The men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the

Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, ten events in shooting were contested. These would be the last Games in which team events were part of the Olympic shooting program. The competitions were held from 23 June 1924 to 9 July 1924 at the shooti ...

programme. It was the fifth appearance of a rifle team event but the first with three different distances (400 m, 600 m, and 800 m). The competition was held on 26 and 27 June 1924 at the shooting ranges at Camp de Châlons, Mourmelon. 88 shooters competed for 18 nations.

Results

The scores of the five shooters on each team were summed to give a team score. No further shooting was done. The maximum score was 750. Hungary was allowed to compete with an incomplete team. All American shooters finished in top ten position. An individual event would have been won by

Morris Fisher Morris "Bud" Fisher (May 4, 1890 – May 23, 1968) was an American sport shooter and United States Marine Corps shooting instructor. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and won five gold medals in 300–800 m rifle events. He ende ...

followed up by Walter Stokes and the Swedish shooter

Hugo Johansson Carl Hugo Johansson (16 June 1887 – 23 February 1977) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle event and the bronz ...

. Sidney Hinds' perfect score of 50 came after he was accidentally shot in the foot during the competition, when a Belgian competitor next to him accidentally discharged his gun when arguing with an official.

References

External links

* Official Report * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting At The 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's Team Free Rifle Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics