1912 Summer Olympics / Shooting

Shooting at the 5th Olympic Games
information
venue	Solna
Competition venue	Kaknäs
Nations	16
Athletes	284 (284 men)
date	June 29 - July 4, 1912
decisions	18th
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At the V Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , 18 sports shooting competitions were held. The venue was Kaknäs .

Balance sheet

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Medal table

space	country			Third	total
1	Sweden	7th	6th	4th	17th
2	United States	7th	4th	3	14th
3	France	2	-	-	2
4th	Great Britain	1	4th	4th	9
5	Hungary	1	-	-	1
6th	Denmark	-	1	2	3
7th	German Empire	-	1	1	2
	Norway	-	1	1	2
	Russia	-	1	1	2
10	Finland	-	-	2	2

Medalist

competitor	gold	silver	bronze
Army rifle 600 m	Paul Colas	Carl Osburn	John Jackson
Army rifle crew	Harry Adams , Allan Briggs , Cornelius Burdette , John Jackson , Carl Osburn , Warren Sprout	Henry Burr , Arthur Fulton , Harcourt Ommundsen , Edward Parnell , James Reid , Edward Skilton	Carl Björkman , Tönnes Björkman , Mauritz Eriksson , Werner Jernström , Hugo Johansson , Bernhard Larsson
Army rifle three-position fight 300 m	Sándor Prokopp	Carl Osburn	Engebret Skogen
Free rifle 300 m	Paul Colas	Lars Jørgen Madsen	Niels Larsen
Free rifle crew	Carl Björkman , Erik Blomqvist , Mauritz Eriksson , Hugo Johansson , Gustaf Adolf Jonsson , Bernhard Larsson	Albert Helgerud , Einar Liberg , Østen Østensen , Olaf Sæter , Ole Sæther , Gudbrand Skatteboe	Niels Andersen , Jens Hajslund , Laurits Larsen , Niels Larsen , Lars Jørgen Madsen , Ole Olsen
Small bore 50 m	Frederick Hird	William Milne	Harry Burt
Small caliber crew 50 m	Edward Lessimore , Robert Murray , Joseph Pepé , William Pimm	Eric Carlberg , Vilhelm Carlberg , Arthur Nordenswan , Ruben Örtegren	Frederick Hird , William Leushner , Carl Osburn , Warren Sprout
Small caliber disappearing target 25 m	Vilhelm Carlberg	Johan Hübner from Holst	Gideon Ericsson
Small bore disappearing target crew 25 m	Gustaf Boivie , Eric Carlberg , Vilhelm Carlberg , Johan Hübner von Holst	William Milne , Joseph Pepé , William Pimm , William Styles	Frederick Hird , William Leushner , William McDonnell , Warren Sprout
Target pistol 50 m	Alfred Lane	Peter Dolfen	Charles Stewart
Gun 50 m crew	John Dietz , Peter Dolfen , Alfred Lane , Henry Sears	Erik Boström , Eric Carlberg , Vilhelm Carlberg , Georg de Laval	Hugh Durant , Albert Kempster , Horatio Poulter , Charles Stewart
Rapid fire pistol 30 m	Alfred Lane	Paul Palén	Johan Hübner from Holst
Military revolver 30 m crew	Eric Carlberg , Vilhelm Carlberg , Johan Hübner von Holst , Paul Palén	Amos Kasch , Mykola Melnyzkyj , Heorhij Pantelejmonow , Pawel Woiloschnikow	Hugh Durant , Albert Kempster , Horatio Poulter , Charles Stewart
Running deer 100 m single shot	Alfred Swahn	Åke Lundeberg	Nestori Toivonen
Running stag 100 m single shot team	Per-Olof Arvidsson , Åke Lundeberg , Alfred Swahn , Oscar Swahn	William Leushner , William Libbey , William McDonnell , Walter Winans	Axel Fredrik Londen , Ernst Rosenqvist , Nestori Toivonen , Iivar Väänänen
Running stag 100 m double shot	Åke Lundeberg	Edward Benedicks	Oscar Swahn
Clay pigeon shooting	James Graham	Alfred Goeldel-Bronikowen	Harry Blues
Clay pigeon shooting team	Charles Billings , Edward Gleason , James Graham , Frank Hall , John Hendrickson , Ralph Spotts	John Butt , William Grosvenor , Harold Humby , Alexander Maunder , Charles Palmer , George Whitaker	Alfred Goeldel-Bronikowen , Horst Goeldel-Bronikowen , Erland Koch , Albert Preuss , Erich Graf von Bernstorff , Franz von Zedlitz and Leipe

Results

Army rifle 600 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	FRA	Paul Colas	94
2	United States	Carl Osburn	94
3	United States	John Jackson	93
4th	United States	Allan Briggs	93
5	GBR	Philip Plater	90
6th	SWE	Werner Jernström	88
7th	GBR	Harcourt Ommundsen	88
8th	United States	Cornelius Burdette	87
81	AUT	Johann Dulnig	41

Date: July 1, 1912
85 participants from 12 countries

The decision about the gold medal or the bronze medal was made in a jump-off .

Army rifle crew

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	Harry Adams Allan Briggs Cornelius Burdette John Jackson Carl Osburn Warren Sprout	1687
2	GBR	Henry Burr Arthur Fulton Harcourt Ommundsen Edward Parnell James Reid Edward Skilton	1602
3	SWE	Carl Björkman Tönnes Björkman Mauritz Eriksson Werner Jernström Hugo Johansson Bernhard Larsson	1570
4th	RSA	Robert Bodley George Harvey Charles Jeffreys Ernest Keeley Robert Patterson Arthur Smith	1531
5	FRA	Paul Colas Raoul de Boigne Pierre Gentil Léon Johnson Maxime Landin Louis Percy	1515
6th	NOR	Ole Degnæs Mathias Glomnes Olaf Husby Ole Jensen Hans Nordvik Arne Sunde	1473
7th	GRE	Nikolaos Levidis Frangiskos Mavrommatis Spyridon Mostras Iakovos Theofilas Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis	1445
8th	THE	Niels Andersen Rasmus Friis Jens Hajslund Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Hans Schultz	1419

Date: June 29, 1912
60 participants from 10 countries

Army rifle three position combat

space	country	athlete	Points
1	HUN	Sándor Prokopp	97
2	United States	Carl Osburn	95
3	NOR	Engebret Skogen	95
4th	GRE	Nikolaos Levidis	95
5	SWE	Nils Romander	94
6th	GBR	Arthur Fulton	92
7th	HUN	Rezső Velez	92
8th	SWE	Carl Flodström	91
32	AUT	Johann Dulnig	82

Date: July 1, 1912
91 participants from 12 countries

There was a jump-off for places 2 to 4 .

Free rifle 300 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	FRA	Paul Colas	987
2	THE	Lars Jørgen Madsen	981
3	THE	Niels Larsen	962
4th	SWE	Hugo Johansson	959
5	NOR	Gudbrand Skatteboe	956
6th	SWE	Bernhard Larsson	954
7th	NOR	Albert Helgerud	952
8th	SWE	Tönnes Björkman	947

Date: July 2nd, 1912
84 participants from 9 countries

Free rifle crew

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Carl Björkman Erik Blomqvist Mauritz Eriksson Hugo Johansson Gustaf Adolf Jonsson Bernhard Larsson	5655
2	NOR	Albert Helgerud Einar Liberg Østen Østensen Olaf Sæter Ole Sæther Gudbrand Skatteboe	5605
3	THE	Niels Andersen Jens Hajslund Laurits Larsen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen	5529
4th	FRA	Paul Colas Raoul de Boigne Pierre Gentil Léon Johnson Auguste Marion Louis Percy	5471
5	FIN	Emil Holm Heikki Huttunen Voitto Kolho Gustav Nyman Huvi Tuiskunen Vilho Vauhkonen	5323
6th	RSA	Robert Bodley George Harvey Ernest Keeley Robert Patterson Arthur Smith George Whelan	4897
7th	RUS	Pawel de Waldaine Konstantyn Kalinin Dmitri Kuskow Teotan Lebedev Pavel Leche Oleksandr Tillo	4892

Date: 4th July 1912
42 participants from 7 countries

Small bore 50 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	Frederick Hird	194
2	GBR	William Milne	193
3	GBR	Harry Burt	192
4th	GBR	Edward Lessimore	192
5	GBR	Francis Kemp	190
6th	GBR	Robert Murray	190
7th	United States	William Leushner	189
8th	SWE	Erik Boström	189

Date: 4th July 1912
41 participants from 9 countries

Small caliber crew 50 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	GBR	Edward Lessimore Robert Murray Joseph Pepé William Pimm	762
2	SWE	Eric Carlberg Vilhelm Carlberg Arthur Nordenswan Ruben Örtegren	748
3	United States	Frederick Hird William Leushner Carl Osburn Warren Sprout	744
4th	FRA	Pierre Gentil Léon Johnson Maxime Landin André Regaud	714
5	THE	Hans Denver Povl Gerlow Lars Jørgen Madsen Frants Nielsen	708
	GRE	Nikolaos Levidis Frangiskos Mavrommatis Iakovos Theofilas Ioannis Theofilakis

Date: July 3, 1912
24 participants from 6 countries

Small caliber disappearing target 25 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Vilhelm Carlberg	242
2	SWE	Johan Hübner from Holst	233
3	SWE	Gideon Ericsson	231
4th	GBR	Joseph Pepé	231
5	GBR	Robert Murray	228
6th	SWE	Axel Gyllenkrok	227
7th	GBR	William Pimm	225
8th	United States	Frederick Hird	221

Date: July 5, 1912
36 participants from 8 countries

Small bore disappearing target crew 25 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Gustaf Boivie Eric Carlberg Vilhelm Carlberg Johan Huebner from Holst	925
2	GBR	William Milne Joseph Pepé William Pimm William Styles	917
3	United States	Frederick Hird William Leushner William McDonnell Warren Sprout	881
4th	GRE	Nikolaos Levidis Frangiskos Mavrommatis Iakovos Theofilas Ioannis Theofilakis	716

Date: July 5, 1912
16 participants from 4 countries

Target pistol 50 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	Alfred Lane	499
2	United States	Peter Dolfen	474
3	GBR	Charles Stewart	470
4th	SWE	Georg de Laval	470
5	SWE	Erik Boström	468
6th	GBR	Horatio Poulter	461
7th	United States	Henry Sears	459
8th	RUS	Nikolai Panin	457
39	AUT	Adolf Schmal	406
44	GER	Gerhard Bock	395
53	AUT	Edmond Bernhardt	245
44	GER	Heinrich Herrmann	189

Date: July 1st, 1912
54 participants from 12 countries

Gun 50 m crew

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	John Dietz Peter Dolfen Alfred Lane Henry Sears	1916
2	SWE	Erik Boström Eric Carlberg Vilhelm Carlberg Georg de Laval	1849
3	GBR	Hugh Durant Albert Kempster Horatio Poulter Charles Stewart	1804
4th	RUS	Mykola Melnyzkyj Nikolai Panin Hryhorij Schesterikow Pawel Woiloschnikow	1801
5	GRE	Frangiskos Mavrommatis Konstantinos Skarlatos Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis	1731

Date: July 2, 1912
20 participants from 5 countries

Rapid fire pistol 30 m

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	Alfred Lane	287
2	SWE	Paul Palén	286
3	SWE	Johan Hübner from Holst	283
4th	United States	John Dietz	283
5	SWE	Ivan Törnmarck	280
6th	SWE	Eric Carlberg	278
7th	SWE	Georg de Laval	277
8th	United States	Walter Winans	276
20th	AUT	Adolf Schmal	267
39	GER	Georg Meyer	207
40	AUT	Edmond Bernhardt	194

Date: June 29, 1912
42 participants from 10 countries

Military revolver 30 m crew

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Eric Carlberg Vilhelm Carlberg Johan Hübner from Holst Paul Palén	1145
2	RUS	Amos Kasch Mykola Melnyzkyj Heorhij Pantelejmonow Pawel Woiloschnikow	1091
3	GBR	Hugh Durant Albert Kempster Horatio Poulter Charles Stewart	1107
4th	United States	John Dietz Alfred Lane Reginald Sayre Walter Winans	1097
5	GRE	Frangiskos Mavrommatis Georgios Petropoulos Konstantinos Skarlatos Ioannis Theofilakis	1057
6th	FRA	Georges de Crequi-Montfort Charles de Jaubert Maurice Fauré Edmond Sandoz	1041
7th	GER	Gerhard Bock Heinrich Hoffmann Georg Meyer Benno Wandolleck	890

Date: June 29th to July 3rd, 1912
28 participants from 7 countries

Running deer 100 m single shot

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Alfred Swahn	41
2	SWE	Åke Lundeberg	41
3	FIN	Nestori Toivonen	41
4th	SWE	Karl Larsson	39
	SWE	Lindskog is different
	SWE	Oscar Swahn
7th	AUT	Heinrich Elbogen	38
8th	SWE	Adolph Cederström	37
	United States	William Leushner
10	AUT	Adolf Michel	36
13	GER	Erland cook	33
15th	AUT	Peter Paternelli	31
21st	GER	Albert Preuss	28
25th	GER	Horst Goeldel-Bronikowen	27
31	AUT	Eberhard Steinböck	23

Date: June 28th to July 1st, 1912
34 participants from 7 countries

The decision about the first three places was made in a jump-off .

Running stag 100 m single shot team

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Per-Olof Arvidsson Åke Lundeberg Alfred Swahn Oscar Swahn	151
2	United States	William Leushner William Libbey William McDonnell Walter Winans	132
3	FIN	Axel Fredrik Londen Ernst Rosenqvist Nestori Toivonen Iivar Väänänen	123
4th	AUT	Heinrich Elbogen Adolf Michel Peter Paternelli Eberhard Steinböck	115
5	RUS	Dmitri Barkow Harry Blaus Alexander Dobrschanski Wassili Skrozki	108

Date: 4th July 1912
20 participants from 5 countries

Running stag 100 m double shot

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SWE	Åke Lundeberg	79
2	SWE	Edward Benedicks	74
3	SWE	Oscar Swahn	72
4th	SWE	Per-Olof Arvidsson	68
	SWE	Oscar Swahn
6th	SWE	Lindskog is different	67
7th	SWE	Erik Sökjer-Petersén	65
8th	SWE	Emil Lindewald	64
16	AUT	Heinrich Elbogen	48
17th	GER	Erland cook	47
	GER	Albert Preuss

Date: July 3, 1912
20 participants from 6 countries

Clay pigeon shooting

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	James Graham	96
2	GER	Alfred Goeldel-Bronikowen	94
3	RUS	Harry Blues	91
4th	GBR	Harold Humby	88
	GRE	Anastasios Metaxas
	GER	Albert Preuss
	FIN	Adolf cut
	GER	Franz von Zedlitz and Leipe
12	GER	Horst Goeldel-Bronikowen	86
	GER	Erland cook
17th	GER	Erich Graf von Bernstorff	84
25th	GER	Hans Liege	77

Date: July 2-4, 1912
61 participants from 11 countries

Clay pigeon shooting team

space	country	athlete	Points
1	United States	Charles Billings Edward Gleason James Graham Frank Hall John Hendrickson Ralph Spotts	532
2	GBR	John Butt William Grosvenor Harold Humby Alexander Maunder Charles Palmer George Whitaker	511
3	GER	Alfred Goeldel-Bronikowen Horst Goeldel-Bronikowen Erland cook Albert Preuss Erich Graf von Bernstorff Franz von Zedlitz and Leipe	510
4th	SWE	Johan Ekman Hjalmar Frisell Åke Lundeberg Alfred Swahn Victor Wallenberg Carl Wollert	243
5	FIN	Edvard Bacher Emil Collan Karl Fazer Robert Huber Axel Fredrik Londen Adolf Editing	233
6th	FRA	Édoard Creuzé Henri de Castex Georges de Crequi-Montfort Charles de Jaubert André Fleury René Texier	90

Date: June 29th to July 1st, 1912
36 participants from 6 countries

Web links

Commons : Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Shooting at the 1912 Olympic Games in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official report of the 1912 Olympic Games (PDF, 51.1 MB)