Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The Men's 50 metre rifle three positions event was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on 4 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 44 shooters from 27 nations competed.[1]

Men's 50 metre rifle three positions at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	Melbourne, Australia
Date	4 December
Competitors	44 from 27 nations
Medalists
Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov  Soviet Union Otakar Hořínek  Czechoslovakia John Sundberg  Sweden

Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Rifle
300 metre rifle	men
50 m rifle, three positions	men
50 m rifle, prone	men
Pistol
25 m rapid fire pistol	men
50 metre pistol	men
Shotgun
Trap	men
Running deer
100 m running deer	men