The men's 300 metre team free rifle 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 top scoring team was Switzerland, led by individual champion Emil Kellenberger. Silver went to Norway, while France took bronze.
Background
This was the first appearance of the men's 300 metre team rifle event, which was held 4 times between 1900 and 1920. The favourite was Switzerland, who had won two of the three world championships (1897 and 1899) to date and taken bronze in the third (1898). France had also reached the podium all three times, winning in 1898.
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. The five team members' scores were then summed. Thus, the maximum score possible was 6000 points. Medals were also awarded for individual three-positions scores. For the only time in Olympic history, medals were awarded for scores in each of the three positions.
Schedule
Date Time Round Friday, 3 August 1900Saturday, 4 August 1900Sunday, 5 August 1900 Final
Results
The scores of the five shooters on each team were summed to give a team score. No further shooting was done. The maximum score was 6000.
Rank Nation Shooter Standing Kneeling Prone Total Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Switzerland total 1409 1 1500 1 1490 4 4399 Emil Kellenberger 292 6 314 2 324 5 930 Franz Böckli 294 5 300 7 289 21 883 Konrad Stäheli 272 14 324 1 285 23 881 Louis Richardet 269 17 297 9 307 12 873 Alfred Grütter 282 7 265 25 285 23 832 Norway total 1364 3 1403 4 1523 2 4290 Ole Østmo 299 2 289 15 329 3 917 Helmer Hermandsen 280 9 290 13 308 10 878 Tom Seeberg 275 13 272 21 301 16 848 Ole Sæther 239 26 293 12 298 18 830 Olaf Frydenlund 271 16 259 27 287 22 817 France total 1337 5 1389 5 1552 1 4278 Achille Paroche 268 19 287 16 332 1 887 Auguste Cavadini 278 10 286 17 316 7 880 Léon Moreaux 269 17 286 17 325 4 880 Maurice Lecoq 268 19 271 22 284 25 823 René Thomas 254 24 259 27 295 19 808 4 Denmark total 1358 4 1434 3 1473 5 4265 Anders Peter Nielsen 277 11 314 2 330 2 921 Lars Jørgen Madsen 305 1 299 8 301 16 905 Viggo Jensen 277 11 290 13 308 10 875 Laurids Jensen-Kjær 238 28 271 22 273 27 782 Axel Kristensen 261 22 260 26 261 30 782 5 Netherlands total 1259 6 1460 2 1502 3 4221 Marcus Ravenswaaij 272 14 306 5 303 14 881 Uilke Vuurman 261 22 303 6 312 8 876 Henrik Sillem 249 25 281 19 317 6 847 Antonius Bouwens 238 28 296 11 278 26 812 Solko van den Bergh 239 26 274 20 292 20 805 6 Belgium total 1375 2 1333 6 1458 6 4166 Paul Van Asbroeck 297 4 308 4 312 8 917 Charles Paumier 298 3 297 9 302 15 897 Jules Bury 282 7 269 24 270 28 821 Edouard Myin 265 21 249 29 304 13 818 Joseph Baras 233 30 210 30 270 28 713
References
International Olympic Committee medal winners database De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Shooting 1900". Accessed 3 March 2006. Available electronically at .
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