Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions

Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions; at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
	Gary Anderson (1976)
Venue	Camp Asaka
Date	15 October
Competitors	30 from 18 nations
Winning score	1153 WR
Medalists

The men's 300 m rifle three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event at an Olympic Games. The competition was held on 15 October 1964, with 30 shooters from 18 nations competing.[1] Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Gary Anderson of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1920 and second overall (tying Switzerland and the Soviet Union for most all-time). Both Americans made the podium, as Martin Gunnarsson took bronze. Shota Kveliashvili of the Soviet Union earned silver, extending the nation's podium streak to four Games.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the men's 300 metre three-positions rifle event, which was held 11 times between 1900 and 1972.[2][3] Three of the top 10 shooters from 1960 returned: gold medalist Hubert Hammerer of Austria, sixth-place finisher Vladimír Stibořík of Czechoslovakia, and ninth-place finisher Esa Kervinen of Finland. Gary Anderson of the United States was the reigning world champion and the favorite in this event. Auguste Hollenstein of Switzerland was the world record holder.[4]

Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, and Thailand each made their debut in the event. Finland, Sweden, and the United States each made their eighth appearance, tied for most all-time.

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 120 shots, 40 shots in each position. Shots were fired in series of 10. The target was 1 metre in diameter, with 10 scoring rings; targets were set at a distance of 300 metres. Thus, the maximum score possible was 1200 points. Any rifle could be used.[4][5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Auguste Hollenstein (SUI)	1150		1963
Olympic record	Vasily Borisov (URS)	1138	Melbourne, Australia	1 December 1956

Gary Anderson set a new world record with his 1153 to win. Shota Kveliashvili was also above the old Olympic record.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date	Time	Round
Thursday, 15 October 1964	9:00	Final

Results

Rank	Shooter	Nation	Score				Notes
Rank	Shooter	Nation	Prone	Kneeling	Standing	Total	Notes
	Gary Anderson	United States	392	384	377	1153	WR
	Shota Kveliashvili	Soviet Union	389	389	366	1144
	Martin Gunnarsson	United States	389	380	367	1136
4	Aleksandrs Gerasimjonoks	Soviet Union	396	376	363	1135
5	August Hollenstein	Switzerland	382	381	372	1135
6	Esa Kervinen	Finland	392	383	358	1133
7	Kurt Müller	Switzerland	392	385	354	1131
8	Harry Köcher	United Team of Germany	392	378	360	1130
9	Hubert Hammerer	Austria	394	383	348	1125
10	Antti Rissanen	Finland	382	384	358	1124
11	John Sundberg	Sweden	388	380	354	1122
12	Jan Poignant	Sweden	390	377	348	1115
13	Magne Landrø	Norway	379	376	359	1114
14	Klaus Zähringer	United Team of Germany	384	363	363	1110
15	Henryk Górski	Poland	381	382	347	1110
16	Zoltán Sándor	Hungary	391	358	357	1106
17	Thormod Næs	Norway	389	374	341	1104
18	Vladimír Stibořík	Czechoslovakia	386	368	350	1104
19	Imre Simkó	Hungary	379	380	340	1099
20	Shigemi Saito	Japan	390	362	344	1096
21	Nam Sang-wan	South Korea	376	360	355	1091
22	Sin Hyeon-ju	South Korea	377	366	343	1086
23	Wu Tao-yan	Republic of China	370	352	351	1073
24	Lkhamjavyn Dekhlee	Mongolia	371	356	343	1070
25	Leopoldo Ang	Philippines	380	354	328	1062
26	Bernardo San Juan	Philippines	371	357	332	1060
27	Reginald Dos Remedios	Hong Kong	390	319	322	1031
28	Hajime Watanuki	Japan	359	344	325	1028
29	Turong Tousvasu	Thailand	357	343	308	1008
30	Chan Pancharut	Thailand	370	329	306	1005

References

"Shooting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
"Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
The event was open to women in 1968 and 1972.
"Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Official Report, vol. 2, p. 602

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[sports-reference-1] "Shooting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[ISSF-2] "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[Women-3] The event was open to women in 1968 and 1972.

[Olympedia-4] "Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[OR602-5] Official Report, vol. 2, p. 602

Olympic champions in men's 300 metre rifle three positions
Summary
1900: Emil Kellenberger (SUI) 1908: Albert Helgerud (NOR) 1912: Paul Colas (FRA) 1920: Morris Fisher (USA) 1948: Emil Grünig (SUI) 1952: Anatoli Bogdanov (URS) 1956: Vasily Borisov (URS) 1960: Hubert Hammerer (AUT) 1964: Gary Anderson (USA) 1968: Gary Anderson (USA) 1972: Lones Wigger (USA)
Any position	1896: Georgios Orphanidis (GRE)
Kneeling	1900: Konrad Stäheli (SUI)
Prone	1900: Achille Paroche (FRA)
Standing	1900: Lars Jørgen Madsen (DEN)
Team	1900: Emil Kellenberger, Franz Böckli, Konrad Stäheli, Louis Richardet, Alfred Grütter (SUI) 1908: Julius Braathe, Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg, Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe (NOR) 1912: Carl Björkman, Erik Blomqvist, Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, Bernhard Larsson (SWE) 1920: Dennis Fenton, Morris Fisher, Willis A. Lee, Carl Osburn, Lloyd Spooner (USA)