The men's 300 metre free rifle standing event was one of five free rifle events of the competitions in the Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held from August 3 to August 5, 1900. 30 shooters from 6 nations competed, with five shooters per team. Medals were given for individual high scores in each of the three positions, overall individual high scores, and the scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The standing position was won by Lars Jørgen Madsen of Denmark, with Ole Østmo of Norway taking silver and Charles Paumier of Belgium bronze.
Background
This was the only appearance of the men's 300 metre standing rifle event. A three-positions event was also included in 1900 (summing the scores of the standing, kneeling, and prone competitions); the three-positions event continued, but future Games would not have separate standing-position events in this format.
Eight of the nine medalists at the world championships since the world championships began in 1897 were competing. The world champions were Ole Østmo of Norway (1897), Achille Paroche of France (1898), and Franz Böckli of Switzerland (1899). The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.
Competition format
The competition had each shooter fire 40 shots from the standing position. 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 400 points. The scores from this event were combined with the other two positions (kneeling and prone) to give a three-positions individual score as well as a team score.
Schedule
Date Time Round Friday, 3 August 1900Saturday, 4 August 1900Sunday, 5 August 1900 Final
Results
Each shooter fired 40 shots, for a total possible of 400 points.
Rank Shooter Nation Score Lars Jørgen Madsen 305 Ole Østmo 299 Charles Paumier 298 4 Paul Van Asbroeck 297 5 Franz Böckli 294 6 Emil Kellenberger 292 7 Jules Bury 282 Alfred Grütter 282 9 Helmer Hermandsen 280 10 Auguste Cavadini 278 11 Viggo Jensen 277 Anders Peter Nielsen 277 13 Tom Seeberg 275 14 Marcus Ravenswaaij 272 Konrad Stäheli 272 16 Olaf Frydenlund 271 17 Léon Moreaux 269 Louis Richardet 269 19 Maurice Lecoq 268 Achille Paroche 268 21 Edouard Myin 265 22 Axel Kristensen 261 Uilke Vuurman 261 24 René Thomas 254 25 Henrik Sillem 249 26 Ole Sæther 239 Solko van den Bergh 239 28 Laurids Jensen-Kjær 238 Antonius Bouwens 238 30 Joseph Baras 233
References
International Olympic Committee medal winners database De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Shooting 1900". Accessed 3 March 2006. Available electronically at .