Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Appearance
Men's 50 metre rifle, prone at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||
Date | 5 December | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Rifle | |
300 metre rifle | men |
50 m rifle, three positions | men |
50 m rifle, prone | men |
Pistol | |
25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
50 metre pistol | men |
Shotgun | |
Trap | men |
Running deer | |
100 m running deer | men |
The men's 50 metre rifle prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting programme of the 1956 Summer Olympics. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 44 shooters from 25 nations competed.[1]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shooting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2015.