling	90	87	86	86	349
67			Prone	95	97	93	90	375	1004
	Standing	77	74	81	71	303
	Kneeling	83	79	79	85	326
68			Prone	91	90	90	92	363	997
	Standing	72	58	69	81	280
	Kneeling	91	85	90	88	354
69			Prone	94	89	92	93	368	979
	Standing	73	78	74	72	297
	Kneeling	79	83	71	81	314
-			Prone						DNS
	Standing
	Kneeling
-			Prone						DNS
	Standing
	Kneeling
-			Prone						DNS
	Standing
	Kneeling

External links

Official report pg. 232

Notes and References

Web site: Shooting at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015802/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SHO/mixed-small-bore-rifle-three-positions-50-metres.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 10 October 2015 . Sports Reference.