| | Event type
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men
| Date | 20 October 1964 — 9:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Asaka Shooting Range, Nezu Park, Asaka, Saitama | |
| Participants | 53 from 33 countries | |
| Format | 50 metres. 120 shots, 40 shots prone, 40 kneeling, and 40 standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1,200 posible overall. | |
American Lones Wigger had lost the English match gold medal on a tie-breaker, but in the three-position event he left no doubt as to the outcome. He shot 372 standing to equal Bulgaria’s Velichko Velichkov, but in both prone and kneeling he had the leading marks, finishing with a world record 1,164, to win by a dominating 12 points. Wigger would return in 1972 to win the free rifle gold medal.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Prone Points | Kneeling Points | Standing Points | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Lones Wigger |  USA | 1,164 | 398 | 394 | 372 | 398 (NP) | 394 (NP) | 372 (NP) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Velichko Velichkov |  BUL | 1,152 | 396 | 384 | 372 | 396 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 372 (NP) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | László Hammerl |  HUN | 1,151 | 397 | 387 | 367 | 397 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 367 (NP) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Harry Köcher |  GER | 1,148 | 394 | 389 | 365 | 394 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 365 (NP) | |||
| 5 | – | Jerzy Nowicki |  POL | 1,147 | 396 | 389 | 362 | 396 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 6 | – | Tommy Pool | USA | 1,147 | 393 | 392 | 362 | 393 (NP) | 392 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 7 | – | Ion Olărescu |  ROU | 1,144 | 393 | 391 | 360 | 393 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 8 | – | Kurt Müller |  SUI | 1,143 | 390 | 386 | 367 | 390 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 367 (NP) | |||
| 9 | – | Viktor Shamburkin |  URS | 1,142 | 394 | 379 | 369 | 394 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 369 (NP) | |||
| 10 | – | Don Tolhurst |  AUS | 1,141 | 396 | 386 | 359 | 396 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 359 (NP) | |||
| 11 | – | Vladimir Chuyan | URS | 1,141 | 395 | 385 | 361 | 395 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 361 (NP) | |||
| 12 | – | Tibor Jakosits | HUN | 1,141 | 394 | 393 | 354 | 394 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 354 (NP) | |||
| 13 | – | Niels Petersen |  DEN | 1,140 | 392 | 380 | 368 | 392 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 368 (NP) | |||
| 14 | – | Ole Hviid Jensen | DEN | 1,139 | 394 | 385 | 360 | 394 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 15 | – | Vilho Ylönen |  FIN | 1,136 | 388 | 386 | 362 | 388 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 16 | – | Jan Poignant |  SWE | 1,135 | 394 | 382 | 359 | 394 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 359 (NP) | |||
| 17 | – | Erwin Vogt | SUI | 1,133 | 395 | 388 | 350 | 395 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 350 (NP) | |||
| 18 | – | Henryk Górski | POL | 1,132 | 397 | 384 | 351 | 397 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 351 (NP) | |||
| 19 | – | Olegario Vázquez |  MEX | 1,132 | 396 | 379 | 357 | 396 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 357 (NP) | |||
| 20 | – | Nicolae Rotaru | ROU | 1,132 | 395 | 386 | 351 | 395 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 351 (NP) | |||
| 21 | – | Magne Landrø |  NOR | 1,131 | 394 | 377 | 360 | 394 (NP) | 377 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 22 | – | Klaus Zähringer | GER | 1,131 | 392 | 380 | 359 | 392 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 359 (NP) | |||
| 23 | – | Martsel Koen | BUL | 1,130 | 391 | 387 | 352 | 391 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 352 (NP) | |||
| 24 | – | Esa Kervinen | FIN | 1,129 | 394 | 385 | 350 | 394 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 350 (NP) | |||
| 25 | – | Takao Ishii |  JPN | 1,128 | 389 | 382 | 357 | 389 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 357 (NP) | |||
| 26 | – | Frans Lafortune |  BEL | 1,126 | 392 | 384 | 350 | 392 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 350 (NP) | |||
| 27 | – | John Sundberg | SWE | 1,123 | 389 | 373 | 361 | 389 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 361 (NP) | |||
| 28 | – | Vladimír Stibořík |  TCH | 1,122 | 391 | 371 | 360 | 391 (NP) | 371 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 29 | – | Abel Vázquez | MEX | 1,115 | 393 | 373 | 349 | 393 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 349 (NP) | |||
| 30 | – | Óscar Cáceres |  PER | 1,114 | 388 | 378 | 348 | 388 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 348 (NP) | |||
| 31 | – | Hubert Hammerer |  AUT | 1,113 | 387 | 364 | 362 | 387 (NP) | 364 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 32 | – | George Marsh |  CAN | 1,111 | 397 | 374 | 340 | 397 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 340 (NP) | |||
| 33 | – | Wu Tao-Yan |  TPE | 1,107 | 397 | 371 | 339 | 397 (NP) | 371 (NP) | 339 (NP) | |||
| 34 | – | Shigemi Saito | JPN | 1,106 | 389 | 370 | 347 | 389 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 347 (NP) | |||
| 35 | – | John Murphy | AUS | 1,104 | 391 | 370 | 343 | 391 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 343 (NP) | |||
| 36 | – | Hannan Crystal |  ISR | 1,103 | 391 | 369 | 343 | 391 (NP) | 369 (NP) | 343 (NP) | |||
| 37 | – | Heo Uk-Bong |  KOR | 1,103 | 388 | 370 | 345 | 388 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 345 (NP) | |||
| 38 | – | Gil Boa | CAN | 1,100 | 393 | 371 | 336 | 393 (NP) | 371 (NP) | 336 (NP) | |||
| 39 | – | Victor Kremer |  LUX | 1,099 | 391 | 368 | 340 | 391 (NP) | 368 (NP) | 340 (NP) | |||
| 40 | – | Joop van Domselaar |  NED | 1,098 | 396 | 368 | 334 | 396 (NP) | 368 (NP) | 334 (NP) | |||
| 41 | – | Sin Hyeon-Ju | KOR | 1,097 | 385 | 375 | 337 | 385 (NP) | 375 (NP) | 337 (NP) | |||
| 42 | – | Adolfo Feliciano |  PHI | 1,094 | 385 | 368 | 341 | 385 (NP) | 368 (NP) | 341 (NP) | |||
| 43 | – | Krisada Arunwong |  THA | 1,093 | 383 | 358 | 352 | 383 (NP) | 358 (NP) | 352 (NP) | |||
| 44 | – | Eduardo Armella |  ARG | 1,092 | 379 | 365 | 348 | 379 (NP) | 365 (NP) | 348 (NP) | |||
| 45 | – | Tüvdiin Tserendondov |  MGL | 1,087 | 384 | 362 | 341 | 384 (NP) | 362 (NP) | 341 (NP) | |||
| 46 | – | Carlos Lastarria | PER | 1,086 | 388 | 369 | 329 | 388 (NP) | 369 (NP) | 329 (NP) | |||
| 47 | – | Salai Srisathorn | THA | 1,086 | 388 | 361 | 337 | 388 (NP) | 361 (NP) | 337 (NP) | |||
| 48 | – | Martin Gison | PHI | 1,073 | 388 | 366 | 319 | 388 (NP) | 366 (NP) | 319 (NP) | |||
| 49 | – | Peter Rull, Sr. |  HKG | 1,047 | 392 | 366 | 289 | 392 (NP) | 366 (NP) | 289 (NP) | |||
| 50 | – | Aziz Ahmed Chaudhry |  PAK | 1,040 | 376 | 352 | 312 | 376 (NP) | 352 (NP) | 312 (NP) | |||
| 51 | – | Reginaldo Dos Remédios | HKG | 1,027 | 393 | 335 | 299 | 393 (NP) | 335 (NP) | 299 (NP) | |||
| 52 | – | Wong Foo Wah |  MAS | 1,019 | 373 | 335 | 311 | 373 (NP) | 335 (NP) | 311 (NP) | |||
| 53 | – | Nasser Sharifi |  IRI | 1,018 | 376 | 317 | 325 | 376 (NP) | 317 (NP) | 325 (NP) |