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

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Men's 300 metre standing free rifle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
VenueSatory
DatesAugust 3–5
Competitors30 from 6 nations
Winning score305
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lars Jørgen Madsen
 Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ole Østmo
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Paumier
 Belgium

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

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Competition format

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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.[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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lars Jørgen Madsen  Denmark 305
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ole Østmo  Norway 299
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Paumier  Belgium 298
4 Paul Van Asbroeck  Belgium 297
5 Franz Böckli  Switzerland 294
6 Emil Kellenberger  Switzerland 292
7 Jules Bury  Belgium 282
Alfred Grütter  Switzerland 282
9 Helmer Hermandsen  Norway 280
10 Auguste Cavadini  France 278
11 Viggo Jensen  Denmark 277
Anders Peter Nielsen  Denmark 277
13 Tom Seeberg  Norway 275
14 Marcus Ravenswaaij  Netherlands 272
Konrad Stäheli  Switzerland 272
16 Olaf Frydenlund  Norway 271
17 Léon Moreaux  France 269
Louis Richardet  Switzerland 269
19 Maurice Lecoq  France 268
Achille Paroche  France 268
21 Edouard Myin  Belgium 265
22 Axel Kristensen  Denmark 261
Uilke Vuurman  Netherlands 261
24 René Thomas  France 254
25 Henrik Sillem  Netherlands 249
26 Ole Sæther  Norway 239
Solko van den Bergh  Netherlands 239
28 Laurids Jensen-Kjær  Denmark 238
Antonius Bouwens  Netherlands 238
30 Joseph Baras  Belgium 233

References

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