Date | 1 July 1912 — 15:00 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Kaknäs, Djurgården, Stockholm | |
Participants | 85 from 12 countries | |
Format | 20 shots at 600 metres. 100 possible. Ties decided by shoot-off on the spot. |
Carl Osburn had finished second in the 300 metre military rifle event, and Paul Colas would win the free rifle event the next day. In this event, they tied for first with scores of 94. In the shoot-off, Osburn led early but after 19 shots they were tied with 86 points. Colas scored a perfect 5 on the final shot, to defeat Osburn, who scored only a 4, by one point, 91-90. John Jackson and Allan Briggs also shot off for the bronze medal, Jackson winning by one point.