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Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Military rifle, three positions

Men's 300 metre three positions free rifle
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Date August 3–5
Competitors 30 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Emil Kellenberger
 Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Anders Peter Nielsen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Paul Van Asbroeck
 Belgium
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ole Østmo
 Norway
1908 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Emil Kellenberger
 Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Anders Peter Nielsen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Paul Van Asbroeck
 Belgium
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ole Østmo
 Norway

The 300 metre free rifle three positions event was one of five military rifle events of the competitions in the Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. They were held from August 3 to August 5, 1900. 30 shooters from 6 nations competed, with five shooters per team. Medals were given for individual high scores in each of the three positions, overall individual high scores, and the scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score.

The scores from the three positions were summed, giving a total possible of 1200 points.


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