Free rifle at the Olympics explained

Event:Free rifle at the OlympicsFree rifle
Sport:Shooting
Gender:Men and women
Yearsheld:Men: At least one event every year shooting has been held (i.e., excl. 1904 and 1928)
Women: 1984–2020

The free rifle is a group of events held at the Olympics, beginning in 1896 and continuing to the current programme. Current nomenclature drops the "free" and refers to the event type as the "rifle." The women's 50-metre version has also been called the "standard" and "sport" rifle. The "free" rifle is distinct from the military, air, and small-bore rifle events.

The current Olympic program includes two free rifle events: the ISSF 50 meter rifle three positions for both men (since 1952) and women (since 1984; women were nominally allowed to compete with the men from 1968 to 1980, although very few women participated these years). Two other events were held for numerous Games: the 300 m rifle three positions for men from 1900 to 1920 and from 1948 to 1972 and the ISSF 50 meter rifle prone for men from 1912 to 2016 (excluding 1920 and 1924). The 300 m rifle prone is a shooting discipline held at the world championships but never consistently at the Olympics.

In 1896, a 300-meter free rifle event was held without position requirements. In 1900, medals were awarded for each of the three positions in the 300-metre free rifle competition, using the scores from the full individual event. Four team events were held, with individual scores summed to give a team result in 1900 and 1920 and separate team shooting in 1908 and 1912. A 600-meter event for men was held in 1912, a 600-meter prone event for men in 1924, and a 1000-yard event for men in 1908.

50 m rifle three positions

Men

1952 Helsinki
Boris Andreyev
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
(mixed)
1972 Munich
(mixed)
1976 Montreal
(mixed)
1980 Moscow
(mixed)
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo
2024 Paris

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 align=left data-sort-value="Cooper, Malcolm"1984–1988 2 0 0 2
align=left data-sort-value="Campriani, Niccolò"2012–2016 2 0 0 2
3 align=left data-sort-value="Writer, John"1968–1972 1 1 0 2
align=left data-sort-value="Bassham, Lanny"1972–1976 1 1 0 2
5 align=left data-sort-value="Debevec, Rajmond"2000, 2008 1 0 1 2
6 align=left data-sort-value="Allan, Alister"1984–1988 0 1 1 2

Medalists by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 3 5 1 9
2 3 1 3 8
3 3 0 0 3
4 2 1 1 4
5 2 0 0 2
6 1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
10 1 0 0 1
11 0 2 0 2
12 0 1 1 2
13 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
20 0 0 2 2
0 0 2 2
22 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

Women

1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo
2024 Paris

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 align=left data-sort-value="Renata, Mauer"1996–2000 1 0 1 2
align=left data-sort-value="Du Li"2008, 2016 1 0 1 2

Medalists by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 2 1 2 5
2 2 0 1 3
3 1 2 1 4
4 1 1 0 2
5 1 0 2 3
6 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
8 0 2 0 2
9 0 1 1 2
10 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
12 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

50 m rifle prone

Men

1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 AntwerpNot held
1924 ParisNot held
1928 AmsterdamNot held
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
Boris Andreyev
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
(mixed)
1972 Munich
(mixed)
1976 Montreal
(mixed)
1980 Moscow
(mixed)
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 align=left data-sort-value="Hammerl, László"1964–1968 1 1 0 2
align=left data-sort-value="Emmons, Matthew"2004–2008 1 1 0 2
3 align=left data-sort-value="Martynov, Sergei"2000–2004, 2012 1 0 2 3

Medalists by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 4 5 2 11
2 2 2 2 6
3 2 1 0 3
4 2 0 1 3
5 2 0 0 2
6 1 2 3 6
7 1 2 0 3
8 1 1 0 2
1 1 0 2
10 1 0 2 3
11 1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
13 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
16 0 2 1 3
17 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
23 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

300 m rifle three positions

Men

1900 Paris

1904 St. LouisNot held
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 ParisNot held
1928 AmsterdamNot held
1932 Los AngelesNot held
1936 BerlinNot held
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
Anatoli Bogdanov
Lev Vainshtein
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
(mixed)
1972 Munich
(mixed)

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 align=left data-sort-value="Anderson, Gary"1964–1968 2 0 0 2
2 align=left data-sort-value="Borisov, Vasily"1956–1960 1 0 1 2
3 align=left data-sort-value="Larsen, Niels"1912–1920 0 1 1 2

Medalists by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 4 1 1 6
2 2 4 2 8
3 2 2 1 5
4 1 0 4 5
5 1 0 0 1
1 0 0 1
7 0 3 1 4
8 0 1 1 2
9 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

300 m free rifle

Men

1896 Athens

300 m rifle kneeling

Men

1900 Paris

Not awarded

300 m rifle prone

Men

1900 Paris

300 m rifle standing

Men

1900 Paris

300 m rifle team

Men

1900 Paris
1904 St. LouisNot held
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 align=left data-sort-value="Sæther, Ole"1900, 1908–1912 1 2 0 3
align=left data-sort-value="Helgerud, Albert"1908–1920 1 2 0 3
align=left data-sort-value="Skatteboe, Gudbrand"1908–1920 1 2 0 3
4 align=left data-sort-value="Jonsson, Gustaf Adolf"1908–1912 1 1 0 2
align=left data-sort-value="Liberg, Einar"1908–1912 1 1 0 2
align=left data-sort-value="Sæther, Olaf"1908–1912 1 1 0 2
7 align=left data-sort-value="Østensen, Østen"1912–1920 0 2 0 2

Medalists by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 1 3 0 3
2 1 1 0 2
3 1 0 1 2
4 1 0 0 1
5 0 0 2 2
6 0 0 1 1

600 m rifle

Men

1912 Stockholm

600 m rifle prone

Men

1920 Antwerp

1000 yd rifle

Men

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