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Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone

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Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueWannsee, Berlin, Germany
Date8 August
Competitors66 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Willy Røgeberg  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ralph Berzsenyi  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Władysław Karaś  Poland
← 1932
1948 →

The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 8 August 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee. 66 shooters from 25 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Willy Røgeberg
 Norway
Ralph Berzsenyi
 Hungary
Władysław Karaś
 Poland

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record - none - -
Olympic Record 294(*) Sweden Bertil Rönnmark Los Angeles (USA) August 13, 1932
Olympic Record 398(**) France Pierre Coquelin de Lisle Paris (FRA) June 23, 1924

There was no official world record registered.

(*) Olympic record according to the conditions of this Games - 300 rings possible

(**) 400 rings possible

Results

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Starting order: The competitors were divided into three groups after draw.

Starting times: First group 8.30 to 10.30 a.m., second group 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and third group 3 to 5 p.m.

Weather: The first group started to shoot in the rain. But the rain stopped after half an hour. The overcast sky cleared up in the afternoon and brought occasional sunshine. The wind refreshed in the afternoon and disturbed occasionally.

The competition was held over 15 series of two shots, so every shooter had 30 shots. The maximum score was 300.

Willy Røgeberg won the contest with the maximum of 300 and set a new Olympic record. 12 shooters finished with a better score than the standing Olympic record prior the Games.

Place Shooter Total
1  Willy Røgeberg (NOR) 300 OR
2  Ralph Berzsenyi (HUN) 296
3  Władysław Karaś (POL) 296
4  Martin Gison (PHI) 296
5  José Mello (BRA) 296
6  Jacques Mazoyer (FRA) 296
7  Gustavo Huet (MEX) 296
8  Bertil Rönnmark (SWE) 295
 Mario Zorzi (ITA) 295
 Bruno Frietsch (FIN) 295
 Vilhelm Johansen (DEN) 295
 Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky (HUN) 295
13  Alvaro García (MEX) 294
 Tibor Tary (HUN) 294
15  Erland Koch (SWE) 293
 Raymond Durand (FRA) 293
 Olavi Elo (FIN) 293
 Eduardo Santos (POR) 293
 Erik Sætter-Lassen (DEN) 293
 Mihai Ionescu-Călineşti (ROU) 293
 Marcel Fitoussi (FRA) 293
 Viljo Leskinen (FIN) 293
23  Antônio Guimarães (BRA) 292
 Carlos Queiroz (POR) 292
 Mauritz Amundsen (NOR) 292
 Johann Schulz (GER) 292
 Carlo Varetto (ITA) 292
 Hakon Aasnæs (NOR) 292
 Konstantinos Loudaros (GRE) 292
 Erich Hotopf (GER) 292
 Athanasios Aravositas (GRE) 292
32  Otoniel Gonzaga (PHI) 291
 Karl August Larsson (SWE) 291
 Rudolfs Baumanis (LAT) 291
 Theodor Janisch (AUT) 291
36  Michel Ravarino (MON) 290
 František Čermák (TCH) 290
 Lodovico Nulli (ITA) 290
 Julius Hansen (DEN) 290
40  Gheorghe Mirea (ROU) 289
 Alois Navratil (AUT) 289
 Jan Wrzosek (POL) 289
 François Lafortune (BEL) 289
44  Georgios Vikhos (GRE) 288
 Augustin Hilty (LIE) 288
 Antonio García (MEX) 288
 Antoni Pachla (POL) 288
 Guillermo Canciani (ARG) 288
 Arran Hoffmann (GER) 288
 Jaroslav Mach (TCH) 288
51  Manoel Braga (BRA) 287
 Jan Hendrik Brussaard (NED) 287
 Jorge Patiño (PER) 287
 Christiaan Both (NED) 287
55  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) 285
 Marcel Lafortune (BEL) 285
57  Roger Abel (MON) 284
58  Boris Khristov (BUL) 283
 Francisco António Real (POR) 283
60  Tieleman Vuurman (NED) 282
61  Alfred Hämmerle (AUT) 281
 Rudolf Senti (LIE) 281
63  Rudolf Jehle (LIE) 280
64  Eduard Grand (ROU) 279
65  Pierre Marsan (MON) 275
 František Pokorný (TCH) DNF[2]

The places two to seven were established by comparison of the hits on target.

References

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  1. ^ "Shooting at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ withdrew after the fifth series
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