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Men's 50 metre team free pistol at the Games of the V Olympiad
Eric Carlberg and Vilhelm Carlberg, of the silver medal Sweden team
Venue	Kaknäs
Date	2 July
Competitors	20 from 5 nations
Winning score	1916
Medalists
United States John Dietz Peter Dolfen Alfred Lane Harry Sears  Sweden Erik Boström Eric Carlberg Vilhelm Carlberg Georg de Laval  Great Britain Hugh Durant Albert Kempster Horatio Poulter Charles Stewart
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Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Rifle
50 m rifle, prone	men
300 m free rifle, 3 positions	men
600 m free rifle	men
300 m free rifle, team	men
300 m military rifle, 3 positions	men
Team military rifle	men
25 m small-bore rifle	men
25 m team small-bore rifle	men
50 m team small-bore rifle	men
Pistol
50 m pistol	men
50 m team pistol	men
30 m dueling pistol	men
30 m team dueling pistol	men
Shotgun
Trap	men
Team clay pigeons	men
Running deer
100 m deer, single shots	men
100 m deer, double shots	men
100 m team deer, single shots	men
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The men's 50 metre team pistol (originally called team competition with revolver and pistol) was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had also been held in 1900 and 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday, 2 July 1912. Twenty sport shooters from five nations competed. The event was won by the United States, successfully defending its Olympic title. The American team included John Dietz, a veteran of the 1908 Games, making him the first to win multiple medals in the event. Silver went to Sweden. Great Britain repeated as bronze medalists.

Background

This was the third 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).

The Russian Empire made its debut in the event. The other four nations were all making their second appearance; each had competed in 1908 but not 1900.

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 60 shots, in 10 series of 6 shots each, at a distance of 50 metres. The time allowed for each series was 4 minutes. 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 score possible was 600 points. Ties were broken by countback (10s, 9s, 8s, etc.). Any revolver or pistol could be used; only open sights were allowed. Any ammunition with a metal cartridge case could be used. Pistols with hairspring triggers, allowed in the world championship, were banned. The individual and team events were separate, with scores not carrying over.

Schedule

Results

Rank	Nation	Shooter	Score
	United States	United States total	1916
		Alfred Lane	509
		Harry Sears	474
		Peter Dolfen	467
		John Dietz	466
	Sweden	Sweden total	1849
		Georg de Laval	475
		Eric Carlberg	472
		Vilhelm Carlberg	459
		Erik Boström	443
	Great Britain	Great Britain total	1804
		Horatio Poulter	461
		Hugh Durant	456
		Albert Kempster	452
		Charles Stewart	435
4	Russian Empire	Russian Empire total	1801
		Nikolai Panin-Kolomenkin	469
		Grigori Shesterikov	448
		Pavel Voyloshnikov	447
		Nikolai Melnitsky	437
5	Greece	Greece total	1731
		Frangiskos Mavrommatis	454
		Ioannis Theofilakis	442
		Konstantinos Skarlatos	429
		Alexandros Theofilakis	406

References

1. "Shooting at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres, Team". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
2. "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. ^ "Free Pistol, 50 metres, Team, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
4. Official Report, p. 698.

External links

• Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 21 January 2007.

• Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics