Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's single-shot running deer
The men's single-shot 100 meter running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet (22.86 meters), with the shooter firing one shot during each run. The runs lasted about 4 seconds each and took place 110 yards (100.584 meters) distant from the shooter. There were three concentric circles on the target, with the smallest counting for 4 points, the middle for 3, and the outermost for 2. A hit outside the circles but still on the target (except on the haunch) counted for 1 point. The maximum possible score was thus 40 points. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.[2]
| Men's single-shot running deer at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bisley rifle range | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 9 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 1000 yard free rifle | men |
| 300 m free rifle | men |
| Team free rifle | men |
| Team military rifle | men |
| Stationary target small-bore rifle | men |
| Moving target small-bore rifle | men |
| Disappearing target small-bore rifle | men |
| Team small-bore rifle | men |
| Pistol | |
| Individual pistol | men |
| Team pistol | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Individual trap | men |
| Team trap | men |
| Running deer | |
| Single-shot running deer | men |
| Double-shot running deer | men |
| Team single-shot running deer | men |
Results
| Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oscar Swahn (SWE) | 25 |
| 2 |  Ted Ranken (GBR) | 24 |
| 3 | Alexander Rogers (GBR) | 24 |
| 4 | Maurice Blood (GBR) | 23 |
| 5 | Albert Kempster (GBR) | 22 |
| 6 | James Cowan (GBR) | 21 |
| William Russell Lane-Joynt (GBR) | 21 | |
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| 9 | Joshua Millner (GBR) | 20 |
| 10 | Charles Nix (GBR) | 19 |
| 11 | Ernst Rosell (SWE) | 17 |
| 12 | William Ellicott (GBR) | 16 |
| 13 |  Léon Tétart (FRA) | 11 |
| 14 | Maurice Robion du Pont (FRA) | 6 |
| 15 | André Barbillat (FRA) | 3 |
De Wael also lists another British shooter, John Bashford, as having competed and placed lower than Barbillat. However, the Official Report makes no mention of Bashford in its list of competitors.
References
- "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Running Target, Single Shot". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- Official Report, p. 39.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 11 May 2006.