1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

NationN a m eTot.pointsscored bycompetitorTot.pointsscored byteamRemarksDenmarkF. GerlowL. J. MadsenFr. NielsenH. P. C. DenverGreeceJ. ThéophilakisJ. ThéophilasFr. MavrommatisN. LevidisBoth on this and the following days of the competitions there prevailedthe finest weather imaginable; almost too fine, one is temptedto say, for the sunshine was quite blinding in its brilliancy, a factthat could hardly have been to the benefit of the shooting. Thevictory of the British team might almost have been anticipated, forthis sort of shooting has long been popular in England. The Britishteam shot very evenly and well, the members of the team having anaverage of 90~ J2.There was a long and interesting struggle between the U. S. A.and Sweden for second place. The result was long in doubt, butthe Swedish team won at last, though by a very narrow majority.g) INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION WITH MINIATURE=RIFLE. DISTANCE 50 METRES.Thursday, 4 July.The regulations for the competition were the same as in the precedingevent.Entries had been made by II nations, the names of 83 competitorshaving been sent in, of which number 41 took part in the competition.They were placed as follows:N a m eNationT:l pointsreachedby competitorRemarksF. S. HIRDW. MILNEH. BURTL. E. LessimoreT. W. KempR. C. MurrayW. F. LeushnerE. BoströmH. von HolstW. J. PimmA. WahlstedtW. A. SproutC. T. OsburnU. S. A.Great BritainGreat BritainU. S. A.SwedenGreat BritainSwedenU. S. A.6931st prize Gold medal2nd Silver medal3rd Bronze medal