The men's 300 metre free rifle prone event was one of five free rifle events of the competitions in the

Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, many shooting events were featured within the concurrent 1900 Exposition Universelle, but only eight events currently are considered as "Olympic" by IOC. Before July 2021 the International Olympic Committee ...

events in Paris. It was 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.

Achille Paroche Nicolas Achille Paroche (1 March 1868 – 27 May 1933) was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1900 at Paris and won a total of four Olympic medals. He won the gold medal in the military ...

of France won the gold medal in the prone event, with

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of Denmark taking silver and

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bronze.

Background

This was the only appearance of the men's 300 metre prone rifle event. A three-positions event was also included in 1900 (summing the scores of the standing, kneeling, and prone competitions); the three-positions event continued, but future Games would not have separate prone-position events in this format.

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of France was the 1898 World Champion, the only world champion to compete in Paris. Reigning world champion

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of Great Britain did not compete. The Olympic event doubled as the 1900 world championship.

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 40 shots from the prone position. 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 400 points. The scores from this event were combined with the other two positions (standing and kneeling) to give a three-positions individual score as well as a team score.

Schedule

Results

Each shooter fired 40 shots, for a total possible of 400 points.

References

International Olympic Committee
medal winners database * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Shooting 1900". Accessed 3 March 2006. Available electronically a

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