Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre small-bore rifle

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Men's 25 metre small-bore rifle
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Venue Kaknäs
Date5 July
Competitors36 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Vilhelm Carlberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Johan Hübner von Holst Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg Gideon Ericsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

The men's 25 metre small-bore rifle (originally called individual competition with miniature-rifle) was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, 5 July 1912.

Thirty-six sport shooters from eight nations competed. [1]

Results

PlaceShooterHitsScore
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Vilhelm Carlberg  (SWE)25242
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Johan Hübner von Holst  (SWE)25233
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Gideon Ericsson  (SWE)25231
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joseph Pepé  (GBR)25231
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Robert Murray  (GBR)25228
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Axel Gyllenkrok  (SWE)25227
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Pimm  (GBR)25225
8US flag 48 stars.svg  Frederick Hird  (USA)25221
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Henry Burt  (GBR)24222
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Robert Löfman  (SWE)24221
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Odelberg  (SWE)24219
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Edward Lessimore  (GBR)24218
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Styles  (GBR)24216
14US flag 48 stars.svg  William McDonnell  (USA)24212
15Flag of Sweden.svg  Gustaf Boivie  (SWE)24212
16US flag 48 stars.svg  Ed Anderson  (USA)24208
17US flag 48 stars.svg  Warren Sprout  (USA)24205
18Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Frangiskos Mavrommatis  (GRE)24204
19Flag of France.svg  Léon Johnson  (FRA)24203
20Flag of Sweden.svg  Eric Carlberg  (SWE)23219
21Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Ioannis Theofilakis  (GRE)23214
22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Milne  (GBR)23212
23Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Francis Kemp  (GBR)23206
24US flag 48 stars.svg  William Leushner  (USA)23206
25Flag of Sweden.svg  Axel Wahlstedt  (SWE)23200
26Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Aleksandr Dobrzhansky  (RUS)23190
27Flag of France.svg  Pierre Gentil  (FRA)23176
28Flag of Sweden.svg  Arthur Nordenswan  (SWE)22200
29Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Griffiths  (GBR)22192
30Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Levidis  (GRE)22192
31Flag of Denmark.svg  Povl Gerlow  (DEN)21174
32Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Vladimir Potekin  (RUS)20171
33Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Sándor Török  (HUN)18146
34US flag 48 stars.svg  Carl Osburn  (USA)18146
35Flag of Sweden.svg  Robert Jonsson  (SWE)17143
36Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Iakovos Theofilas  (GRE)14116

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References

  1. "Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2014.