Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle
| Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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| Venue | Bisley rifle range | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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Albert Helgerud |
 Norway
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Harry Simon |
 United States
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Ole Sæther |
Norway
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The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 11 July 1908. Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.
Each shooter fired 120 shots at the target 300 metres distant. Forty shots were fired from each of three positions—standing, kneeling, and prone. Each hit could score between 1 and 10 points, with the highest possible score being 1200 points.
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