Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The Men’s 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2012 Olympic Games took place on 3 August 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks.The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier each shooter fired 60 shots with a .22 Long Rifle at 50 metres distance from the prone position. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1 with a maximum score of 10.The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There they fired an additional 10 shots.