At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, sixteen events in shooting were contested. [1] Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
2 | France | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
3 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Greece | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
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