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Men's 50 yard team free pistol at the Games of the IV Olympiad
United States team
Venue	Bisley rifle range
Date	11 July
Competitors	28 from 7 nations
Winning score	1914
Medalists
United States Charles Axtell Irving Calkins John Dietz James Gorman  Belgium René Englebert Charles Paumier du Verger Réginald Storms Paul Van Asbroeck  Great Britain Geoffrey Coles William Ellicott Henry Lynch-Staunton Jesse Wallingford
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Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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The men's team revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 11 July. There were 28 competitors from 7 nations, with each nation sending a team of four. The event was won by the United States in the nation's debut in the event. All three teams on the podium were new; Great Britain (bronze) was also making its debut, while Belgium (silver) had finished fourth in 1900.

Background

This was the second appearance of a team version of what would become (for individuals) standardised as the men's ISSF 50 meter pistol event. The team event was held 4 times, at every Summer Olympics from 1900 to 1920 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held).

Great Britain, Greece, Sweden, and the United States each made their debut in the event. Belgium, France, and the Netherlands made their second appearance, having previously competed in 1900. Reigning champion Switzerland did not return.

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 60 shots, in 10 series of 6 shots each, at a distance of 50 yards. The target was round, 50 centimetres in diameter, with 10 scoring rings. Scoring for each shot was up to 10 points, in increments of 1 point. The maximum individual score possible was 600 points, with a team maximum of 2400 points. Any revolver or pistol could be used; only open sights were allowed. Any ammunition with a metal cartridge case could be used. The individual and team events were separate, with scores not carrying over.

Schedule

Results

Rank	Nation	Shooter	Score
	United States	Team total	1914
		James Gorman	501
		Irving Calkins	473
		John Dietz	472
		Charles Axtell	468
	Belgium	Team total	1863
		Paul Van Asbroeck	493
		Réginald Storms	477
		Charles Paumier du Verger	462
		René Englebert	431
	Great Britain	Team total	1817
		Jesse Wallingford	477
		Geoffrey Coles	459
		Henry Lynch-Staunton	446
		William Ellicott	435
4	France	Team total	1750
		André Barbillat	463
		André Regaud	440
		Léon Moreaux	436
		Jean Depassio	411
5	Sweden	Team total	1732
		Vilhelm Carlberg	471
		Eric Carlberg	462
		Johan Hübner von Holst	416
		Franz-Albert Schartau	383
6	Netherlands	Team total	1632
		Jacob van der Kop	449
		Gerard van den Bergh	401
		Jan de Blécourt	398
		Piet ten Bruggen Cate	384
7	Greece	Team total	1576
		Frangiskos Mavrommatis	419
		Alexandros Theofilakis	401
		Ioannis Theofilakis	398
		Georgios Orphanidis	358

References

1. "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 yards, Team". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
2. ^ "Free Pistol, 50 Yards, Team, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
3. "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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 11 May 2006.

• Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics