Shooting_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_300_metre_free_rifle,_prone
Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone
Sports shooting at the Olympics
The men's 300 metre free rifle prone event was one of five free rifle events of the competitions in the Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held from August 3 to August 5, 1900. 30 shooters from 6 nations competed, with five shooters per team. Medals were given for individual high scores in each of the three positions, overall individual high scores, and the scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. Achille Paroche of France won the gold medal in the prone event, with Anders Peter Nielsen of Denmark taking silver and Ole Østmo bronze.