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

Men's 300 metre standing free rifle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Men's 300 metre standing free rifle; at the Games of the II Olympiad
	Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Venue	Satory
Dates	August 3–5
Competitors	30 from 6 nations
Winning score	305
Medalists

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.^[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

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]

Zeitplan

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

Results

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

Rank	Shooter	Nation	Score
	Lars Jørgen Madsen	Dänemark	305
	Ole Østmo	Norwegen	299
	Charles Paumier	Belgien	298
4	Paul Van Asbroeck	Belgien	297
5	Franz Böckli	Schweiz	294
6	Emil Kellenberger	Schweiz	292
7	Jules Bury	Belgien	282
7	Alfred Grütter	Schweiz	282
9	Helmer Hermandsen	Norwegen	280
10	Auguste Cavadini	Frankreich	278
11	Viggo Jensen	Dänemark	277
11	Anders Peter Nielsen	Dänemark	277
13	Tom Seeberg	Norwegen	275
14	Marcus Ravenswaaij	Niederlande	272
14	Konrad Stäheli	Schweiz	272
16	Olaf Frydenlund	Norwegen	271
17	Léon Moreaux	Frankreich	269
17	Louis Richardet	Schweiz	269
19	Maurice Lecoq	Frankreich	268
19	Achille Paroche	Frankreich	268
21	Edouard Myin	Belgien	265
22	Axel Kristensen	Dänemark	261
22	Uilke Vuurman	Niederlande	261
24	René Thomas	Frankreich	254
25	Henrik Sillem	Niederlande	249
26	Ole Sæther	Norwegen	239
26	Solko van den Bergh	Niederlande	239
28	Laurids Jensen-Kjær	Dänemark	238
28	Antonius Bouwens	Niederlande	238
30	Joseph Baras	Belgien	233

References

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

International Olympic Committee medal winners database
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Shooting 1900". Accessed 3 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.

[ISSF-1] "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[Olympedia-2] "Free Rifle, Standing, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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