title: Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone
text: # Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone
  
  The men's 50 metre rifle from the prone position was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, 4 July 1912.
  
  Forty-one sport shooters from nine nations competed.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Place | Shooter | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Frederick Hird (USA) | 194 |
  | 2 | William Milne (GBR) | 193 |
  | 3 | Henry Burt (GBR) | 192 |
  | 4 | Edward Lessimore (GBR) | 192 |
  | 5 | Francis Kemp (GBR) | 190 |
  | 6 | Robert Murray (GBR) | 190 |
  | 7 | William Leushner (USA) | 189 |
  | 8 | Erik Boström (SWE) | 189 |
  | 9 | Johan Hübner von Holst (SWE) | 189 |
  | 10 | William Pimm (GBR) | 189 |
  | 11 | Axel Wahlstedt (SWE) | 187 |
  | 12 | Warren Sprout (USA) | 187 |
  | 13 | Carl Osburn (USA) | 187 |
  | 14 | Joseph Pepé (GBR) | 187 |
  | 15 | Fredrik Nyström (SWE) | 187 |
  | 16 | Arthur Nordenswan (SWE) | 186 |
  | 17 | Eric Carlberg (SWE) | 186 |
  | 18 | William McDonnell (USA) | 186 |
  | 19 | Ruben Örtegren (SWE) | 186 |
  | 20 | Ernst Johansson (SWE) | 185 |
  | 21 | Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) | 185 |
  | 22 | Robert Löfman (SWE) | 185 |
  | 23 | Ed Anderson (USA) | 185 |
  | 24 | David Griffiths (GBR) | 184 |
  | 25 | Nikolaos Levidis (GRE) | 181 |
  | 26 | Frants Nielsen (DEN) | 180 |
  | 27 | William Styles (GBR) | 179 |
  | 28 | Erik Odelberg (SWE) | 179 |
  | 29 | László Hauler (HUN) | 178 |
  | 30 | Arne Sunde (NOR) | 176 |
  | 31 | Sándor Török (HUN) | 174 |
  | 32 | Ioannis Theofilakis (GRE) | 173 |
  | 33 | Aleksandr Dobryansky (RUS) | 172 |
  | 34 | Frangiskos Mavrommatis (GRE) | 172 |
  | 35 | Johannes Jordell (NOR) | 172 |
  | 36 | Vladimir Potekin (RUS) | 170 |
  | 37 | Iakovos Theofilas (GRE) | 167 |
  | 38 | Povl Gerlow (DEN) | 167 |
  | 39 | Gideon Ericsson (SWE) | 157 |
  | 40 | Ragnvald Maseng (NOR) | 156 |
  | 41 | André Regaud (FRA) | 125 |
  