Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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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. 61 shooters from seven nations competed.
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[edit] 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 |
| Military rifle |  Pantelis KarasevdasGreece (GRE) |
Pavlos Pavlidis Greece (GRE) |
Nicolaos Trikupis Greece (GRE) |
| Free rifle | Georgios Orphanidis Greece (GRE) |
Ioannis Phrangoudis Greece (GRE) |
 Viggo JensenDenmark (DEN) |
| 25 metre military pistol |  John PaineUnited States (USA) |
Sumner Paine United States (USA) |
Nikolaos Morakis Greece (GRE) |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | Joannis Phrangoudis Greece (GRE) |
Georgios Orphanidis Greece (GRE) |
Holger Nielsen Denmark (DEN) |
| Free pistol | Sumner Paine United States (USA) |
Holger Nielsen Denmark (DEN) |
Joannis Phrangoudis Greece (GRE) |
[edit] 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 |
France, Great Britain, Italy, and Switzerland had shooters compete, but won no medals.
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
[edit] 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 [1])
- 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 [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
| Events at the 1896 Summer Olympics (Athens) |
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| Athletics • Cycling • Fencing • Gymnastics • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Shooting at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in shooting |
