| Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bisley rifle range | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 1000 yard free rifle | men |
| 300 m free rifle | men |
| Team free rifle | men |
| Team military rifle | men |
| Stationary target small-bore rifle | men |
| Moving target small-bore rifle | men |
| Disappearing target small-bore rifle | men |
| Team small-bore rifle | men |
| Pistol | |
| Individual pistol | men |
| Team pistol | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Individual trap | men |
| Team trap | men |
| Running deer | |
| Single-shot running deer | men |
| Double-shot running deer | men |
| Team single-shot running deer | men |
The men's disappearing target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette, 4 inches high and 1.5 wide. It would appear at a distance of 25 yards for three seconds and then disappear for five until it had been seen a total of 15 times. A hit on the upper two-thirds of the figure counted for 3 points, while any other hit counted for 1. The maximum score was thus 45 points. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.
8 shooters scored the maximum possible score. The method of breaking the tie is unknown.
Results
| Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  William Styles (GBR) |
45 |
| 2 | Harold Hawkins (GBR) |
45 |
| 3 | Edward Amoore (GBR) |
45 |
| 4 | William Milne (GBR) |
45 |
| 5 | James Milne (GBR) |
45 |
| 6 | Arthur Wilde (GBR) |
45 |
| 7 |  Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) |
45 |
| 8 | Harold Humby (GBR) |
45 |
| 9 | Eric Carlberg (SWE) |
42 |
| John Fleming (GBR) |
42 | |
| Maurice Matthews (GBR) |
42 | |
| Edward Newitt (GBR) |
42 | |
| Otto von Rosen (SWE) |
42 | |
| Franz-Albert Schartau (SWE) |
42 | |
| 15 | Johan Hübner von Holst (SWE) |
39 |
| William Pimm (GBR) |
39 | |
| Philip Plater (GBR) |
39 | |
| 18 |  William Hill (ANZ) |
36 |
| 19 |  André Mercier (FRA) |
30 |
 Walter Winans (USA) |
30 | |
| 21 | Léon Johnson (FRA) |
24 |
| 22 | Léon Tétart (FRA) |
21 |
References
- "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, 25 yards". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Official Report, p. 38.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 9 May 2006.