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Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone

Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Melbourne, Australia
Date 5 December
Competitors 44 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Gerald Ouellette  Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vasily Borisov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gil Boa  Canada
← 1952
1960 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Gerald Ouellette  Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vasily Borisov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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.


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