Free rifle at the Olympics
Free rifle at the Olympic Games | |
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![]() Rifle shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
Overview | |
Sport | Shooting |
Gender | Men and women |
Years held | Men: At least one event every year shooting has been held (i.e., excl. 1904 and 1928) Women: 1984–2020 |
Reigning champion | |
Men | ![]() |
Women | ![]() |
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 simply the "rifle." The women's 50 metre version has also been referred to as the "standard" and "sport" rifle. The "free" rifle is distinct from the military rifle, air rifle, and small-bore rifle.
The current Olympic programme 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.
There was a 300 metre free rifle event in 1896 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. There were four team events held, with individual scores summed to give a team result in 1900 and 1920 and separate team shooting in 1908 and 1912. A 600-metre event for men was held in 1912, a 600-metre prone event for men in 1924, and a 1000-yard event for men in 1908.
50 m rifle three positions[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1952 Helsinki |
Erling Kongshaug![]() |
Vilho Ylönen![]() |
Boris Andreyev![]() |
1956 Melbourne |
Anatoli Bogdanov![]() |
Otakar Hořínek![]() |
John Sundberg![]() |
1960 Rome |
Viktor Shamburkin![]() |
Marat Nyýazow![]() |
Klaus Zähringer![]() |
1964 Tokyo |
Lones Wigger![]() |
Velichko Velichkov![]() |
László Hammerl![]() |
1968 Mexico City (mixed) |
Bernd Klingner![]() |
John Writer![]() |
Vitaly Parkhimovich![]() |
1972 Munich (mixed) |
John Writer![]() |
Lanny Bassham![]() |
Werner Lippoldt![]() |
1976 Montreal (mixed) |
Lanny Bassham![]() |
Margaret Murdock[1]![]() |
Werner Seibold![]() |
1980 Moscow (mixed) |
Viktor Vlasov![]() |
Bernd Hartstein![]() |
Sven Johansson![]() |
1984 Los Angeles |
Malcolm Cooper![]() |
Daniel Nipkow![]() |
Alister Allan![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Malcolm Cooper![]() |
Alister Allan![]() |
Kirill Ivanov![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Hrachya Petikyan![]() |
Robert Foth![]() |
Ryohei Koba![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Jean-Pierre Amat![]() |
Sergey Belyayev![]() |
Wolfram Waibel![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Rajmond Debevec![]() |
Juha Hirvi![]() |
Harald Stenvaag![]() |
2004 Athens |
Jia Zhanbo![]() |
Michael Anti![]() |
Christian Planer![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Qiu Jian![]() |
Jury Sukhorukov![]() |
Rajmond Debevec![]() |
2012 London |
Niccolò Campriani![]() |
Kim Jong-Hyun![]() |
Matthew Emmons![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Niccolò Campriani![]() |
Sergey Kamenskiy![]() |
Alexis Raynaud![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Zhang Changhong![]() |
Sergey Kamenskiy![]() |
Milenko Sebić![]() |
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Malcolm Cooper | ![]() |
1984–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Niccolò Campriani | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | John Writer | ![]() |
1968–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Lanny Bassham | ![]() |
1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Rajmond Debevec | ![]() |
2000, 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Alister Allan | ![]() |
1984–1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by nation[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
22 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1984 Los Angeles |
Wu Xiaoxuan![]() |
Ulrike Holmer![]() |
Wanda Jewell![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Silvia Sperber![]() |
Vesela Letcheva![]() |
Valentina Cherkasova![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Launi Meili![]() |
Nonka Matova![]() |
Malgorzata Ksiazkiewicz![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Aleksandra Ivošev![]() |
Irina Gerasimenok![]() |
Renata Mauer![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Renata Mauer![]() |
Tatiana Goldobina![]() |
Maria Feklistova![]() |
2004 Athens |
Lioubov Galkina![]() |
Valentina Turisini![]() |
Wang Chengyi![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Du Li![]() |
Kateřina Emmons![]() |
Eglis Yaima Cruz![]() |
2012 London |
Jamie Lynn Gray![]() |
Ivana Maksimović![]() |
Adéla Sýkorová![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Barbara Engleder![]() |
Zhang Binbin![]() |
Du Li![]() |
2020 Tokyo |
Nina Christen![]() |
Yulia Zykova![]() |
Yulia Karimova![]() |
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Renata Mauer | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Du Li | ![]() |
2008, 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by nation[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
50 m rifle prone[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
Arthur Carnell![]() |
Harold Humby![]() |
George Barnes![]() |
1912 Stockholm |
Frederick Hird![]() |
William Milne![]() |
Harold Burt![]() |
1920 Antwerp | Not held | ||
1924 Paris | Not held | ||
1928 Amsterdam | Not held | ||
1932 Los Angeles |
Bertil Rönnmark![]() |
Gustavo Huet![]() |
Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky![]() |
1936 Berlin |
Willy Røgeberg![]() |
Ralph Berzsenyi![]() |
Władysław Karaś![]() |
1948 London |
Arthur Cook![]() |
Walter Tomsen![]() |
Jonas Jonsson![]() |
1952 Helsinki |
Iosif Sîrbu![]() |
Boris Andreyev![]() |
Arthur Jackson![]() |
1956 Melbourne |
Gerald Ouellette![]() |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
Gil Boa![]() |
1960 Rome |
Peter Kohnke![]() |
James Enoch Hill![]() |
Enrico Forcella![]() |
1964 Tokyo |
László Hammerl![]() |
Lones Wigger![]() |
Tommy Pool![]() |
1968 Mexico City (mixed) |
Jan Kůrka![]() |
László Hammerl![]() |
Ian Ballinger![]() |
1972 Munich (mixed) |
Ri Ho-jun![]() |
Victor Auer![]() |
Nicolae Rotaru![]() |
1976 Montreal (mixed) |
Karlheinz Smieszek![]() |
Ulrich Lind![]() |
Gennadi Lushchikov![]() |
1980 Moscow (mixed) |
Károly Varga![]() |
Hellfried Heilfort![]() |
Petar Zapryanov![]() |
1984 Los Angeles |
Edward Etzel![]() |
Michel Bury![]() |
Michael Sullivan![]() |
1988 Seoul |
Miroslav Varga![]() |
Cha Young-chul![]() |
Attila Záhonyi![]() |
1992 Barcelona |
Lee Eun-chul![]() |
Harald Stenvaag![]() |
Stevan Pletikosić![]() |
1996 Atlanta |
Christian Klees![]() |
Sergey Belyayev![]() |
Jozef Gönci![]() |
2000 Sydney |
Jonas Edman![]() |
Torben Grimmel![]() |
Sergei Martynov![]() |
2004 Athens |
Matthew Emmons![]() |
Christian Lusch![]() |
Sergei Martynov![]() |
2008 Beijing |
Artur Ayvazyan![]() |
Matthew Emmons![]() |
Warren Potent![]() |
2012 London |
Sergei Martynov![]() |
Lionel Cox![]() |
Rajmond Debevec![]() |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Henri Junghänel![]() |
Kim Jong-hyun![]() |
Kirill Grigoryan![]() |
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | László Hammerl | ![]() |
1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Matthew Emmons | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Sergei Martynov | ![]() |
2000–2004, 2012 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Medalists by nation[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
300 m rifle three positions[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris |
Emil Kellenberger![]() |
Anders Peter Nielsen![]() |
Paul Van Asbroeck![]() Ole Østmo ![]() |
1904 St. Louis | Not held | ||
1908 London |
Albert Helgerud![]() |
Harry Simon![]() |
Ole Sæther![]() |
1912 Stockholm |
Paul Colas![]() |
Lars Jørgen Madsen![]() |
Niels Larsen![]() |
1920 Antwerp |
Morris Fisher![]() |
Niels Larsen![]() |
Østen Østensen![]() |
1924 Paris | Not held | ||
1928 Amsterdam | Not held | ||
1932 Los Angeles | Not held | ||
1936 Berlin | Not held | ||
1948 London |
Emil Grünig![]() |
Pauli Janhonen![]() |
Willy Røgeberg![]() |
1952 Helsinki |
Anatoli Bogdanov![]() |
Robert Bürchler![]() |
Lev Vainshtein![]() |
1956 Melbourne |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
Allan Erdman![]() |
Vilho Ylönen![]() |
1960 Rome |
Hubert Hammerer![]() |
Hans Rudolf Spillmann![]() |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
1964 Tokyo |
Gary Anderson![]() |
Shota Kveliashvili![]() |
Martin Gunnarsson![]() |
1968 Mexico City (mixed) |
Gary Anderson![]() |
Valentin Kornev![]() |
Kurt Müller![]() |
1972 Munich (mixed) |
Lones Wigger![]() |
Boris Melnik![]() |
Lajos Papp![]() |
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gary Anderson | ![]() |
1964–1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Vasily Borisov | ![]() |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Niels Larsen | ![]() |
1912–1920 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by nation[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
300 m free rifle[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1896 Athens |
Georgios Orphanidis![]() |
Ioannis Frangoudis![]() |
Viggo Jensen![]() |
300 m rifle kneeling[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris |
Konrad Stäheli![]() |
Emil Kellenberger![]() Anders Peter Nielsen ![]() |
Not awarded |
300 m rifle prone[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris |
Achille Paroche![]() |
Anders Peter Nielsen![]() |
Ole Østmo![]() |
300 m rifle standing[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris |
Lars Jørgen Madsen![]() |
Ole Østmo![]() |
Charles Paumier![]() |
300 m rifle team[]
Men[]
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ole Sæther | ![]() |
1900, 1908–1912 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Albert Helgerud | ![]() |
1908–1920 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Gudbrand Skatteboe | ![]() |
1908–1920 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Gustaf Adolf Jonsson | ![]() |
1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Einar Liberg | ![]() |
1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Olaf Sæther | ![]() |
1908–1912 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | Østen Østensen | ![]() |
1912–1920 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Medalists by nation[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm |
Paul Colas![]() |
Carl Osburn![]() |
John Jackson![]() |
600 m rifle prone[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1920 Antwerp |
Morris Fisher![]() |
Carl Osburn![]() |
Niels Larsen![]() |
1000 yd rifle[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London |
Joshua Millner![]() |
Kellogg Casey![]() |
Maurice Blood![]() |
References[]
- ^ Murdock was the first woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting. From 1968 to 1980, the events were open to men and women competing together, before women's events were added in 1984.
- Olympic shooting events
- Free rifle at the Olympics