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Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions

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Venue
  
Bisley rifle range

Start date
  
1908

Competitors
  
51 from 10 nations

Location
  
Bisley, United Kingdom

The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 11 July 1908. Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.

Results

Each shooter fired 120 shots at the target 300 metres distant. Forty shots were fired from each of three positions—standing, kneeling, and prone. Each hit could score between 1 and 10 points, with the highest possible score being 1200 points.

References

Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions Wikipedia