Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone


The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 8 August 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee. 66 shooters from 25 nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record-none--
Olympic Record294' Bertil RönnmarkLos Angeles August 13, 1932
Olympic Record398' Pierre Coquelin de LisleParis June 23, 1924

There was no official world record registered.
' Olympic record according to the conditions of this Games - 300 rings possible
' 400 rings possible

Results

Starting order: The competitors were divided into three groups after draw.
Starting times: First group 8.30 to 10.30 a.m., second group 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and third group 3 to 5 p.m..
Weather: The first group started to shoot in the rain. But the rain stopped after half an hour. The overcast sky cleared up in the afternoon and brought occasional sunshine. The wind refreshed in the afternoon and disturbed occasionally.
The competition was held over 15 series of two shots, so every shooter had 30 shots. The maximum score was 300.
Willy Røgeberg won the contest with the maximum of 300 and set a new Olympic record. 12 shooters finished with a better score than the standing Olympic record prior the Games.
PlaceShooterTotal
1300 OR
2296
3296
4296
5296
6296
7296
8295
8295
8295
8295
8295
13294
13294
15293
15293
15293
15293
15293
15293
15293
15293
23292
23292
23292
23292
23292
23292
23292
23292
23292
32291
32291
32291
32291
36290
36290
36290
36290
40289
40289
40289
40289
44288
44288
44288
44288
44288
44288
44288
51287
51287
51287
51287
55285
55285
57284
58283
58283
60282
61281
61281
63280
64279
65275
DNF

The places two to seven were established by comparison of the hits on target.