# Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The men's 50 metre rifle three positions rifle shooting event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on 7–8 September 1960 with 75 shooters from 41 nations competing. The three positions consist of; prone position, kneeling position and standing position.

## Results

All shooters scoring 530 points are better, of the two qualifying groups, qualify for the final round.

### Qualifying round

Group one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | Total |
| 1 | Iosif Sîrbu | Romania | 195 | 188 | 186 | 569 |
| 2 | Otakar Hořínek | Czechoslovakia | 190 | 191 | 185 | 566 |
| 3 | Jerzy Nowicki | Poland | 195 | 190 | 180 | 565 |
| 4 | Jim Hill | United States | 197 | 191 | 173 | 561 |
| 5 | Marat Nyýazow | Soviet Union | 196 | 193 | 171 | 560 |
| 6 | Bernd Klingner | United Team of Germany | 196 | 187 | 177 | 560 |
| 7 | Esa Kervinen | Finland | 194 | 188 | 178 | 560 |
| 8 | Walther Fröstell | Sweden | 193 | 188 | 173 | 554 |
| 9 | Michiel Victor | South Africa | 199 | 187 | 167 | 553 |
| 10 | Imre Simkó | Hungary | 194 | 181 | 178 | 553 |
| 11 | Georges Wahler | France | 190 | 190 | 172 | 552 |
| 12 | Josef Fröwis | Austria | 193 | 182 | 176 | 551 |
| 13 | Magne Landrø | Norway | 188 | 187 | 176 | 551 |
| 14 | Norman Rule | Australia | 192 | 188 | 169 | 549 |
| 15 | Ivan Lazarov | Bulgaria | 186 | 186 | 177 | 549 |
| 16 | Steffen Cranmer | Great Britain | 190 | 189 | 168 | 547 |
| 17 | Miroslav Stojanović | Yugoslavia | 190 | 182 | 175 | 547 |
| 18 | Uffe Schultz Larsen | Denmark | 187 | 184 | 173 | 544 |
| 19 | Jorge di Giandoménico | Argentina | 193 | 178 | 172 | 543 |
| 20 | Evald Gering | Canada | 195 | 179 | 168 | 542 |
| 21 | Wu Tao-yan | Formosa | 189 | 187 | 164 | 540 |
| 22 | Georgios Liveris | Greece | 191 | 182 | 164 | 537 |
| 23 | Bernardo San Juan | Philippines | 189 | 180 | 167 | 536 |
| 24 | Hans Schönenberger | Switzerland | 190 | 174 | 170 | 534 |
| 25 | Sergio Rolandi | Italy | 189 | 179 | 165 | 533 |
| 26 | Hannan Crystal | Israel | 191 | 167 | 174 | 532 |
| 27 | Frans Lafortune | Belgium | 191 | 180 | 159 | 530 |
| 28 | Carlos Cedron | Peru | 189 | 177 | 162 | 528 |
| 29 | José María Vallsera | Colombia | 189 | 181 | 157 | 527 |
| 30 | Gilbert Scorsoglio | Monaco | 184 | 174 | 158 | 516 |
| 31 | José Llorens | Spain | 177 | 182 | 157 | 516 |
| 32 | Manoel da Silva | Portugal | 192 | 162 | 154 | 508 |
| 33 | Guido Wolf | Liechtenstein | 179 | 170 | 144 | 493 |
| 34 | Saroj Silpikul | Thailand | 184 | 171 | 133 | 488 |
| 35 | Gholam Hossein Mobaser | Iran | 190 | 155 | 126 | 471 |
| 36 | Gibreel Ali | Sudan | 181 | 161 | 112 | 454 |
| 37 | Abdesselem Lahmidi | Morocco | 158 | 97 | 61 | 316 |
Group two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | Total |
| 1 | János Holup | Hungary | 197 | 190 | 175 | 562 |
| 2 | Viktor Shamburkin | Soviet Union | 197 | 189 | 176 | 562 |
| 3 | Hubert Hammerer | Austria | 195 | 189 | 178 | 562 |
| 4 | Pauli Janhonen | Finland | 189 | 190 | 182 | 561 |
| 5 | Daniel Puckel | United States | 190 | 192 | 178 | 560 |
| 6 | Anders Kvissberg | Sweden | 196 | 181 | 182 | 559 |
| 7 | Branislav Lončar | Yugoslavia | 193 | 185 | 180 | 558 |
| 8 | Dušan Houdek | Czechoslovakia | 192 | 191 | 175 | 558 |
| 9 | Nicolae Rotaru | Romania | 192 | 189 | 176 | 557 |
| 10 | Niels Petersen | Denmark | 191 | 182 | 183 | 556 |
| 11 | Velichko Velichkov | Bulgaria | 191 | 184 | 180 | 555 |
| 12 | Klaus Zähringer | United Team of Germany | 188 | 189 | 178 | 555 |
| 13 | Pedro Armella | Argentina | 198 | 182 | 174 | 554 |
| 14 | Henryk Górski | Poland | 183 | 192 | 179 | 554 |
| 15 | Kurt Müller | Switzerland | 189 | 189 | 174 | 552 |
| 16 | Johannes Human | South Africa | 196 | 182 | 167 | 545 |
| 17 | Pierre Guy | France | 192 | 181 | 172 | 545 |
| 18 | Erling Kongshaug | Norway | 188 | 182 | 175 | 545 |
| 19 | Jacques Lafortune | Belgium | 193 | 185 | 165 | 543 |
| 20 | Rafael Peles | Israel | 194 | 180 | 167 | 541 |
| 21 | Vincenzo Biava | Italy | 189 | 179 | 173 | 541 |
| 22 | Don Tolhurst | Australia | 194 | 189 | 157 | 540 |
| 23 | Gil Boa | Canada | 195 | 190 | 153 | 538 |
| 24 | Takao Ishii | Japan | 187 | 180 | 171 | 538 |
| 25 | Adolfo Feliciano | Philippines | 190 | 178 | 165 | 533 |
| 26 | Derek Robinson | Great Britain | 190 | 182 | 159 | 531 |
| 27 | Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos | Greece | 189 | 180 | 162 | 531 |
| 28 | Luiz Martins | Brazil | 193 | 171 | 161 | 525 |
| 29 | António Tavares | Portugal | 188 | 172 | 165 | 525 |
| 30 | Carlos Lastarria | Peru | 187 | 170 | 167 | 524 |
| 31 | José Manuel Andoin | Spain | 182 | 176 | 161 | 519 |
| 32 | Krisada Arunwong | Thailand | 185 | 171 | 160 | 516 |
| 33 | Gustav Kaufmann | Liechtenstein | 182 | 166 | 159 | 507 |
| 34 | Saifi Chaudhry | Pakistan | 185 | 160 | 161 | 506 |
| 35 | Francis Boisson | Monaco | 189 | 164 | 151 | 504 |
| 36 | Victor Kremer | Luxembourg | 178 | 160 | 150 | 488 |
| 37 | Omar Anas | Sudan | 153 | 133 | 95 | 381 |
| 38 | Bouchaib Zeroual | Morocco | 155 | 97 | 108 | 360 |
A total of 120 shots are taken 40 from each position, for a total of 400 points at each position. With the possibility of 1,200 overall points.

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | Total | Notes |
| | Viktor Shamburkin | Soviet Union | 394 | 386 | 369 | 1149 | =WR |
| | Marat Nyýazow | Soviet Union | 384 | 388 | 373 | 1145 | |
| | Klaus Zähringer | United Team of Germany | 394 | 381 | 364 | 1139 | |
| 4 | Dušan Houdek | Czechoslovakia | 387 | 386 | 366 | 1139 | |
| 5 | Jerzy Nowicki | Poland | 394 | 378 | 365 | 1137 | |
| 6 | Esa Kervinen | Finland | 392 | 381 | 364 | 1137 | |
| 7 | Daniel Puckel | United States | 390 | 385 | 361 | 1136 | |
| 8 | János Holup | Hungary | 394 | 384 | 356 | 1134 | |
| 9 | Josef Fröwis | Austria | 389 | 381 | 364 | 1134 | |
| 10 | Otakar Hořínek | Czechoslovakia | 393 | 373 | 367 | 1133 | |
| 11 | Hubert Hammerer | Austria | 391 | 382 | 359 | 1132 | |
| 12 | Iosif Sîrbu | Romania | 390 | 384 | 357 | 1131 | |
| 13 | Pauli Janhonen | Finland | 392 | 377 | 361 | 1130 | |
| 14 | Velichko Velichkov | Bulgaria | 391 | 382 | 355 | 1128 | |
| 15 | Imre Simkó | Hungary | 389 | 380 | 359 | 1128 | |
| 16 | Anders Kvissberg | Sweden | 390 | 375 | 362 | 1127 | |
| 17 | Kurt Müller | Switzerland | 384 | 370 | 372 | 1126 | |
| 18 | Bernd Klingner | United Team of Germany | 391 | 380 | 352 | 1123 | |
| 19 | Henryk Górski | Poland | 382 | 388 | 352 | 1122 | |
| 20 | Ivan Lazarov | Bulgaria | 382 | 378 | 360 | 1120 | |
| 21 | Miroslav Stojanović | Yugoslavia | 392 | 369 | 356 | 1117 | |
| 22 | Hans Schönenberger | Switzerland | 391 | 370 | 356 | 1117 | |
| 23 | Niels Petersen | Denmark | 386 | 369 | 361 | 1116 | |
| 24 | Jim Hill | United States | 392 | 378 | 345 | 1115 | |
| 25 | Nicolae Rotaru | Romania | 394 | 373 | 347 | 1114 | |
| 26 | Walther Fröstell | Sweden | 389 | 376 | 348 | 1113 | |
| 27 | Don Tolhurst | Australia | 388 | 376 | 349 | 1113 | |
| 28 | Georges Wahler | France | 385 | 371 | 356 | 1112 | |
| 29 | Derek Robinson | Great Britain | 385 | 373 | 353 | 1111 | |
| 30 | Takao Ishii | Japan | 386 | 377 | 347 | 1110 | |
| 31 | Jacques Lafortune | Belgium | 386 | 375 | 347 | 1108 | |
| 32 | Pierre Guy | France | 385 | 374 | 349 | 1108 | |
| 33 | Jorge di Giandoménico | Argentina | 386 | 370 | 351 | 1107 | |
| 34 | Pedro Armella | Argentina | 388 | 380 | 338 | 1106 | |
| 35 | Johannes Human | South Africa | 391 | 367 | 347 | 1105 | |
| 36 | Wu Tao-yan | Formosa | 392 | 377 | 335 | 1104 | |
| 37 | Branislav Lončar | Yugoslavia | 384 | 379 | 341 | 1104 | |
| 38 | Erling Kongshaug | Norway | 384 | 370 | 350 | 1104 | |
| 39 | Magne Landrø | Norway | 389 | 364 | 350 | 1103 | |
| 40 | Adolfo Feliciano | Philippines | 387 | 365 | 351 | 1103 | |
| 41 | Vincenzo Biava | Italy | 383 | 372 | 372 | 1099 | |
| 42 | Frans Lafortune | Belgium | 383 | 367 | 349 | 1099 | |
| 43 | Steffen Cranmer | Great Britain | 387 | 373 | 338 | 1098 | |
| 44 | Michiel Victor | South Africa | 392 | 377 | 328 | 1097 | |
| 45 | Norman Rule | Australia | 386 | 366 | 366 | 1095 | |
| 46 | Sergio Rolandi | Italy | 388 | 369 | 369 | 1091 | |
| 47 | Evald Gering | Canada | 385 | 372 | 334 | 1091 | |
| 48 | Hannan Crystal | Israel | 388 | 356 | 343 | 1087 | |
| 49 | Georgios Liveris | Greece | 384 | 371 | 332 | 1087 | |
| 50 | Rafael Peles | Israel | 388 | 370 | 326 | 1084 | |
| 51 | Bernardo San Juan | Philippines | 382 | 367 | 334 | 1083 | |
| 52 | Gil Boa | Canada | 388 | 358 | 331 | 1077 | |
| 53 | Uffe Schultz Larsen | Denmark | 376 | 359 | 342 | 1077 | |
| 54 | Nikolaos Triantafyllopoulos | Greece | 377 | 358 | 321 | 1056 | |
Key: =WR = equalled world record