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Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men

Date	7 – 8 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Poligono Umberto I, Roma
Participants	75 from 41 countries

The world record for this event was 1,149, set by Klaus Zähringer (GER) while winning the 1959 European Championships in Milano. Zähringer’s mark broke the record of 1,148 set by Viktor Shamburkin (URS) in winning the 1958 World Championships over his teammate, Marat Niyazov. All competed in Rome, with Shamburkin winning the gold medal with Niyazov finishing second, and Zähringer taking the bronze medal. Shamburkin equaled the world record in winning the gold medal. Niyazov was briefly thought to be the winner, scoring 1,145 with to Shamburkin’s 1,141. Then it was announced that Shamburkin’s score was incorrect, and 8 points were added. The weather conditions were difficult, causing Niyazov to take 60 minutes to complete his last series. Ammo for this event had to be available on the normal market, and cost less than $30 (US) per 1000 rounds. The target was smaller than in 1956.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying	Final
1	–	Viktor Shamburkin	URS	1,149	562 (2 h2)	1,149 (1)	Gold	=WR
2	–	Marat Niyazov	URS	1,145	560 (5 h1)	1,145 (2)	Silver
3	–	Klaus Zähringer	GER	1,139	555 (12 h2)	1,139 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Dušan Houdek	TCH	1,139	558 (8 h2)	1,139 (4)
5	–	Jerzy Nowicki	POL	1,137	565 (3 h1)	1,137 (5)
6	–	Esa Kervinen	FIN	1,137	560 (7 h1)	1,137 (6)
7	–	Daniel Puckel	USA	1,136	560 (5 h2)	1,136 (7)
8	–	János Holup	HUN	1,134	562 (1 h2)	1,134 (8)
9	–	Josef Fröwis	AUT	1,134	551 (12 h1)	1,134 (9)
10	–	Otakar Hořínek	TCH	1,133	566 (2 h1)	1,133 (10)
11	–	Hubert Hammerer	AUT	1,132	562 (3 h2)	1,132 (11)
12	–	Iosif Sîrbu	ROU	1,131	569 (1 h1)	1,131 (12)
13	–	Pauli Janhonen	FIN	1,130	561 (4 h2)	1,130 (13)
14	–	Velichko Velichkov	BUL	1,128	555 (11 h2)	1,128 (14)
15	–	Imre Simkó	HUN	1,128	553 (10 h1)	1,128 (15)
16	–	Anders Kvissberg	SWE	1,127	559 (6 h2)	1,127 (16)
17	–	Kurt Müller	SUI	1,126	552 (15 h2)	1,126 (17)
18	–	Bernd Klingner	GER	1,123	560 (6 h1)	1,123 (18)
19	–	Henryk Górski	POL	1,122	554 (14 h2)	1,122 (19)
20	–	Ivan Lazarov	BUL	1,120	549 (15 h1)	1,120 (20)
21	–	Miroslav Stojanović	YUG	1,117	547 (17 h1)	1,117 (21)
22	–	Hans Schönenberger	SUI	1,117	534 (24 h1)	1,117 (22)
23	–	Niels Petersen	DEN	1,116	556 (10 h2)	1,116 (23)
24	–	Jim Hill	USA	1,115	561 (4 h1)	1,115 (24)
25	–	Nicolae Rotaru	ROU	1,114	557 (9 h2)	1,114 (25)
26	–	Walther Fröstell	SWE	1,113	554 (8 h1)	1,113 (26)
27	–	Don Tolhurst	AUS	1,113	540 (22 h2)	1,113 (27)
28	–	Georges Wahler	FRA	1,112	552 (11 h1)	1,112 (28)
29	–	Derek Robinson	GBR	1,111	531 (26 h2)	1,111 (29)
30	–	Takao Ishii	JPN	1,110	538 (24 h2)	1,110 (30)
31	–	Jacques Lafortune	BEL	1,108	543 (19 h2)	1,108 (31)
32	–	Pierre Guy	FRA	1,108	545 (17 h2)	1,108 (32)
33	–	Jorge di Giandoménico	ARG	1,107	543 (19 h1)	1,107 (33)
34	–	Pedro Armella	ARG	1,106	554 (13 h2)	1,106 (34)
35	–	Johannes Human	RSA	1,105	545 (16 h2)	1,105 (35)
36	–	Wu Tao-Yan	TPE	1,104	540 (21 h1)	1,104 (36)
37	–	Branislav Lončar	YUG	1,104	558 (7 h2)	1,104 (37)
38	–	Erling Kongshaug	NOR	1,104	545 (18 h2)	1,104 (38)
39	–	Magne Landrø	NOR	1,103	551 (13 h1)	1,103 (39)
40	–	Adolfo Feliciano	PHI	1,103	533 (25 h2)	1,103 (40)
41	–	Vincenzino Biava	ITA	1,099	541 (21 h2)	1,099 (41)
42	–	Frans Lafortune	BEL	1,099	530 (27 h1)	1,099 (42)
43	–	Steffen Cranmer	GBR	1,098	547 (16 h1)	1,098 (43)
44	–	Michiel Victor	RSA	1,097	553 (9 h1)	1,097 (44)
45	–	Norman Rule	AUS	1,095	549 (14 h1)	1,095 (45)
46	–	Sergio Rolandi	ITA	1,091	533 (25 h1)	1,091 (46)
47	–	Evald Gering	CAN	1,091	542 (20 h1)	1,091 (47)
48	–	Hannan Crystal	ISR	1,087	532 (26 h1)	1,087 (48)
49	–	Georgios Liveris	GRE	1,087	537 (22 h1)	1,087 (49)
50	–	Rafael Peles	ISR	1,084	541 (20 h2)	1,084 (50)
51	–	Bernardo San Juan	PHI	1,083	536 (23 h1)	1,083 (51)
52	–	Gil Boa	CAN	1,077	538 (23 h2)	1,077 (52)
53	–	Uffe Schultz Larsen	DEN	1,077	544 (18 h1)	1,077 (53)
54	–	Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos	GRE	1,056	531 (27 h2)	1,056 (54)
55 r1/2	–	Carlos Cedrón	PER	528	528 (28 h1)	–
56 r1/2	–	José María Vallsera	COL	527	527 (29 h1)	–
=57 r1/2	–	Luiz Martins	BRA	525	525 (28 h2)	–
=57 r1/2	–	António Tavares	POR	525	525 (29 h2)	–
59 r1/2	–	Carlos Lastarria	PER	524	524 (30 h2)	–
60 r1/2	–	José Manuel Andoin	ESP	519	519 (31 h2)	–
=61 r1/2	–	Krisada Arunwong	THA	516	516 (32 h2)	–
=61 r1/2	–	Gilbert Scorsolio	MON	516	516 (30 h1)	–
=61 r1/2	–	José Llorens	ESP	516	516 (31 h1)	–
64 r1/2	–	Manoel da Silva	POR	508	508 (32 h1)	–
65 r1/2	–	Gustav Kaufmann	LIE	507	507 (33 h2)	–
66 r1/2	–	Saifi Chaudhry	PAK	506	506 (34 h2)	–
67 r1/2	–	Francis Boisson	MON	504	504 (35 h2)	–
68 r1/2	–	Guido Wolf	LIE	493	493 (33 h1)	–
=69 r1/2	–	Victor Kremer	LUX	488	488 (36 h2)	–
=69 r1/2	–	Saroj Silpikul	THA	488	488 (34 h1)	–
71 r1/2	–	Gholam Hossein Mobaser	IRI	471	471 (35 h1)	–
72 r1/2	–	Gibreel Ali	SUD	454	454 (36 h1)	–
73 r1/2	–	Omar Anas	SUD	381	381 (37 h2)	–
74 r1/2	–	Bouchaib Zeroual	MAR	360	360 (38 h2)	–
75 r1/2	–	Abdesselem Lahmidi	MAR	316	316 (37 h1)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	8 September 1960

Group A

Time	9:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Prone Points	Kneeling Points	Standing Points	Prone	Kneeling	Standing
1	–	Iosif Sîrbu	ROU	569	195	188	186	195 (NP)	188 (NP)	186 (NP)	Q
2	–	Otakar Hořínek	TCH	566	190	191	185	190 (NP)	191 (NP)	185 (NP)	Q
3	–	Jerzy Nowicki	POL	565	195	190	180	195 (NP)	190 (NP)	180 (NP)	Q
4	–	Jim Hill	USA	561	197	191	173	197 (NP)	191 (NP)	173 (NP)	Q
5	–	Marat Niyazov	URS	560	196	193	171	196 (NP)	193 (NP)	171 (NP)	Q
6	–	Bernd Klingner	GER	560	196	187	177	196 (NP)	187 (NP)	177 (NP)	Q
7	–	Esa Kervinen	FIN	560	194	188	178	194 (NP)	188 (NP)	178 (NP)	Q
8	–	Walther Fröstell	SWE	554	193	188	173	193 (NP)	188 (NP)	173 (NP)	Q
9	–	Michiel Victor	RSA	553	199	187	167	199 (NP)	187 (NP)	167 (NP)	Q
10	–	Imre Simkó	HUN	553	194	181	178	194 (NP)	181 (NP)	178 (NP)	Q
11	–	Georges Wahler	FRA	552	190	190	172	190 (NP)	190 (NP)	172 (NP)	Q
12	–	Josef Fröwis	AUT	551	193	182	176	193 (NP)	182 (NP)	176 (NP)	Q
13	–	Magne Landrø	NOR	551	188	187	176	188 (NP)	187 (NP)	176 (NP)	Q
14	–	Norman Rule	AUS	549	192	188	169	192 (NP)	188 (NP)	169 (NP)	Q
15	–	Ivan Lazarov	BUL	549	186	186	177	186 (NP)	186 (NP)	177 (NP)	Q
16	–	Steffen Cranmer	GBR	547	190	189	168	190 (NP)	189 (NP)	168 (NP)	Q
17	–	Miroslav Stojanović	YUG	547	190	182	175	190 (NP)	182 (NP)	175 (NP)	Q
18	–	Uffe Schultz Larsen	DEN	544	187	184	173	187 (NP)	184 (NP)	173 (NP)	Q
19	–	Jorge di Giandoménico	ARG	543	193	178	172	193 (NP)	178 (NP)	172 (NP)	Q
20	–	Evald Gering	CAN	542	195	179	168	195 (NP)	179 (NP)	168 (NP)	Q
21	–	Wu Tao-Yan	TPE	540	189	187	164	189 (NP)	187 (NP)	164 (NP)	Q
22	–	Georgios Liveris	GRE	537	191	182	164	191 (NP)	182 (NP)	164 (NP)	Q
23	–	Bernardo San Juan	PHI	536	189	180	167	189 (NP)	180 (NP)	167 (NP)	Q
24	–	Hans Schönenberger	SUI	534	190	174	170	190 (NP)	174 (NP)	170 (NP)	Q
25	–	Sergio Rolandi	ITA	533	189	179	165	189 (NP)	179 (NP)	165 (NP)	Q
26	–	Hannan Crystal	ISR	532	191	167	174	191 (NP)	167 (NP)	174 (NP)	Q
27	–	Frans Lafortune	BEL	530	191	180	159	191 (NP)	180 (NP)	159 (NP)	Q
28	–	Carlos Cedrón	PER	528	189	177	162	189 (NP)	177 (NP)	162 (NP)
29	–	José María Vallsera	COL	527	189	181	157	189 (NP)	181 (NP)	157 (NP)
30	–	Gilbert Scorsolio	MON	516	184	174	158	184 (NP)	174 (NP)	158 (NP)
31	–	José Llorens	ESP	516	177	182	157	177 (NP)	182 (NP)	157 (NP)
32	–	Manoel da Silva	POR	508	192	162	154	192 (NP)	162 (NP)	154 (NP)
33	–	Guido Wolf	LIE	493	179	170	144	179 (NP)	170 (NP)	144 (NP)
34	–	Saroj Silpikul	THA	488	184	171	133	184 (NP)	171 (NP)	133 (NP)
35	–	Gholam Hossein Mobaser	IRI	471	190	155	126	190 (NP)	155 (NP)	126 (NP)
36	–	Gibreel Ali	SUD	454	181	161	112	181 (NP)	161 (NP)	112 (NP)
37	–	Abdesselem Lahmidi	MAR	316	158	97	61	158 (NP)	97 (NP)	61 (NP)

Group B

Time	14:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Prone Points	Kneeling Points	Standing Points	Prone	Kneeling	Standing
1	–	János Holup	HUN	562	197	190	175	197 (NP)	190 (NP)	175 (NP)	Q
2	–	Viktor Shamburkin	URS	562	197	189	176	197 (NP)	189 (NP)	176 (NP)	Q
3	–	Hubert Hammerer	AUT	562	195	189	178	195 (NP)	189 (NP)	178 (NP)	Q
4	–	Pauli Janhonen	FIN	561	189	190	182	189 (NP)	190 (NP)	182 (NP)	Q
5	–	Daniel Puckel	USA	560	190	192	178	190 (NP)	192 (NP)	178 (NP)	Q
6	–	Anders Kvissberg	SWE	559	196	181	182	196 (NP)	181 (NP)	182 (NP)	Q
7	–	Branislav Lončar	YUG	558	193	185	180	193 (NP)	185 (NP)	180 (NP)	Q
8	–	Dušan Houdek	TCH	558	192	191	175	192 (NP)	191 (NP)	175 (NP)	Q
9	–	Nicolae Rotaru	ROU	557	192	189	176	192 (NP)	189 (NP)	176 (NP)	Q
10	–	Niels Petersen	DEN	556	191	182	183	191 (NP)	182 (NP)	183 (NP)	Q
11	–	Velichko Velichkov	BUL	555	191	184	180	191 (NP)	184 (NP)	180 (NP)	Q
12	–	Klaus Zähringer	GER	555	188	189	178	188 (NP)	189 (NP)	178 (NP)	Q
13	–	Pedro Armella	ARG	554	198	182	174	198 (NP)	182 (NP)	174 (NP)	Q
14	–	Henryk Górski	POL	554	183	192	179	183 (NP)	192 (NP)	179 (NP)	Q
15	–	Kurt Müller	SUI	552	189	189	174	189 (NP)	189 (NP)	174 (NP)	Q
16	–	Johannes Human	RSA	545	196	182	167	196 (NP)	182 (NP)	167 (NP)	Q
17	–	Pierre Guy	FRA	545	192	181	172	192 (NP)	181 (NP)	172 (NP)	Q
18	–	Erling Kongshaug	NOR	545	188	182	175	188 (NP)	182 (NP)	175 (NP)	Q
19	–	Jacques Lafortune	BEL	543	193	185	165	193 (NP)	185 (NP)	165 (NP)	Q
20	–	Rafael Peles	ISR	541	194	180	167	194 (NP)	180 (NP)	167 (NP)	Q
21	–	Vincenzino Biava	ITA	541	189	179	173	189 (NP)	179 (NP)	173 (NP)	Q
22	–	Don Tolhurst	AUS	540	194	189	157	194 (NP)	189 (NP)	157 (NP)	Q
23	–	Gil Boa	CAN	538	195	190	153	195 (NP)	190 (NP)	153 (NP)	Q
24	–	Takao Ishii	JPN	538	187	180	171	187 (NP)	180 (NP)	171 (NP)	Q
25	–	Adolfo Feliciano	PHI	533	190	178	165	190 (NP)	178 (NP)	165 (NP)	Q
26	–	Derek Robinson	GBR	531	190	182	159	190 (NP)	182 (NP)	159 (NP)	Q
27	–	Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos	GRE	531	189	180	162	189 (NP)	180 (NP)	162 (NP)	Q
28	–	Luiz Martins	BRA	525	193	171	161	193 (NP)	171 (NP)	161 (NP)
29	–	António Tavares	POR	525	188	172	165	188 (NP)	172 (NP)	165 (NP)
30	–	Carlos Lastarria	PER	524	187	170	167	187 (NP)	170 (NP)	167 (NP)
31	–	José Manuel Andoin	ESP	519	182	176	161	182 (NP)	176 (NP)	161 (NP)
32	–	Krisada Arunwong	THA	516	185	171	160	185 (NP)	171 (NP)	160 (NP)
33	–	Gustav Kaufmann	LIE	507	182	166	159	182 (NP)	166 (NP)	159 (NP)
34	–	Saifi Chaudhry	PAK	506	185	160	161	185 (NP)	160 (NP)	161 (NP)
35	–	Francis Boisson	MON	504	189	164	151	189 (NP)	164 (NP)	151 (NP)
36	–	Victor Kremer	LUX	488	178	160	150	178 (NP)	160 (NP)	150 (NP)
37	–	Omar Anas	SUD	381	153	133	95	153 (NP)	133 (NP)	95 (NP)
38	–	Bouchaib Zeroual	MAR	360	155	97	108	155 (NP)	97 (NP)	108 (NP)

Final Round

Date	8 September 1960 — 9:00
Format	50 metres. 120 shots, 40 shots prone, 40 kneeling, and 40 standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1,200 posible overall.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Prone Points	Kneeling Points	Standing Points	Prone	Kneeling	Standing
1	–	Viktor Shamburkin	URS	1,149	394	386	369	394 (NP)	386 (NP)	369 (NP)	=WR
2	–	Marat Niyazov	URS	1,145	384	388	373	384 (NP)	388 (NP)	373 (NP)
3	–	Klaus Zähringer	GER	1,139	394	381	364	394 (NP)	381 (NP)	364 (NP)
4	–	Dušan Houdek	TCH	1,139	387	386	366	387 (NP)	386 (NP)	366 (NP)
5	–	Jerzy Nowicki	POL	1,137	394	378	365	394 (NP)	378 (NP)	365 (NP)
6	–	Esa Kervinen	FIN	1,137	392	381	364	392 (NP)	381 (NP)	364 (NP)
7	–	Daniel Puckel	USA	1,136	390	385	361	390 (NP)	385 (NP)	361 (NP)
8	–	János Holup	HUN	1,134	394	384	356	394 (NP)	384 (NP)	356 (NP)
9	–	Josef Fröwis	AUT	1,134	389	381	364	389 (NP)	381 (NP)	364 (NP)
10	–	Otakar Hořínek	TCH	1,133	393	373	367	393 (NP)	373 (NP)	367 (NP)
11	–	Hubert Hammerer	AUT	1,132	391	382	359	391 (NP)	382 (NP)	359 (NP)
12	–	Iosif Sîrbu	ROU	1,131	390	384	357	390 (NP)	384 (NP)	357 (NP)
13	–	Pauli Janhonen	FIN	1,130	392	377	361	392 (NP)	377 (NP)	361 (NP)
14	–	Velichko Velichkov	BUL	1,128	391	382	355	391 (NP)	382 (NP)	355 (NP)
15	–	Imre Simkó	HUN	1,128	389	380	359	389 (NP)	380 (NP)	359 (NP)
16	–	Anders Kvissberg	SWE	1,127	390	375	362	390 (NP)	375 (NP)	362 (NP)
17	–	Kurt Müller	SUI	1,126	384	370	372	384 (NP)	370 (NP)	372 (NP)
18	–	Bernd Klingner	GER	1,123	391	380	352	391 (NP)	380 (NP)	352 (NP)
19	–	Henryk Górski	POL	1,122	382	388	352	382 (NP)	388 (NP)	352 (NP)
20	–	Ivan Lazarov	BUL	1,120	382	378	360	382 (NP)	378 (NP)	360 (NP)
21	–	Miroslav Stojanović	YUG	1,117	392	369	356	392 (NP)	369 (NP)	356 (NP)
22	–	Hans Schönenberger	SUI	1,117	391	370	356	391 (NP)	370 (NP)	356 (NP)
23	–	Niels Petersen	DEN	1,116	386	369	361	386 (NP)	369 (NP)	361 (NP)
24	–	Jim Hill	USA	1,115	392	378	345	392 (NP)	378 (NP)	345 (NP)
25	–	Nicolae Rotaru	ROU	1,114	394	373	347	394 (NP)	373 (NP)	347 (NP)
26	–	Walther Fröstell	SWE	1,113	389	376	348	389 (NP)	376 (NP)	348 (NP)
27	–	Don Tolhurst	AUS	1,113	388	376	349	388 (NP)	376 (NP)	349 (NP)
28	–	Georges Wahler	FRA	1,112	385	371	356	385 (NP)	371 (NP)	356 (NP)
29	–	Derek Robinson	GBR	1,111	385	373	353	385 (NP)	373 (NP)	353 (NP)
30	–	Takao Ishii	JPN	1,110	386	377	347	386 (NP)	377 (NP)	347 (NP)
31	–	Jacques Lafortune	BEL	1,108	386	375	347	386 (NP)	375 (NP)	347 (NP)
32	–	Pierre Guy	FRA	1,108	385	374	349	385 (NP)	374 (NP)	349 (NP)
33	–	Jorge di Giandoménico	ARG	1,107	386	370	351	386 (NP)	370 (NP)	351 (NP)
34	–	Pedro Armella	ARG	1,106	388	380	338	388 (NP)	380 (NP)	338 (NP)
35	–	Johannes Human	RSA	1,105	391	367	347	391 (NP)	367 (NP)	347 (NP)
36	–	Wu Tao-Yan	TPE	1,104	392	377	335	392 (NP)	377 (NP)	335 (NP)
37	–	Branislav Lončar	YUG	1,104	384	379	341	384 (NP)	379 (NP)	341 (NP)
38	–	Erling Kongshaug	NOR	1,104	384	370	350	384 (NP)	370 (NP)	350 (NP)
39	–	Magne Landrø	NOR	1,103	389	364	350	389 (NP)	364 (NP)	350 (NP)
40	–	Adolfo Feliciano	PHI	1,103	387	365	351	387 (NP)	365 (NP)	351 (NP)
41	–	Vincenzino Biava	ITA	1,099	383	372	344	383 (NP)	372 (NP)	344 (NP)
42	–	Frans Lafortune	BEL	1,099	383	367	349	383 (NP)	367 (NP)	349 (NP)
43	–	Steffen Cranmer	GBR	1,098	387	373	338	387 (NP)	373 (NP)	338 (NP)
44	–	Michiel Victor	RSA	1,097	392	377	328	392 (NP)	377 (NP)	328 (NP)
45	–	Norman Rule	AUS	1,095	386	366	343	386 (NP)	366 (NP)	343 (NP)
46	–	Sergio Rolandi	ITA	1,091	388	369	334	388 (NP)	369 (NP)	334 (NP)
47	–	Evald Gering	CAN	1,091	385	372	334	385 (NP)	372 (NP)	334 (NP)
48	–	Hannan Crystal	ISR	1,087	388	356	343	388 (NP)	356 (NP)	343 (NP)
49	–	Georgios Liveris	GRE	1,087	384	371	332	384 (NP)	371 (NP)	332 (NP)
50	–	Rafael Peles	ISR	1,084	388	370	326	388 (NP)	370 (NP)	326 (NP)
51	–	Bernardo San Juan	PHI	1,083	382	367	334	382 (NP)	367 (NP)	334 (NP)
52	–	Gil Boa	CAN	1,077	388	358	331	388 (NP)	358 (NP)	331 (NP)
53	–	Uffe Schultz Larsen	DEN	1,077	376	359	342	376 (NP)	359 (NP)	342 (NP)
54	–	Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos	GRE	1,056	377	358	321	377 (NP)	358 (NP)	321 (NP)