Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
The men's individual competition with free revolver event was one of the competitions in the Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held on 1 August 1900. 20 shooters from 4 nations competed, with five shooters per nation. Medals were given for individual high scores, and the scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score for the team event. The target designed for this competition is still being used today. The event was won by Karl Röderer of Switzerland, with his countryman Konrad Stäheli taking bronze. Between them was Achille Paroche of France with silver.
Entrance to the target stand
Konrad Stäheli was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century and participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1906 Intercalated Games.
The Swiss national shooting team dominated the medal table in Paris 1900 (in the photo there are Stäheli, Probst, Lüthi, Röderer, Richardet, Grütter, Kellenberger, Böckli and a 9th member that does not appear in the official reports of the Games)