Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions

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Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Albert Helgerud.jpg
Albert Helgerud
Venue Bisley rifle range
Date11 July
Competitors51 from 10 nations
Winning score909
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Albert Helgerud
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Harry Simon
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ole Sæther
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1900
1912  

The men's 300 m rifle three positions was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 11 July 1908. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters. [1] Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed. [2] The event was won by Albert Helgerud of Norway, the nation's first victory in the event (after a bronze in 1900). Norway also won bronze, with Ole Sæther finishing third. Between the two Norwegians was Harry Simon, taking silver in the United States' debut.

Background

This was the second appearance of the men's 300 metre three-positions rifle event, which was held 11 times between 1900 and 1972. [3] [4] Lars Jørgen Madsen of Denmark, who had taken fifth in 1900, was competing again. None of the world champions competed. [5]

Finland, Great Britain, Hungary, Sweden, and the United States made their debut in the event. Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Norway each made their second appearance.

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 120 shots, 40 shots in each of three positions: prone, kneeling, and standing. The target was 1 metre in diameter, with 10 scoring rings; targets were set at a distance of 300 metres. Thus, the maximum score possible was 1200 points. Any rifle could be used, with an open fore sight and any kind of back sight; any ammunition not "of a dangerous character" could be used. Uninterrupted strings of 10 shots were fired. Unlike in the last Games the event was contested, there were no medals for the individual positions; further, the team event was separated from the individual competition. [5] [6]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record
Olympic recordFlag of Switzerland.svg  Emil Kellenberger  (SUI)930 Paris, France 5 August 1900

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 11 July 1908Final

Results

Each shooter fired 120 shots at the target 300 metres distant. Forty shots were fired from each of three positions—standing, kneeling, and prone. Each hit could score between 1 and 10 points, with the highest possible score being 1200 points.

RankShooterNationScore
StandingKneelingProneTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Albert Helgerud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 277292340909
Silver medal icon.svg Harry Simon US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 228294365887
Bronze medal icon.svg Ole Sæther Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 272284327883
4 Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 251285338874
5 Janne Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 265283324872
6 Julius Braathe Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 257291303851
7 Axel Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 235296312843
8 Léon Johnson Flag of France.svg  France 250282303835
9 Olaf Sæther Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 240291299830
10 Jesse Wallingford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 201303324828
11 Maurice Blood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 201290334825
12 Per-Olof Arvidsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 236277310823
13 Georg Erdmann Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 234277310821
14 Lars Jørgen Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 236294283813
15 Gustaf Adolf Jonsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 226267319812
16 Edward Green US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 190276326792
17 Voitto Kolho Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 231269288788
18 Christian Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 191278311780
19 Kolbjørn Kvam Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 234267276777
20 Arthur Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 187249335771
21 Hans Schultz Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 223257289769
22 Pieter van Waas Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 188285295768
23 Fredrik Mossberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 174288299761
24 Olivius Skymoen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 206240314760
25 Paul Colas Flag of France.svg  France 231233293759
26 Robert Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 189273301752
Per Olaf Olsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 222237293752
28 Erik Ohlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 174271306751
29 John Hession US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 176233337746
30 Frans Nässling Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 221244268733
31 Maurice Lecoq Flag of France.svg  France 196280254730
32 Piet ten Bruggen Cate Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 216238271726
33 Niels Laursen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 202224286712
34 André Angelini Flag of France.svg  France 154247305706
35 Ernest Ista Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 169232300701
36 Fernand Rey Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 169245284698
37 Huvi Tuiskunen Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 193246256697
38 Heikki Huttunen Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 204212270686
39 Lauri Kolho Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 171236265672
40 Henry Chaney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 140240291671
41 Emil Nässling Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 204234219657
42 Poul Liebst Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 187197261645
43 Sándor Prokopp Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 144236247627
44 Gustaf Nyman Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 200166249615
45 Karl Reilin Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 217174193584
46 Heikki Hallamaa Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 165181230576
47 Mathias Glomnes Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 250313563
48 Niels Christian Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 202299501
49 Kálmán Móricz Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 122179189490
50 Ossian Jörgensen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 112308420
51 Lorents Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 46275321

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