Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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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25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
50 metre pistol | men |
300 metre rifle | men |
50 m rifle, three positions | men |
50 m rifle, prone | men |
100 m running deer | men |
Trap | men |
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Ștefan Petrescu![]() |
Yevgeny Cherkasov![]() |
Gheorghe Lichiardopol![]() |
50 metre pistol |
Pentti Linnosvuo![]() |
Makhmud Umarov![]() |
Offutt Pinion![]() |
300 metre rifle three positions |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
Allan Erdman![]() |
Vilho Ylönen![]() |
50 metre rifle three positions |
Anatoli Bogdanov![]() |
Otakar Hořínek![]() |
John Sundberg![]() |
50 metre rifle prone |
Gerald Ouellette![]() |
Vasily Borisov![]() |
Stuart Boa![]() |
100 metre running deer |
Vitali Romanenko![]() |
Per Olof Sköldberg![]() |
Vladimir Sevryugin![]() |
Trap |
Galliano Rossini![]() |
Adam Smelczyński![]() |
Alessandro Ciceri![]() |
Participating nations
A total of 156 shooters from 37 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
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Medal table
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 |
References
- 1 2 "Shooting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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