Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 metre rapid fire pistol

The men's 30 metre dueling pistol (originally called individual competition with revolver and pistol (duel shooting)) was a shooting sports pistol event held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics shooting programme. It was later standardized by the ISSF to the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol. It was the third appearance of the event (fourth counting 1906[2]), as it had not been featured at the 1908 Games.[3] The competition was held on Saturday, 29 June 1912.[4] Forty-two sport shooters from ten nations competed. Nations were limited to 12 shooters each.[5] The event was won by Alfred Lane of the United States, in the nation's debut. Sweden, also making its debut, earned the silver (Paul Palén) and bronze (Johan Hübner von Holst) medals.

Men's 30 metre dueling pistol
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics
VenueKaknäs
Date29 June
Competitors42 from 10 nations
Winning score30 hits, 287 points
Medalists
Alfred Lane
 United States
Paul Palén
 Sweden
Johan Hübner von Holst
 Sweden
Shooting at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Rifle
50 m rifle, pronemen
300 m free rifle, 3 positionsmen
600 m free riflemen
Team free riflemen
300 m military rifle, 3 positionsmen
Team military riflemen
25 m small-bore riflemen
25 m team small-bore riflemen
50 m team small-bore riflemen
Pistol
50 m pistolmen
50 m team pistolmen
30 m dueling pistolmen
30 m team dueling pistolmen
Shotgun
Trapmen
Team clay pigeonsmen
Running deer
100 m deer, single shotsmen
100 m deer, double shotsmen
100 m team deer, single shotsmen

Background

This was the third appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, the only event on the 2020 programme that traces back to 1896. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1928 (when no shooting events were held) and 1908; it was open to women from 1968 to 1980.[6] The 1912 event was very different from both the 1896 event and the 1900 event, which were also quite different from each other. Standardization would come in 1924.

France, Great Britain, and Greece each made their second appearance in the event; each of the other seven nations (Austria, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Sweden, and the United States) was competing for the first time.

Competition format

The format was 30 shots in 6 series of 5 shots each. The target was a 1.7 metre tall full silhouette, with scoring rings up to 10 points. The figure would appear for 3 seconds, with 10 seconds between each shot. 30 hits were possible, with 300 points possible. Hits were the primary measurement of success; points were only used to differentiate between shooters with the same number of hits. Any revolver or pistol could be used, with open fore- and back-sights.[6][5][7]

Schedule
Date Time Round
Saturday, 29 June 19129:00Final

Results

A shoot-off was used to determine the bronze medal after two men tied on hits (30) and points (283). Hübner von Holst beat Dietz 284 to 282.[6] Tie-breaking procedures for later ties are not known.

RankShooterNationHitsScore
Alfred Lane United States30287
Paul Palén Sweden30286
Johan Hübner von Holst Sweden30283
4John Dietz United States30283
5Ivan Törnmarck Sweden30280
6Eric Carlberg Sweden30278
7Georg de Laval Sweden30277
8Walter W. Winans United States30276
9Sándor Török Hungary30275
10Hans Roedder United States30275
11Gustaf Boivie Sweden30272
12Edmond Sandoz France30272
13Patrik de Laval Sweden30268
14Grigori Panteleimonov Russia30265
15Vilhelm Carlberg Sweden29274
16Peter Dolfen United States29274
17Erik Boström Sweden29274
18Franz-Albert Schartau Sweden29270
19Reginald Sayre United States29268
20Adolf Schmal Austria29267
21Henry Sears United States29266
22Nikolai Melnitsky Russia29264
23Ioannis Theofilakis Greece29263
24Pavel Voyloshnikov Russia29260
25Félix Alegría Chile29259
26Georges de Crequi-Montfort France28263
27Konstantinos Skarlatos Greece28261
28Amos Kash Russia28260
29Frangiskos Mavrommatis Greece28258
30Axel Gyllenkrok Sweden28255
31Maurice Fauré France28250
32Grigori Shesterikov Russia28250
33Alexandros Theofilakis Greece27242
34Nikolaos Levidis Greece27231
35Anastasios Metaxas Greece26232
36Charles de Jaubert France26229
37Hugo Cederschiöld Sweden26225
38Harald Ekwall Chile25217
39Georg Meyer Germany25207
40Edmond Bernhardt Austria25194
41William McClure Great Britain23180
42Henri de Castex France17140

References
  1. "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Shooting: 1906 Intercalated Games Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. 1980 Official Report, vol. 3, p. 531 (listing 1912 competition as third in the rapid fire pistol category).
  4. "Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Dueling Pistol, 30 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. Official Report, p. 1062.
  6. "Muzzle-Loading Pistol, 25 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. Official Report, p. 701.
  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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