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

The 300 m rifle three positions event was one of five free rifle events of the competitions in the Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. They were 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 three positions event was won by Emil Kellenberger of Switzerland. Anders Peter Nielsen of Denmark took silver, while Ole Østmo of Norway and Paul Van Asbroeck of Belgium tied for bronze.

Men's 300 metre three positions free rifle at the Games of the II Olympiad
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Venue	Satory
Date	August 3–5
Competitors	30 from 6 nations
Winning score	930
Medalists
Emil Kellenberger  Switzerland Anders Peter Nielsen  Denmark Paul Van Asbroeck  Belgium Ole Østmo  Norway
1908 →

Background

This was the first appearance of the men's 300 metre three-positions rifle event, which was held 11 times between 1900 and 1972.^[1][2] Two of the three world champions since the world championships began in 1897 were competing: Achille Paroche of France (1898) and Lars Jørgen Madsen of Denmark (1899); of the total nine medalists to date, seven competed at the Olympics. The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.^[3]

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 120 shots, 40 shots in each of three positions: prone, kneeling, and standing. 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 1200 points. Medals were also awarded for team results, adding the individual three-positions scores together. For the only time in Olympic history, medals were awarded for scores in each of the three positions.^[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record
Olympic record	New format	n/a	n/a	n/a

Emil Kellenberger set the initial Olympic record for the 120-shot format at 930 points.

Schedule

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

Results

The scores from the three positions were summed, giving a total possible of 1200 points.

Rank	Shooter	Nation	Standing		Kneeling		Prone		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
	Emil Kellenberger	Switzerland	292	6	314	2	324	5	930
	Anders Peter Nielsen	Denmark	277	11	314	2	330	2	921
	Paul Van Asbroeck	Belgium	297	4	308	4	312	8	917
	Ole Østmo	Norway	299	2	289	15	329	3	917
5	Lars Jørgen Madsen	Denmark	305	1	299	8	301	16	905
6	Charles Paumier	Belgium	298	3	297	9	302	15	897
7	Achille Paroche	France	268	19	287	16	332	1	887
8	Franz Böckli	Switzerland	294	5	300	7	289	21	883
9	Marcus Ravenswaaij	Netherlands	272	14	306	5	303	14	881
	Konrad Stäheli	Switzerland	272	14	324	1	285	23	881
11	Auguste Cavadini	France	278	10	286	17	316	7	880
	Léon Moreaux	France	269	17	286	17	325	4	880
13	Helmer Hermandsen	Norway	280	9	290	13	308	10	878
14	Uilke Vuurman	Netherlands	261	22	303	6	312	8	876
15	Viggo Jensen	Denmark	277	11	290	13	308	10	875
16	Louis Richardet	Switzerland	269	17	297	9	307	12	873
17	Tom Seeberg	Norway	275	13	272	21	301	16	848
18	Henrik Sillem	Netherlands	249	25	281	19	317	6	847
19	Alfred Grütter	Switzerland	282	7	265	25	285	23	832
20	Ole Sæther	Norway	239	26	293	12	298	18	830
21	Maurice Lecoq	France	268	19	271	22	284	25	823
22	Jules Bury	Belgium	282	7	269	24	270	28	821
23	Edouard Myin	Belgium	265	21	249	29	304	13	818
24	Olaf Frydenlund	Norway	271	16	259	27	287	22	817
25	Antonius Bouwens	Netherlands	238	28	296	11	278	26	812
26	René Thomas	France	254	24	259	27	295	19	808
27	Solko van den Bergh	Netherlands	239	26	274	20	292	20	805
28	Laurids Jensen-Kjær	Denmark	238	28	271	22	273	27	782
	Axel Kristensen	Denmark	261	22	260	26	261	30	782
30	Joseph Baras	Belgium	233	30	210	30	270	28	713

References

1. "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
2. The event was open to women in 1968 and 1972.
3. "Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

• 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.