Shooting at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
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Dates | 22 July-3 August 1920 |
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 1920. [1]
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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Rifle | |
50 m small-bore rifle | men |
Team 50 m small-bore rifle | men |
300 m free rifle, 3 positions | men |
300 m free rifle, team | men |
300 m military rifle, prone | men |
Team 300 m military rifle, prone | men |
300 m military rifle, standing | men |
Team 300 m military rifle, standing | men |
600 m military rifle, prone | men |
Team 600 m military rifle, prone | men |
Team 300 + 600 m military rifle, prone | men |
Pistol | |
30 m rapid fire pistol | men |
Team 30 m rapid fire pistol | men |
50 m pistol | men |
Team 50 m pistol | men |
Shotgun | |
Trap | men |
Team clay pigeons | men |
Running deer | |
100 m running deer, single shots | men |
Team 100 m running deer, single shots | men |
100 m running deer, double shots | men |
Team 100 m running deer, double shots | men |
A total of 234 shooters from 18 nations competed at the Antwerp Games: [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
2 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
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