Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre military rifle, prone

Men's 300 metre military rifle, prone at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beverloo Camp
Dates	29–30 July 1920
Competitors	22 from 7 nations
Medalists
Otto Olsen  Norway Léon Johnson  France Fritz Kuchen  Switzerland

The 300 metre military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.^[1] It was the fourth appearance for military rifle events and the second time that medals were awarded for the prone position. The first time was the competition in 1900. The competition was held on 29 July 1920 and on 30 July 1920. 22 shooters from seven nations competed.^[2]

Results

The maximum score was 60.

Place	Shooter	Total	Shoot-off
1	Otto Olsen (NOR)	60
2	Léon Johnson (FRA)	59	58
3	Fritz Kuchen (SUI)	59	57
4	Vilho Vauhkonen (FIN)	59	56
5	Achille Paroche (FRA)	59	56
6	Erik Blomqvist (SWE)	58
	Mauritz Eriksson (SWE)	58
	Hugo Johansson (SWE)	58
	Lloyd Spooner (USA)	58
	Albert Helgerud (NOR)	58
	Olaf Sletten (NOR)	58
-	Lars Jørgen Madsen (DEN)	57
	Ture Holmberg (SWE)	57
	Werner Jernström (SWE)	57
	Harry Adams (USA)	57
	Willis A. Lee (USA)	56
	Frederick Hird (USA)	55
	Joseph Jackson (USA)	54
	Erik Sætter-Lassen (DEN)	unknown
	Niels Larsen (DEN)	unknown
	Christen Møller (DEN)	unknown
	Anders Andersson (DEN)	unknown

References

1. "Military Rifle, Prone, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
2. "Shooting at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, Prone, 300 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

• Official Report
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 December 2007.