Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The men's 50 metre rifle three positions rifle shooting event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on 7–8 September 1960 with 75 shooters from 41 nations competing.[1] The three positions consist of; prone position, kneeling position and standing position.

Men's shooting
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueUmberto I Shooting Range
Dates7-8 September
Competitors75 from 41 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Shamburkin
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marat Nyýazow
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Klaus Zähringer
 United Team of Germany
← 1956
1964 →

Results

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

Qualifying round

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Group one

Rank Name Nationality Prone Kneeling Standing Total
1 Iosif Sîrbu   Romania 195 188 186 569
2 Otakar Hořínek   Czechoslovakia 190 191 185 566
3 Jerzy Nowicki   Poland 195 190 180 565
4 Jim Hill   United States 197 191 173 561
5 Marat Nyýazow   Soviet Union 196 193 171 560
6 Bernd Klingner   United Team of Germany 196 187 177 560
7 Esa Kervinen   Finland 194 188 178 560
8 Walther Fröstell   Sweden 193 188 173 554
9 Michiel Victor   South Africa 199 187 167 553
10 Imre Simkó   Hungary 194 181 178 553
11 Georges Wahler   France 190 190 172 552
12 Josef Fröwis   Austria 193 182 176 551
13 Magne Landrø   Norway 188 187 176 551
14 Norman Rule   Australia 192 188 169 549
15 Ivan Lazarov   Bulgaria 186 186 177 549
16 Steffen Cranmer   Great Britain 190 189 168 547
17 Miroslav Stojanović   Yugoslavia 190 182 175 547
18 Uffe Schultz Larsen   Denmark 187 184 173 544
19 Jorge di Giandoménico   Argentina 193 178 172 543
20 Evald Gering   Canada 195 179 168 542
21 Wu Tao-yan   Formosa 189 187 164 540
22 Georgios Liveris   Greece 191 182 164 537
23 Bernardo San Juan   Philippines 189 180 167 536
24 Hans Schönenberger   Switzerland 190 174 170 534
25 Sergio Rolandi   Italy 189 179 165 533
26 Hannan Crystal   Israel 191 167 174 532
27 Frans Lafortune   Belgium 191 180 159 530
28 Carlos Cedron   Peru 189 177 162 528
29 José María Vallsera   Colombia 189 181 157 527
30 Gilbert Scorsoglio   Monaco 184 174 158 516
31 José Llorens   Spain 177 182 157 516
32 Manoel da Silva   Portugal 192 162 154 508
33 Guido Wolf   Liechtenstein 179 170 144 493
34 Saroj Silpikul   Thailand 184 171 133 488
35 Gholam Hossein Mobaser   Iran 190 155 126 471
36 Gibreel Ali   Sudan 181 161 112 454
37 Abdesselem Lahmidi   Morocco 158 97 61 316

Group two

Rank Name Nationality Prone Kneeling Standing Total
1 János Holup   Hungary 197 190 175 562
2 Viktor Shamburkin   Soviet Union 197 189 176 562
3 Hubert Hammerer   Austria 195 189 178 562
4 Pauli Janhonen   Finland 189 190 182 561
5 Daniel Puckel   United States 190 192 178 560
6 Anders Kvissberg   Sweden 196 181 182 559
7 Branislav Lončar   Yugoslavia 193 185 180 558
8 Dušan Houdek   Czechoslovakia 192 191 175 558
9 Nicolae Rotaru   Romania 192 189 176 557
10 Niels Petersen   Denmark 191 182 183 556
11 Velichko Velichkov   Bulgaria 191 184 180 555
12 Klaus Zähringer   United Team of Germany 188 189 178 555
13 Pedro Armella   Argentina 198 182 174 554
14 Henryk Górski   Poland 183 192 179 554
15 Kurt Müller   Switzerland 189 189 174 552
16 Johannes Human   South Africa 196 182 167 545
17 Pierre Guy   France 192 181 172 545
18 Erling Kongshaug   Norway 188 182 175 545
19 Jacques Lafortune   Belgium 193 185 165 543
20 Rafael Peles   Israel 194 180 167 541
21 Vincenzo Biava   Italy 189 179 173 541
22 Don Tolhurst   Australia 194 189 157 540
23 Gil Boa   Canada 195 190 153 538
24 Takao Ishii   Japan 187 180 171 538
25 Adolfo Feliciano   Philippines 190 178 165 533
26 Derek Robinson   Great Britain 190 182 159 531
27 Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos   Greece 189 180 162 531
28 Luiz Martins   Brazil 193 171 161 525
29 António Tavares   Portugal 188 172 165 525
30 Carlos Lastarria   Peru 187 170 167 524
31 José Manuel Andoin   Spain 182 176 161 519
32 Krisada Arunwong   Thailand 185 171 160 516
33 Gustav Kaufmann   Liechtenstein 182 166 159 507
34 Saifi Chaudhry   Pakistan 185 160 161 506
35 Francis Boisson   Monaco 189 164 151 504
36 Victor Kremer   Luxembourg 178 160 150 488
37 Omar Anas   Sudan 153 133 95 381
38 Bouchaib Zeroual   Morocco 155 97 108 360

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

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Rank Name Nationality Prone Kneeling Standing Total Notes
  Viktor Shamburkin   Soviet Union 394 386 369 1149 =WR
  Marat Nyýazow   Soviet Union 384 388 373 1145
  Klaus Zähringer   United Team of Germany 394 381 364 1139
4 Dušan Houdek   Czechoslovakia 387 386 366 1139
5 Jerzy Nowicki   Poland 394 378 365 1137
6 Esa Kervinen   Finland 392 381 364 1137
7 Daniel Puckel   United States 390 385 361 1136
8 János Holup   Hungary 394 384 356 1134
9 Josef Fröwis   Austria 389 381 364 1134
10 Otakar Hořínek   Czechoslovakia 393 373 367 1133
11 Hubert Hammerer   Austria 391 382 359 1132
12 Iosif Sîrbu   Romania 390 384 357 1131
13 Pauli Janhonen   Finland 392 377 361 1130
14 Velichko Velichkov   Bulgaria 391 382 355 1128
15 Imre Simkó   Hungary 389 380 359 1128
16 Anders Kvissberg   Sweden 390 375 362 1127
17 Kurt Müller   Switzerland 384 370 372 1126
18 Bernd Klingner   United Team of Germany 391 380 352 1123
19 Henryk Górski   Poland 382 388 352 1122
20 Ivan Lazarov   Bulgaria 382 378 360 1120
21 Miroslav Stojanović   Yugoslavia 392 369 356 1117
22 Hans Schönenberger   Switzerland 391 370 356 1117
23 Niels Petersen   Denmark 386 369 361 1116
24 Jim Hill   United States 392 378 345 1115
25 Nicolae Rotaru   Romania 394 373 347 1114
26 Walther Fröstell   Sweden 389 376 348 1113
27 Don Tolhurst   Australia 388 376 349 1113
28 Georges Wahler   France 385 371 356 1112
29 Derek Robinson   Great Britain 385 373 353 1111
30 Takao Ishii   Japan 386 377 347 1110
31 Jacques Lafortune   Belgium 386 375 347 1108
32 Pierre Guy   France 385 374 349 1108
33 Jorge di Giandoménico   Argentina 386 370 351 1107
34 Pedro Armella   Argentina 388 380 338 1106
35 Johannes Human   South Africa 391 367 347 1105
36 Wu Tao-yan   Formosa 392 377 335 1104
37 Branislav Lončar   Yugoslavia 384 379 341 1104
38 Erling Kongshaug   Norway 384 370 350 1104
39 Magne Landrø   Norway 389 364 350 1103
40 Adolfo Feliciano   Philippines 387 365 351 1103
41 Vincenzo Biava   Italy 383 372 372 1099
42 Frans Lafortune   Belgium 383 367 349 1099
43 Steffen Cranmer   Great Britain 387 373 338 1098
44 Michiel Victor   South Africa 392 377 328 1097
45 Norman Rule   Australia 386 366 366 1095
46 Sergio Rolandi   Italy 388 369 369 1091
47 Evald Gering   Canada 385 372 334 1091
48 Hannan Crystal   Israel 388 356 343 1087
49 Georgios Liveris   Greece 384 371 332 1087
50 Rafael Peles   Israel 388 370 326 1084
51 Bernardo San Juan   Philippines 382 367 334 1083
52 Gil Boa   Canada 388 358 331 1077
53 Uffe Schultz Larsen   Denmark 376 359 342 1077
54 Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos   Greece 377 358 321 1056

Key: =WR = equalled world record

References

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  1. ^ "Shooting at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2015.