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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	Day 1 Points	Day 2 Points	Day 1 Course 1 Points	Day 1 Course 2 Points	Day 1 Course 3 Points	Day 2 Course 1 Points	Day 2 Course 2 Points	Day 2 Course 3 Points
1	John H. Larsen, Sr.	NOR	413	198	215	87	84	44	75	84	39	Gold	WR
2	Olof Sköldberg	SWE	409	200	209	87	85	37	77	82	41	Silver
3	Tauno Mäki	FIN	407	200	207	80	86	41	81	82	37	Bronze
4	Rolf Bergersen	NOR	399	196	203	82	82	39	77	79	40
5	Thorleif Kockgård	SWE	397	185	212	85	84	43	77	71	37
6	Yrjö Miettinen	FIN	392	203	189	71	77	41	76	84	43
7	Pyotr Nikolayev	URS	385	185	200	79	82	39	68	77	40
8	Vladimir Sevryugin	URS	383	194	189	74	74	41	75	84	35
9	Jean-Albin Régis	FRA	352	158	194	80	73	41	62	68	28
10	Albert Planchon	FRA	350	164	186	73	72	41	65	68	31
11	Cyril Mackworth-Praed	GBR	321	153	168	67	63	38	56	65	32
12	Ingram Capper	GBR	319	145	174	71	70	33	61	57	27
DNF	Luigi Ruspoli	ITA	154	154	–	64	65	25	–	–	–
DNF	Ladislao Odescalchi	ITA	152	152	–	58	61	33	–	–	–