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

Men's team small-bore rifle at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	Bisley rifle range
Date	11 July 1908
Competitors	12 from 3 nations
Medalists
Great Britain Edward Amoore, Harold Humby, Maurice Matthews, William Pimm   Sweden Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Johan Hübner von Holst, Franz-Albert Schartau   France Henri Bonnefoy, Paul Colas, Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud
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	Great Britain	Team total	387	384	771
		Maurice Matthews	98	98	196
		Harold Humby	97	97	194
		William Pimm	99	93	192
		Edward Amoore	93	96	189
2	Sweden	Team total	373	364	737
		Vilhelm Carlberg	95	92	187
		Franz-Albert Schartau	96	90	186
		Johan Hübner von Holst	94	90	184
		Eric Carlberg	88	92	180
3	France	Team total	359	351	710
		Paul Colas	96	93	189
		André Regaud	91	95	186
		Léon Lécuyer	85	84	169
		Henri Bonnefoy	87	79	166

References

1. "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 50 and 100 yards, Team". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
2. Official Report, p. 37.
3. "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 10 May 2006.