Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The Men's 50 metre rifle three positions event was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on 29 July 1952 at the shooting ranges in Helsinki. 44 shooters from 25 nations competed.[1]

Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHelsinki, Finland
Date29 July
Competitors44 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Erling Kongshaug  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vilho Ylönen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Boris Andreyev  Soviet Union
1956 →

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Erling Kongshaug
  Norway
Vilho Ylönen
  Finland
Boris Andreyev
  Soviet Union

Results edit

Place Shooter Total
1   Erling Kongshaug (NOR) 1164
2   Vilho Ylönen (FIN) 1164
3   Boris Andreyev (URS) 1163
4   Ernst Huber (SUI) 1162
5   Pyotr Avilov (URS) 1162
6   Iosif Sîrbu (ROU) 1161
7   Uno Berg (SWE) 1158
8   Kullervo Leskinen (FIN) 1157
9   Jacques Mazoyer (FRA) 1157
10   Otto Horber (SUI) 1156
11   Mauritz Amundsen (NOR) 1156
12   Art Jackson (USA) 1155
13   Emmett Swanson (USA) 1155
14   Walther Fröstell (SWE) 1154
15   Uffe Schultz Larsen (DEN) 1152
16   Imre Ágoston (HUN) 1150
17   Siegfried Gurschler (AUT) 1145
18   Erich Spörer (GER) 1143
19   Wilhelm Sachsenmaier (AUT) 1140
20   Albert Sigl (GER) 1134
21   Gil Boa (CAN) 1133
22   Steffen Cranmer (GBR) 1132
23   Frans Lafortune (BEL) 1131
24   Jacques Lafortune (BEL) 1131
25   Zlatko Mašek (YUG) 1129
26   Nemanja Marković (YUG) 1127
27   Severino Moreira (BRA) 1122
28   Juan Bizama (CHI) 1120
29   János Dosztály (HUN) 1117
30   Paul Konsler (FRA) 1114
31   Luís Howorth (POR) 1114
32   Harvey Dias Villela (BRA) 1113
33   Humberto Briceño (VEN) 1104
34   Charles Hyde (GBR) 1100
35   Edson Warner (CAN) 1096
36   Harihar Banerjee (IND) 1095
37   Joaquim Sampaio (POR) 1095
38   Ludwig Gräf (SAA) 1089
39   Rafael Arnal (VEN) 1083
40   Ahmed Hamdi (EGY) 1079
41   Zvi Pinkas (ISR) 1077
42   Roger Abel (MON) 1061
43   Antoine Shousha (EGY) 1060
44   Alexander Eliraz (ISR) 1059

References edit

  1. ^ "Shooting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2015.