Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle
The men's disappearing target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.[2] The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette, 4 inches high and 1.5 wide. It would appear at a distance of 25 yards for three seconds and then disappear for five until it had been seen a total of 15 times. A hit on the upper two-thirds of the figure counted for 3 points, while any other hit counted for 1. The maximum score was thus 45 points. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.[2]
| Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bisley rifle range | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 1000 yard free rifle | men |
| 300 m free rifle | men |
| Team free rifle | men |
| Team military rifle | men |
| Stationary target small-bore rifle | men |
| Moving target small-bore rifle | men |
| Disappearing target small-bore rifle | men |
| Team small-bore rifle | men |
| Pistol | |
| Individual pistol | men |
| Team pistol | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Individual trap | men |
| Team trap | men |
| Running deer | |
| Single-shot running deer | men |
| Double-shot running deer | men |
| Team single-shot running deer | men |
8 shooters scored the maximum possible score. The method of breaking the tie is unknown.
Results
| Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  William Styles (GBR) | 45 |
| 2 | Harold Hawkins (GBR) | 45 |
| 3 | Edward Amoore (GBR) | 45 |
| 4 | William Milne (GBR) | 45 |
| 5 | James Milne (GBR) | 45 |
| 6 | Arthur Wilde (GBR) | 45 |
| 7 |  Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) | 45 |
| 8 | Harold Humby (GBR) | 45 |
| 9 | Eric Carlberg (SWE) | 42 |
| John Fleming (GBR) | 42 | |
| Maurice Matthews (GBR) | 42 | |
| Edward Newitt (GBR) | 42 | |
| Otto von Rosen (SWE) | 42 | |
| Franz-Albert Schartau (SWE) | 42 | |
| 15 | Johan Hübner von Holst (SWE) | 39 |
| William Pimm (GBR) | 39 | |
| Philip Plater (GBR) | 39 | |
| 18 |  William Hill (ANZ) | 36 |
| 19 |  André Mercier (FRA) | 30 |
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| 21 | Léon Johnson (FRA) | 24 |
| 22 | Léon Tétart (FRA) | 21 |
References
- "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 yards". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- Official Report, p. 38.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 9 May 2006.