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

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.

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

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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