Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
Place Shooter Total
1 Willy Røgeberg ( NOR ) 300 OR
2 Ralph Berzsenyi ( HUN ) 296
3 Władysław Karaś ( POL ) 296
4 Martin Gison ( PHI ) 296
5 José Mello ( BRA ) 296
6 Jacques Mazoyer ( FRA ) 296
7 Gustavo Huet ( MEX ) 296
8 Bertil Rönnmark ( SWE ) 295
8 Mario Zorzi ( ITA ) 295
8 Bruno Frietsch ( FIN ) 295
8 Vilhelm Johansen ( DEN ) 295
8 Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky ( HUN ) 295
13 Alvaro García ( MEX ) 294
13 Tibor Tary ( HUN ) 294
15 Erland Koch ( SWE ) 293
15 Raymond Durand ( FRA ) 293
15 Olavi Elo ( FIN ) 293
15 Eduardo Santos ( POR ) 293
15 Erik Sætter-Lassen ( DEN ) 293
15 Mihai Ionescu-Călineşti ( ROU ) 293
Results
Starting order : The competitors were divided into three groups after draw . Starting times : First group 8.30 to 10.30 a.m. , second group 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. , and third group 3 to 5 p.m.. Weather : The first group started to shoot in the rain . But the rain stopped after half an hour . The overcast sky cleared up in the afternoon and brought occasional sunshine . The wind refreshed in the afternoon and disturbed occasionally . The competition was held over 15 series of two shots , so every shooter had 30 shots . The maximum score was 300 . Willy Røgeberg won the contest with the maximum of 300 and set a new Olympic record . 12 shooters finished with a better score than the standing Olympic record prior the Games .
The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 8 August 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee. 66 shooters from 25 nations competed.