| | Event type
Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men
| Date | 28 – 29 July 1952 — 9:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Malmin Ampumarata, Malmi, Helsinki | |
| Participants | 14 from 7 countries | |
| Format | 50 single shots, 25 double shots; a total of 100 shots - 50 single, 50 double. 250 possible at each type, 500 possible overall. | |
The running target event was shot from 100 metres, with 50 single shots and 25 double shots, with a 500 possible. The world record for the event was obliterated by Norway’s John Larsen, who scored 413, breaking his own world record of 398. The first four finishers all broke the world record.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Round 1 Points | Round 2 Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John H. Larsen, Sr. |  NOR | 413 | 198 | 215 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Olof Sköldberg |  SWE | 409 | 200 | 209 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Tauno Mäki |  FIN | 407 | 200 | 207 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Rolf Bergersen | NOR | 399 | 196 | 203 | |||
| 5 | Thorleif Kockgård | SWE | 397 | 185 | 212 | |||
| 6 | Yrjö Miettinen | FIN | 392 | 203 | 189 | |||
| 7 | Pyotr Nikolayev |  URS | 385 | 185 | 200 | |||
| 8 | Vladimir Sevryugin | URS | 383 | 194 | 189 | |||
| 9 | Jean-Albin Régis |  FRA | 352 | 158 | 194 | |||
| 10 | Albert Planchon | FRA | 350 | 164 | 186 | |||
| 11 | Cyril Mackworth-Praed |  GBR | 321 | 153 | 168 | |||
| 12 | Ingram Capper | GBR | 319 | 145 | 174 | |||
| 13 | Luigi Ruspoli |  ITA | 154 | 154 | – | DNF | ||
| 14 | Ladislao Odescalchi | ITA | 152 | 152 | – | DNF |