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1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

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The Swedish duel-shooting team deserves praise for the confidenceand accuracy with which it shot. The various phrases of itsfiring — loading, taking up position, sighting and discharging thepistol — were all performed simultaneously, and, so to say, with automaticprecision, showing that the team had trained conscientiously,not only individually, but also collectively, and that this latter system oftraining is, undoubtedly to be recommended for team-shooting in general,at a disappearing target.m) INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION WITH REVOLVERAND PISTOL. DISTANCE 30 METRES (DUEL SHOOTING).9 a. m. Saturday, 29 June.Any revolver or pistol, with open fore- and back-sights.Number of shots: 30 shots in 6 series, with 5 shots in each series.Two sighters.Target: Whole-figure (in zones), 1.7 metres high.Highest possible number of points, 300.76 competitors, representing 10 nations, had been entered for thiscompetition and, of this number, 42 men from 10 nations actuallycompeted, the result of their shooting being as follows:N a m eNationTotalpointsRemarksA. P. LANEA. P. PALÉNH. von HOLSTJ. A. DietzC. J. TörnmarkE. CarlbergG. de LavalW. WinansGraf A. Török v. MuraH. RoedderG. C. BoivieE. SandozP. de LavalG. de PanteleymonoffW. CarlbergP. J. DolfenE. BoströmF. A. SchartauR. H. SayreA. Schmal Jun.H. E. SearsN. de MelnitskyJ. ThéophilakisP. de WoylochnikoffF. AlegriaU. S. A.SwedenSwedenU. S. A.SwedenU. S. A.HungaryU. S. A.SwedenFranceSwedenRussiaSwedenU. S. A.SwedenU. S. A.AustriaU. S. A.RussiaGreeceRussiaChili1st prize: gold medal2nd prize; silver medal3rd prize; bronze medalhits.hits.701

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