Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre military rifle, prone

Men's 300 metre military rifle, prone
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueBeverloo Camp
Dates29–30 July
Competitors22 from 7 nations
Medalists
   Norway
   France
   Switzerland
Shooting at the
1920 Summer Olympics
30 m military pistol men
Team 30 m military pistol men
50 m free pistol men
Team 50 m free pistol men
50 m small-bore rifle men
Team 50 m small-bore rifle men
300 m free rifle, 3 positions men
Team free rifle men
300 m military rifle, prone men
Team 300 m military rifle, prone men
300 m military rifle, standing men
Team 300 m military rifle, standing men
600 m military rifle, prone men
Team 600 m military rifle, prone men
Team 300 + 600 m military rifle, prone men
100 m running deer, single shots men
Team 100 m running deer, single shots men
100 m running deer, double shots men
Team 100 m running deer, double shots men
Trap men
Team clay pigeons men

The 300 metre military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance for military rifle events and the second time that medals were awarded for the prone position. The first time was the competition in 1900. The competition was held on 29 July 1920 and on 30 July 1920. 22 shooters from seven nations competed.[1]

Results

The maximum score was 60.

Place Shooter Total Shoot-off
1  Otto Olsen (NOR) 60
2  Léon Johnson (FRA) 59 58
3  Fritz Kuchen (SUI) 59 57
4  Vilho Vauhkonen (FIN) 59 56
5  Achille Paroche (FRA) 59 56
6  Erik Blomqvist (SWE) 58
 Mauritz Eriksson (SWE) 58
 Hugo Johansson (SWE) 58
 Lloyd Spooner (USA) 58
 Albert Helgerud (NOR) 58
 Olaf Sletten (NOR) 58
-  Lars Jørgen Madsen (DEN) 57
 Ture Holmberg (SWE) 57
 Gustaf Adolf Jonsson (SWE) 57
 Werner Jernström (SWE) 57
 Erik Ohlsson (SWE) 57
 Harry Adams (USA) 57
 Willis A. Lee (USA) 56
 Frederick Hird (USA) 55
 Joseph Jackson (USA) 54
 Erik Sætter-Lassen (DEN) unknown
 Niels Larsen (DEN) unknown
 Christen Møller (DEN) unknown
 Anders Andersson (DEN) unknown

References

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