Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team small-bore rifle

Men's team small-bore rifle
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueBisley rifle range
Date11 July
Competitors12 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
Edward Amoore, Harold Humby, Maurice Matthews, William Pimm
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden (SWE)
Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Johan Hübner von Holst, Franz-Albert Schartau
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France (FRA)
Henri Bonnefoy, Paul Colas, Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud

The men's team small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Teams consisted of four shooters. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450 feet per second, or having a hard metal base. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.[2] Each shooter fired 40 shots, half at 50 yards and half at 100 yards. Maximum score for a shot was 5 points, giving a maximum total possible of 200 points per shooter or 800 per team.

The event would be held again in 1912, though only at 50 metres. A similar team event, standing at 50 metres, would be held in 1920.[3]

Results

PlaceNationShooterScore
50 yd100 ydTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)Team total387384771
Maurice Matthews9898196
Harold Humby9797194
William Pimm9993192
Edward Amoore9396189
2 Sweden (SWE)Team total373364737
Vilhelm Carlberg9592187
Franz-Albert Schartau9690186
Johan Hübner von Holst9490184
Eric Carlberg8892180
3 France (FRA)Team total359351710
Paul Colas9693189
André Regaud9195186
Léon Lécuyer8584169
Henri Bonnefoy8779166

References

  1. "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 50 and 100 yards, Team". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. Official Report, p. 37.
  3. "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 10 May 2006.
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