Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, team
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The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 9 July 1908 and was extended after sunset to Friday, 10 July 1908 — it was the first shooting event of the Games.[1] Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed.[2] The event was won by the team from Norway, improving on their second-place finish in 1900. Sweden made its debut in the event, taking silver. France repeated as bronze medalists.
Men's team 300 metre free rifle at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Bisley rifle range | |||||||||
Dates | 9–10 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 54 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 5055 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Ole Sæther was the first man to earn multiple medals in the event, having been on the 1900 Norwegian team as well as this year's squad.