The men's dueling pistol (originally called individual competition with revolver and pistol (duel shooting)) was a shooting sports pistol event held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics shooting programme. It was later standardized by the ISSF to the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol. It was the third appearance of the event (fourth counting 1906), as it had not been featured at the 1908 Games.1980 Official Report, vol. 3, p. 531 (listing 1912 competition as third in the rapid fire pistol category). The competition was held on Saturday, 29 June 1912. Forty-two sport shooters from ten nations competed. Nations were limited to 12 shooters each.Official Report, p. 1062. The event was won by Alfred Lane of the United States, in the nation's debut. Sweden, also making its debut, earned the silver (Paul Palén) and bronze (Johan Hübner von Holst) medals.

Background

This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, the only event on the 2020 programme that traces back to 1896. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1928 (when no shooting events were held) and 1908; it was open to women from 1968 to 1980. The 1912 event was very different from both the 1896 event and the 1900 event, which were also quite different from each other. Standardization would come in 1924.

France, Great Britain, and Greece each made their second appearance in the event; each of the other seven nations (Austria, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Sweden, and the United States) was competing for the first time.

Competition format

The format was 30 shots in 6 series of 5 shots each. The target was a full silhouette, with scoring rings up to 10 points. The figure would appear for 3 seconds, with 10 seconds between each shot. 30 hits were possible, with 300 points possible. Hits were the primary measurement of success; points were only used to differentiate between shooters with the same number of hits. Any revolver or pistol could be used, with open fore- and back-sights.Official Report, p. 701.

Schedule

Date Time Round Saturday, 29 June 1912 9:00 Final

Results

A shoot-off was used to determine the bronze medal after two men tied on hits (30) and points (283). Hübner von Holst beat Dietz 284 to 282. Tie-breaking procedures for later ties are not known.

Rank Shooter Nation Hits Score Alfred Lane 30 287 Paul Palén 30 286 Johan Hübner von Holst 30 283 4 John Dietz 30 283 5 Ivan Törnmarck 30 280 6 Eric Carlberg 30 278 7 Georg de Laval 30 277 8 Walter W. Winans 30 276 9 Sándor Török 30 275 10 Hans Roedder 30 275 11 Gustaf Boivie 30 272 12 Edmond Sandoz 30 272 13 Patrik de Laval 30 268 14 Grigori Panteleimonov 30 265 15 Vilhelm Carlberg 29 274 16 Peter Dolfen 29 274 17 Erik Boström 29 274 18 Franz-Albert Schartau 29 270 19 Reginald Sayre 29 268 20 Adolf Schmal 29 267 21 Harry Sears 29 266 22 Nikolai Melnitsky 29 264 23 Ioannis Theofilakis 29 263 24 Pavel Voyloshnikov 29 260 25 Félix Alegría 29 259 26 Georges de Crequi-Montfort 28 263 27 Konstantinos Skarlatos 28 261 28 Amos Kash 28 260 29 Frangiskos Mavrommatis 28 258 30 Axel Gyllenkrok 28 255 31 Maurice Fauré 28 250 32 Grigori Shesterikov 28 250 33 Alexandros Theofilakis 27 242 34 Nikolaos Levidis 27 231 35 Anastasios Metaxas 26 232 36 Charles de Jaubert 26 229 37 Hugo Cederschiöld 26 225 38 Harald Ekwall 25 217 39 Georg Meyer 25 207 40 Edmond Bernhardt 25 194 41 William McClure 23 180 42 Henri de Castex 17 140

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