The men's

50 metre rifle three positions 50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing ...

rifle shooting event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on 7–8 September 1960 with 75 shooters from 41 nations competing. The three positions consist of;

prone position Prone position () is a body position in which the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up. In anatomical terms of location, the dorsal side is up, and the ventral side is down. The supine position is the 180° contrast. Etymolo ...

kneeling position The kneeling position is a position for rifle shooting. There are no longer international competitions in pure kneeling shooting, but it is included as the last part of 300 metre rifle three positions, 300 metre standard rifle and 50 metre rifle t ...

and

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Results

All shooters scoring 530 points are better, of the two qualifying groups, qualify for the final round.

Qualifying round

Group one Group two A total of 120 shots are taken 40 from each position, for a total of 400 points at each position. With the possibility of 1,200 overall points.

Final

Key: =WR = equalled world record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics - 50 metre rifle three positions Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics Men's 050m 3 positions 1960