Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Mixed 300 metre free rifle, three positions

The mixed 300 m rifle three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 10th appearance of the event at an Olympic Games. The competition was held on 23 October 1968, with 30 shooters from 16 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 only person to successfully defend an Olympic title in the event (and one of only three to win multiple medals of any color). It was the United States' third gold medal in the event, most of any nation. Valentin Kornev extended the Soviet Union's podium streak in the event to five Games with his silver. Swiss shooter Kurt Müller took bronze.

Mixed 300 metre free rifle, three positions
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Gary Anderson (1976)
VenueVicente Suárez Shooting Range
Date23 October
Competitors30 from 16 nations
Winning score1157 WR
Medalists
Gary Anderson
 United States
Valentin Kornev
 Soviet Union
Kurt Müller
 Switzerland
Shooting at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Rifle
300 m rifle three positionsMixed
50 m rifle three positionsMixed
50 m rifle proneMixed
Pistol
25 m rapid fire pistolMixed
50 m pistolMixed
Shotgun
TrapMixed
SkeetMixed

As with all shooting events in 1968, the event was open to women for the first time. Though the event switched from men's to (formally) mixed, it is generally considered the same event—for example, the Official Report writes that Anderson successfully defended his title.[2] While women did compete in shooting in 1968, none competed in this event.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the 300 metre three-positions rifle event, which was held 11 times between 1900 and 1972.[3][4] Three of the top 10 shooters from 1964 returned: gold medalist Gary Anderson of the United States, silver medalist Shota Kveliashvili of the Soviet Union, and seventh-place finisher Kurt Müller of Switzerland. Anderson had won the last two world championships (1962 and 1966) and set the world record as well the Tokyo 1964 Olympic gold.[5]

East Germany made its separate debut in the event. Finland, Sweden, and the United States each made their ninth appearance, tied for most of all nations.

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.[5]

Records

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

World record Gary Anderson (USA)1156Wiesbaden, West Germany1966
Olympic record Gary Anderson (USA)1153Tokyo, Japan15 October 1964

Gary Anderson broke his own world record with 1157 to repeat as Olympic champion.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 23 October 1968Final

Results
RankShooterNationScoreNotes
ProneKneelingStandingTotal
Gary Anderson United States3943893741157WR
Valentin Kornev Soviet Union3983843691151
Kurt Müller Switzerland3953793741148
4Shota Kveliashvili Soviet Union3943833651142
5Erwin Vogt Switzerland3983843581140
6Hartmut Sommer East Germany3893843671140
7John Foster United States3863863681140
8Petre Șandor Romania3943763681138
9Elling Øvergård Norway3973823561135
10Lajos Papp Hungary3913853591135
11Juhani Laakso Finland3823863671135
12Jan Kůrka Czechoslovakia3913803621133
13Sven Johansson Sweden3933863501129
14Bjørn Bakken Norway3923803571129
15Ryszard Fandier Poland3893813571127
16Ferenc Petrovácz Hungary3903793571126
17Kurt Johansson Sweden3953853451125
18Ondrej Šima Czechoslovakia3913783521121
19Osmo Ala-Honkola Finland3913843451120
20Eugeniusz Pędzisz Poland3853763561117
21Olegario Vázquez Mexico3893653561110
22Adolfo Feliciano Philippines3783713591108
23Uto Wunderlich East Germany3773743561107
24Ștefan Kaban Romania3923673431102
25José González Mexico3703663561092
26Wu Tao-yan Republic of China3783693381085
27Yondonjamtsyn Batsükh Mongolia3903643281082
28Bernardo San Juan Philippines3793493321060
29José Marroquín Guatemala3803333141027
30Félipe Ortiz Guatemala3773433031023

References
  1. "Shooting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Mixed Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. Official Report, p. 425.
  3. "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. The event was only open to women in 1968 and 1972; before that, it was a men's event only.
  5. "Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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