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Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone

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The men's 300 metre free rifle prone 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. Achille Paroche of France won the gold medal in the prone event, with Anders Peter Nielsen of Denmark taking silver and Ole Østmo bronze.

Men's 300 metre prone free rifle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
VenueSatory
DatesAugust 3–5
Competitors30 from 6 nations
Winning score332
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Achille Paroche
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Peter Nielsen
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ole Østmo
 Norway

Background

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This was the only appearance of the men's 300 metre prone 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 prone-position events in this format.[1]

Léon Moreaux of France was the 1898 World Champion, the only world champion to compete in Paris. Reigning world champion Jesse Wallingford of Great Britain did not compete. The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.[2]

Competition format

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The competition had each shooter fire 40 shots from the prone 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 (standing and kneeling) to give a three-positions individual score as well as a team score.[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 1900
Saturday, 4 August 1900
Sunday, 5 August 1900		 Final

Results

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Each shooter fired 40 shots, for a total possible of 400 points.

Rank Shooter Nation Score
  Achille Paroche   France 332
  Anders Peter Nielsen   Denmark 330
  Ole Østmo   Norway 329
4 Léon Moreaux   France 325
5 Emil Kellenberger   Switzerland 324
6 Henrik Sillem   Netherlands 317
7 Auguste Cavadini   France 316
8 Paul Van Asbroeck   Belgium 312
Uilke Vuurman   Netherlands 312
10 Helmer Hermandsen   Norway 308
Viggo Jensen   Denmark 308
12 Louis Richardet   Switzerland 307
13 Edouard Myin   Belgium 304
14 Marcus Ravenswaaij   Netherlands 303
15 Charles Paumier   Belgium 302
16 Lars Jørgen Madsen   Denmark 301
Tom Seeberg   Norway 301
18 Ole Sæther   Norway 298
19 René Thomas   France 295
20 Solko van den Bergh   Netherlands 292
21 Franz Böckli   Switzerland 289
22 Olaf Frydenlund   Norway 287
23 Alfred Grütter   Switzerland 285
Konrad Stäheli   Switzerland 285
25 Maurice Lecoq   France 284
26 Antonius Bouwens   Netherlands 278
27 Laurids Jensen-Kjær   Denmark 273
28 Joseph Baras   Belgium 270
Jules Bury   Belgium 270
30 Axel Kristensen   Denmark 261

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Free Rifle, Prone, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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