Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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| Shooting at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Kallithea |
| Dates | 8–12 April 1896 |
| No. of events | 5 (5 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 61 from 7 nations |
| Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 200 m military rifle | men |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m military pistol | men |
| 25 m muzzle-loading pistol | men |
| 30 m pistol | men |
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five sport shooting events were contested. These events took place at the newly constructed shooting range at Kallithea. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Shooting. Sixty-one shooters from seven nations competed.
Medal summary
These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metre military rifle |
Pantelis Karasevdas Greece
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Pavlos Pavlidis Greece
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Nicolaos Trikupis Greece
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| 300 metre free rifle, three positions |
Georgios Orphanidis Greece
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Ioannis Frangoudis Greece
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Viggo Jensen Denmark
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| 25 metre military pistol |
John Paine United States
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Sumner Paine United States
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Nikolaos Morakis Greece
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| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Ioannis Frangoudis Greece
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Georgios Orphanidis Greece
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Holger Nielsen Denmark
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| 30 metre free pistol |
Sumner Paine United States
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Holger Nielsen Denmark
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Ioannis Frangoudis Greece
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Participating nations
A total of 61 shooters from 7 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Denmark (3)
France (1)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (50)
Italy (1)
Switzerland (1)
United States (3)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Sub-Committee for Shooting
- HRH Prince Nicholas of Greece, president
- Ioannis Phrangoudis, secretary
- Demosthenes Staikos
- Alc. Krassas
- Joan. Konstantinides
- Alex. Kondostavlos
- Ath. Botzaris
- Ath. Pierrakos
- Georges Antonopoulos
- Stephen Skouloudis
See also
References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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