Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Dates | 29 November–5 December 1956 |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested, all for men only. They were held between 29 November and 5 December 1956.[1]
Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Rifle | |
300 metre rifle | men |
50 m rifle, three positions | men |
50 m rifle, prone | men |
Pistol | |
25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
50 metre pistol | men |
Shotgun | |
Trap | men |
Running deer | |
100 m running deer | men |
Medal summary
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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rapid fire pistol |
Ștefan Petrescu![]() |
Yevgeny Cherkasov![]() |
Gheorghe Lichiardopol![]() |
pistol |
Pentti Linnosvuo![]() |
Makhmud Umarov![]() |
Offutt Pinion![]() |
300 meter rifle three positions |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
Allan Erdman![]() |
Vilho Ylönen![]() |
rifle three positions |
Anatoli Bogdanov![]() |
Otakar Hořínek![]() |
John Sundberg![]() |
rifle prone |
Gerald Ouellette![]() |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
Stuart Boa![]() |
running deer |
Vitali Romanenko![]() |
Per Olof Sköldberg![]() |
Vladimir Sevryugin![]() |
trap |
Galliano Rossini![]() |
Adam Smelczyński![]() |
Alessandro Ciceri![]() |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 156 shooters from 37 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
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Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shooting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
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