| | Event type
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open
| Date | 21 October 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Polígono de Tiro Vicente Suárez, Campo Militar No. 1, Ciudad de México | |
| Participants | 62 from 35 countries | |
| Format | 50 metres. 120 shots, 40 shots prone, 40 kneeling, and 40 standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1,200 posible overall. | |
The world record holder was American Gary Anderson, but he only made the team in the prone match and the free rifle event. Most of the shooters used the Anschutz rifle, led by West Germany’s Bernd Klingner, who won the gold medal. Klingner’s victory was sealed by his world record score of 396 in the kneeling phase, to eke out a one-point victory over American John Writer.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Prone Points | Kneeling Points | Standing Points | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Bernd Klingner |  FRG | 1,157 | 394 | 396 | 367 | 394 (NP) | 396 (NP) | 367 (NP) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | John Writer |  USA | 1,156 | 395 | 391 | 370 | 395 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 370 (NP) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Vitaly Parkhimovich |  URS | 1,154 | 395 | 393 | 366 | 395 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 366 (NP) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | John Foster | USA | 1,153 | 394 | 390 | 369 | 394 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 369 (NP) | |||
| 5 | – | José González |  MEX | 1,152 | 397 | 379 | 376 | 397 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 376 (NP) | |||
| 6 | – | Gerry Ouellette |  CAN | 1,151 | 396 | 391 | 364 | 396 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 364 (NP) | |||
| 7 | – | Peter Kohnke | FRG | 1,151 | 395 | 388 | 368 | 395 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 368 (NP) | |||
| 8 | – | Kurt Müller |  SUI | 1,151 | 390 | 388 | 373 | 390 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 373 (NP) | |||
| 9 | – | Bjørn Bakken |  NOR | 1,150 | 397 | 383 | 370 | 397 (NP) | 383 (NP) | 370 (NP) | |||
| 10 | – | Vladimir Konyakhin | URS | 1,147 | 395 | 387 | 365 | 395 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 365 (NP) | |||
| 11 | – | Slobodan Paunović |  YUG | 1,147 | 392 | 388 | 367 | 392 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 367 (NP) | |||
| 12 | – | Nicolae Rotaru |  ROU | 1,146 | 398 | 386 | 362 | 398 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 13 | – | László Hammerl |  HUN | 1,146 | 396 | 385 | 365 | 396 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 365 (NP) | |||
| 14 | – | Guido Loacker |  AUT | 1,146 | 394 | 384 | 368 | 394 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 368 (NP) | |||
| 15 | – | Frans Lafortune |  BEL | 1,145 | 396 | 383 | 366 | 396 (NP) | 383 (NP) | 366 (NP) | |||
| 16 | – | Raúl Llanos |  CUB | 1,145 | 395 | 383 | 367 | 395 (NP) | 383 (NP) | 367 (NP) | |||
| 17 | – | Uto Wunderlich |  GDR | 1,145 | 390 | 387 | 368 | 390 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 368 (NP) | |||
| 18 | – | Sven Johansson |  SWE | 1,144 | 393 | 390 | 361 | 393 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 361 (NP) | |||
| 19 | – | Elling Øvergård | NOR | 1,144 | 393 | 388 | 363 | 393 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 363 (NP) | |||
| 20 | – | Kurt Johansson | SWE | 1,143 | 395 | 384 | 364 | 395 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 364 (NP) | |||
| 21 | – | Martsel Koen |  BUL | 1,142 | 394 | 387 | 361 | 394 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 361 (NP) | |||
| 22 | – | Ole Hviid Jensen |  DEN | 1,140 | 395 | 388 | 357 | 395 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 357 (NP) | |||
| 23 | – | Ion Olărescu | ROU | 1,140 | 394 | 384 | 362 | 394 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 24 | – | Jerzy Nowicki |  POL | 1,140 | 391 | 389 | 360 | 391 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 25 | – | Ryszard Fandier | POL | 1,139 | 391 | 390 | 358 | 391 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 358 (NP) | |||
| 26 | – | Hartmut Sommer | GDR | 1,138 | 393 | 384 | 361 | 393 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 361 (NP) | |||
| 27 | – | Mendbayaryn Jantsankhorloo |  MGL | 1,136 | 398 | 384 | 354 | 398 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 354 (NP) | |||
| 28 | – | Don Tolhurst |  AUS | 1,136 | 394 | 384 | 358 | 394 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 358 (NP) | |||
| 29 | – | Jan Kůrka |  TCH | 1,136 | 391 | 385 | 360 | 391 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 30 | – | Peter Ruch | SUI | 1,135 | 393 | 378 | 364 | 393 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 364 (NP) | |||
| 31 | – | Vladimir Grozdanović | YUG | 1,134 | 393 | 385 | 356 | 393 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 356 (NP) | |||
| 32 | – | Wolfram Waibel, Sr. | AUT | 1,133 | 397 | 382 | 354 | 397 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 354 (NP) | |||
| 33 | – | Simo Morri |  FIN | 1,133 | 394 | 378 | 361 | 394 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 361 (NP) | |||
| 34 | – | Adolfo Feliciano |  PHI | 1,133 | 391 | 379 | 363 | 391 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 363 (NP) | |||
| 35 | – | Ferenc Petrovácz | HUN | 1,132 | 393 | 377 | 362 | 393 (NP) | 377 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 36 | – | Jaakko Minkkinen | FIN | 1,132 | 391 | 385 | 356 | 391 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 356 (NP) | |||
| 37 | – | Giuseppe De Chirico |  ITA | 1,130 | 395 | 389 | 346 | 395 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 346 (NP) | |||
| 38 | – | Alf Mayer | CAN | 1,127 | 395 | 379 | 353 | 395 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 353 (NP) | |||
| 39 | – | Jaroslav Navrátil | TCH | 1,127 | 393 | 381 | 353 | 393 (NP) | 381 (NP) | 353 (NP) | |||
| 40 | – | Per Weichel | DEN | 1,127 | 392 | 379 | 356 | 392 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 356 (NP) | |||
| 41 | – | Henry Herscovici |  ISR | 1,124 | 393 | 380 | 351 | 393 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 351 (NP) | |||
| 42 | – | Luis del Cerro |  ESP | 1,123 | 396 | 369 | 358 | 396 (NP) | 369 (NP) | 358 (NP) | |||
| 43 | – | Sergio Álvarez | CUB | 1,122 | 395 | 371 | 356 | 395 (NP) | 371 (NP) | 356 (NP) | |||
| 44 | – | Wu Tao-Yan |  TPE | 1,121 | 392 | 369 | 360 | 392 (NP) | 369 (NP) | 360 (NP) | |||
| 45 | – | Emiliyan Vergov | BUL | 1,119 | 389 | 387 | 343 | 389 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 343 (NP) | |||
| 46 | – | José María Pigrau | ESP | 1,117 | 390 | 377 | 350 | 390 (NP) | 377 (NP) | 350 (NP) | |||
| 47 | – | Olegario Vázquez | MEX | 1,116 | 398 | 370 | 348 | 398 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 348 (NP) | |||
| 48 | – | Yondonjamtsyn Batsükh | MGL | 1,114 | 390 | 379 | 345 | 390 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 345 (NP) | |||
| 49 | – | José Lei |  HKG | 1,112 | 391 | 373 | 348 | 391 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 348 (NP) | |||
| 50 | – | Leopoldo Ang | PHI | 1,098 | 389 | 374 | 335 | 389 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 335 (NP) | |||
| 51 | – | Zelig Shtroch | ISR | 1,095 | 388 | 372 | 335 | 388 (NP) | 372 (NP) | 335 (NP) | |||
| 52 | – | Juan Llabot |  VEN | 1,094 | 378 | 370 | 346 | 378 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 346 (NP) | |||
| 53 | – | Otto Brolo |  GUA | 1,092 | 390 | 375 | 327 | 390 (NP) | 375 (NP) | 327 (NP) | |||
| 54 | – | Mehmet Dursun |  TUR | 1,081 | 396 | 359 | 326 | 396 (NP) | 359 (NP) | 326 (NP) | |||
| 55 | – | Edmar de Salles |  BRA | 1,077 | 395 | 354 | 328 | 395 (NP) | 354 (NP) | 328 (NP) | |||
| 56 | – | Leonel Fernández | GUA | 1,068 | 391 | 363 | 314 | 391 (NP) | 363 (NP) | 314 (NP) | |||
| 57 | – | Hugo Chamberlain |  CRC | 1,064 | 387 | 369 | 308 | 387 (NP) | 369 (NP) | 308 (NP) | |||
| 58 | – | Charumai Mahawat |  THA | 1,054 | 380 | 357 | 317 | 380 (NP) | 357 (NP) | 317 (NP) | |||
| 59 | – | Helio Castro |  ESA | 1,046 | 379 | 362 | 305 | 379 (NP) | 362 (NP) | 305 (NP) | |||
| 60 | – | Vinich Chareonsiri | THA | 1,037 | 376 | 350 | 311 | 376 (NP) | 350 (NP) | 311 (NP) | |||
| 61 | – | Pan Kou-Ang | TPE | 1,020 | 371 | 340 | 309 | 371 (NP) | 340 (NP) | 309 (NP) | |||
| 62 | – | Juan Antonio Valencia | ESA | 1,013 | 379 | 337 | 297 | 379 (NP) | 337 (NP) | 297 (NP) |