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Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone

Men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Beverloo Camp
Dates 29 July-2 August
Competitors 70 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Dennis Fenton, Joseph Jackson, Willis Augustus Lee, Ollie Schriver, Lloyd Spooner
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Robert Bodley, Ferdinand Buchanan, George Harvey, Fred Morgan, David Smith
 South Africa
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Erik Blomqvist, Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, Erik Ohlsson
 Sweden
1st, gold medalist(s) Dennis Fenton, Joseph Jackson, Willis Augustus Lee, Ollie Schriver, Lloyd Spooner
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Robert Bodley, Ferdinand Buchanan, George Harvey, Fred Morgan, David Smith
 South Africa
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Erik Blomqvist, Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, Erik Ohlsson
 Sweden

The men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third (and last) appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held on 29 and 30 July and on 2 August 1920. 70 shooters from 14 nations competed.

The scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The maximum score was 300. Two shoot-offs were necessary to find the winning team.


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