Men's 50 metre rifle, prone at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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Venue | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||
Date | 5 December | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
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Gerald Ouellette | Canada | ||
Vasily Borisov | Soviet Union | ||
Gil Boa | Canada |
The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 44 shooters from 25 nations competed.