The men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone

Prone position

The term means to lie on bed or ground in a position with chest downwards and back upwards.-Etymology :The word "prone," meaning "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," has been recorded in English since 1382; the meaning "lying face-down" was first recorded in 1578, but is also referred to...

was a shooting sports

Shooting sports

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 event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. The competitions were held from July 22, 1920 to August 3, 1920.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

 programme. It was the third (and last) appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held on July 29, 1920, on July 30, 1920, and on August 2, 1920. 70 shooters from 14 nations competed.

Results

The scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The maximum score was 300. Two shoot-offs were necessary to find the winning team.

Place	Shooter	Score	Shoot-off 1	Shoot-off 2
1
		287	283	284
	Dennis Fenton Dennis Fenton Dennis Fenton was an American sports shooter and Olympic Champion.He was born in Ventry, Ireland and died in Denver, Colorado.In 1920 he won three gold and one bronze medal...	60	56	58
	Willis A. Lee Willis A. Lee Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee, Jr. was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Lee commanded the American ships during the second night of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and turned back a Japanese invasion force headed for the island...	58	57	56
	Lloyd Spooner Lloyd Spooner Lloyd Spencer Spooner was an American sports shooter and Olympic Champion.He won four Gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp...	57	56	57
	Oliver Schriver	57	58	59
	Joseph Jackson Joseph Jackson (sport shooter) Joseph Jackson was an American sports shooter and Olympic champion. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.He won three gold medals, all in team events, at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.-External links:...	55	56	54
2
		287	283	279
	Robert Bodley Robert Bodley Robert Bodley was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.1912 StockholmIn the 1912 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:...	59
	Ferdinand Buchanan Ferdinand Buchanan Ferdinand Lindley Augustus Buchanan was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	58
	George Harvey George Harvey (sport shooter) George Henry Harvey was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.1912 StockholmIn the 1912 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:...	58
	Fred Morgan Fred Morgan Frederick "Fred" Henry Morgan was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	58
	David Smith David Smith (sport shooter) David J. Smith was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.1920 Antwerp...	54
3
		287	275
	Mauritz Eriksson Mauritz Eriksson Mauritz Eriksson was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....	59
	Hugo Johansson Hugo Johansson Carl Hugo Johansson was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....	59
	Erik Blomqvist Erik Blomqvist (sport shooter) Erik Gustaf Blomqvist was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	58
	Erik Ohlsson Erik Ohlsson (sport shooter) Per Erik F. "Pågen" Ohlsson was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	57
	Gustaf Adolf Jonsson Gustaf Adolf Jonsson Gustaf Adolf Jonsson was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the team free rifle event....	54
4
		282
	Østen Østensen Østen Østensen Østen Østensen was a Norwegian rifle shooter competing in the early 20th century. He won three olympic silver medals and two bronze medals. His first medal was a silver medal in team, free rifle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm...
	Otto Olsen Otto Olsen Otto Martin Olsen was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He won eight Olympic medals....
	Olaf Sletten Olaf Sletten Olaf Johannessen was a Norwegian shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.-Career:...
	Albert Helgerud Albert Helgerud Albert Helgerud was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He won six Olympic medals....
	Jacob Onsrud Jacob Onsrud Jacob Onsrud was a Norwegian rifle shooter competing in the early 20th century. He won an Olympic silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp] for team, military rifle, 300 + 600 m....
5
		280
	Léon Johnson Léon Johnson Léon Johnson was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.1908 London...
	Achille Paroche Achille Paroche Nicolas Achille Paroche was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1900 at Paris and won a total of four Olympic medals...
	Émile Rumeau
	André Parmentier André Parmentier (sport shooter) André Parmentier was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sauveterre de Guyenne, Gironde....
	Georges Roes
6
		279
	Fritz Kuchen Fritz Kuchen Fritz Kuchen was a Swiss sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the 300 metre military rifle, prone event as well as two bronze medals as member of the Swiss team in the team free rifle competition and in the team 300 and 600 metre military rifle,...
	Albert Tröndle
	Arnold Rösli
	Walter Lienhard
	Caspar Widmer
7
		270
	Andreas Vichos
	Ioannis Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis was a Greek shooter who competed at five Olympic games, and one unofficial Olympic Games...
	Alexandros Theofilakis Alexandros Theofilakis Alexandros Theofilakis was a Greek shooter.-Career:Theofilakis competed at the Summer Olympics in 1896, 1908, 1912 and 1920.At the 1906 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal at 25 m army pistol event....
	Konstantinos Kephalas
	Emmanuel Peristerakis
8
		268
	Veli Nieminen Veli Nieminen Heikki Veli Nieminen was a Finnish gymnast and sports shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....	57
	Voitto Kolho Voitto Kolho Voitto Valdemar Kolho was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.1908 London...	55
	Vilho Vauhkonen Vilho Vauhkonen Vilhelm "Vilho" Vauhkonen was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Pieksämäki and died in Helsinki....	53
	Karl Magnus Wegelius Karl Magnus Wegelius Karl Magnus Wegelius was a Finnish gymnast and sports shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....	52
	Kalle Lappalainen Kalle Lappalainen Kaarlo "Kalle" Kustaa Lappalainen was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	51
9
		266
	Gerard van den Bergh
	Antonius Bouwens Antonius Bouwens Antonius Hubertus Maria Bouwens was a Dutch sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal with the Dutch pistol team....
	Herman Bouwens
	Cornelis van Dalen
	Jan Brussaard Jan Brussaard Pieter Johannes "Jan" Brussaard was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Delfshaven and died in Rotterdam...
10
		264
	Paul Van Asbroeck Paul Van Asbroeck Paul Van Asbroeck was a Belgian sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle and pistol shooting. He competed at the 1900 Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal in the military rifle 3 positions category...
	Conrad Andriaenssens
	Arthur Balbaert
	François Ceulemans
	Joseph Haesaerts
11
		258
	Robert Jelen
	Robert Suchada
	Václav Kindl
	Josef Linert
	Antonín Brych
12
		257
	Riccardo Ticchi
	Raffaele Frasca
	Alfredo Galli
	Camillo Isnardi
	Pier-Francesco Campus
13
		253
	José Benito López
	Antonio Bonilla Antonio Bonilla Antonio Bonilla Sanmartín was a Spanish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In the 1920 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:* Team 30 metre military pistol - sixth place...
	Domingo Rodríguez
	Luis Calvet Luis Calvet Luis Calvet Sandoz was a Spanish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In the 1920 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:...
	Antonio Moreira
14
		248
	Hermínio Rebelo
	António dos Santos
	António Damião
	António da Silva Martins
	Dário Cannas