Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested, all for men only.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol |  Stefan PetrescuRomania (ROM) |
 Yevgeni CherkasovSoviet Union (URS) |
Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania (ROM) |
| 50 m pistol |  Pentti LinnosvuoFinland (FIN) |
Makhmud Umarov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Offutt PinionUnited States (USA) |
| 50 m rifle prone |  Gerald OuelletteCanada (CAN) |
Vasili Borisov Soviet Union (URS) |
Stuart Boa Canada (CAN) |
| 50 m rifle three positions | Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Otakar HorinekCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
 John SundbergSweden (SWE) |
| 300 m rifle three positions | Vasili Borisov Soviet Union (URS) |
Allan Erdman Soviet Union (URS) |
Vilho Ylönen Finland (FIN) |
| 100 m running deer | Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Olof Sköldberg Sweden (SWE) |
Vladimir Sevryugin Soviet Union (URS) |
| Trap |  Galliano RossiniItaly (ITA) |
 Adam SmelczynskiPoland (POL) |
Alessandro Ciceri Italy (ITA) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Romania (ROM) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on December 22, 2006.
| Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne/Stockholm) |
|---|
| Athletics • Australian football (demonstration) • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Shooting at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 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 |
