Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Shooting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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Venue Beverloo Camp
Hoogboom Military Camp
Dates22 July-3 August 1920
  1912
1924  

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. A contested 22nd event may have taken place as a list of medal winners are known but the event is unknown. [1] [2]

The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 1920, with Beverloo Camp hosting the pistol and rifle events, and the Olympic trap and 100 metre running deer held at Hoogboom Military Camp. [3]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
30 m rapid fire pistol
details
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Guilherme Paraense  (BRA)US flag 48 stars.svg  Raymond Bracken  (USA)Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fritz Zulauf  (SUI)
Team 30 m military pistol
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Karl Frederick
Louis Harant
Michael Kelly
Alfred Lane
James H. Snook
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)
Georgios Moraitinis
Iason Sappas
Alexandros Theofilakis
Ioannis Theofilakis
Alexandros Vrasivanopoulos
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Gustave Amoudruz
Hans Egli
Domenico Giambonini
Joseph Jehle
Fritz Zulauf
50 m free pistol
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  Karl Frederick  (USA)Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Afrânio da Costa  (BRA)US flag 48 stars.svg  Alfred Lane  (USA)
Team 50 m free pistol
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Raymond Bracken
Karl Frederick
Michael Kelly
Alfred Lane
James H. Snook
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Anders Andersson
Gunnar Gabrielsson
Sigvard Hultcrantz
Anders Johnson
Casimir Reuterskiöld
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Dario Barbosa
Afrânio da Costa
Guilherme Paraense
Fernando Soledade
Sebastião Wolf
50 m small bore rifle
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  Lawrence Nuesslein  (USA)US flag 48 stars.svg  Arthur Rothrock  (USA)US flag 48 stars.svg  Dennis Fenton  (USA)
Team 50 m small bore rifle
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Dennis Fenton
Willis A. Lee
Lawrence Nuesslein
Arthur Rothrock
Oliver Schriver
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Oscar Eriksson
Sigvard Hultcrantz
Leon Lagerlöf
Erik Ohlsson
Ragnar Stare
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Albert Helgerud
Sigvart Johansen
Anton Olsen
Østen Østensen
Olaf Sletten
300 m free rifle,
3 positions
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  Morris Fisher  (USA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Niels Larsen  (DEN)Flag of Norway.svg  Østen Østensen  (NOR)
Team free rifle,
3 positions
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Dennis Fenton
Morris Fisher
Willis A. Lee
Carl Osburn
Lloyd Spooner
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Albert Helgerud
Otto Olsen
Østen Østensen
Gudbrand Skatteboe
Olaf Sletten
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Gustave Amoudruz
Ulrich Fahrner
Fritz Kuchen
Werner Schneeberger
Bernard Siegenthaler
300 m military rifle,
prone
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Otto Olsen  (NOR)Flag of France.svg  Léon Johnson  (FRA)Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fritz Kuchen  (SUI)
Team 300 m military rifle,
prone
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Morris Fisher
Joseph Jackson
Willis A. Lee
Carl Osburn
Lloyd Spooner
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Léon Johnson
André Parmentier
Achille Paroche
Georges Roes
Émile Rumeau
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Voitto Kolho
Kalle Lappalainen
Veli Nieminen
Vilho Vauhkonen
Magnus Wegelius
300 m military rifle,
standing
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  Carl Osburn  (USA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Lars Jørgen Madsen  (DEN)US flag 48 stars.svg  Lawrence Nuesslein  (USA)
Team 300 m military rifle,
standing
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Niels Larsen
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Anders Peter Nielsen
Anders Petersen
Erik Sætter-Lassen
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Thomas Brown
Willis A. Lee
Lawrence Nuesslein
Carl Osburn
Lloyd Spooner
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Olle Ericsson
Mauritz Eriksson
Walfrid Hellman
Hugo Johansson
Leon Lagerlöf
600 m military rifle, prone
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Hugo Johansson  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg  Mauritz Eriksson  (SWE)US flag 48 stars.svg  Lloyd Spooner  (USA)
Team 600 m military rifle, prone
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Dennis Fenton
Joseph Jackson
Willis A. Lee
Oliver Schriver
Lloyd Spooner
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Robert Bodley
Ferdinand Buchanan
George Harvey
Fred Morgan
David Smith
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Erik Blomqvist
Mauritz Eriksson
Hugo Johansson
Gustaf Adolf Jonsson
Erik Ohlsson
Team 300 + 600 m military rifle, prone
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Joseph Jackson
Willis A. Lee
Carl Osburn
Oliver Schriver
Lloyd Spooner
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Albert Helgerud
Otto Olsen
Jacob Onsrud
Østen Østensen
Olaf Sletten
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Eugene Addor
Joseph Jehle
Fritz Kuchen
Werner Schneeberger
Weibel
100 m running deer,
single shots
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Otto Olsen  (NOR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Alfred Swahn  (SWE)Flag of Norway.svg  Harald Natvig  (NOR)
Team 100 m running deer,
single shots
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Einar Liberg
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
Harald Natvig
Hans Nordvik
Otto Olsen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Yrjö Kolho
Kalle Lappalainen
Toivo Tikkanen
Nestori Toivonen
Magnus Wegelius
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Thomas Brown
Willis A. Lee
Lawrence Nuesslein
Carl Osburn
Lloyd Spooner
100 m running deer,
double shots
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Ole Lilloe-Olsen  (NOR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Fredric Landelius  (SWE)Flag of Norway.svg  Einar Liberg  (NOR)
Team 100 m running deer,
double shots
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Thorstein Johansen
Einar Liberg
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
Harald Natvig
Hans Nordvik
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Edward Benedicks
Bengt Lagercrantz
Fredric Landelius
Alfred Swahn
Oscar Swahn
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Yrjö Kolho
Toivo Tikkanen
Nestori Toivonen
Vilho Vauhkonen
Magnus Wegelius
Trap
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  Mark Arie  (USA)US flag 48 stars.svg  Frank Troeh  (USA)US flag 48 stars.svg  Frank Wright  (USA)
Team trap
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Mark Arie
Horace Bonser
Jay Clark
Forest McNeir
Frank Troeh
Frank Wright
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Albert Bosquet
Joseph Cogels
Émile Dupont
Edouard Fesinger
Henri Quersin
Louis Van Tilt
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Per Kinde
Fredric Landelius
Erik Lundquist
Karl Richter
Erik Sökjer-Petersén
Alfred Swahn

Participating nations

The Norwegian team Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Norvegian team.jpg
The Norwegian team
The Swedish team Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Swedish team.jpg
The Swedish team
Carl Johansson and Mauritz Eriksson Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Carl Hugo Johansson and Mauritz Eriksson.jpg
Carl Johansson and Mauritz Eriksson

A total of 234 shooters from 18 nations competed at the Antwerp Games: [3]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)134623
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)52411
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)16310
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1203
5Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1113
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0202
7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0123
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)0101
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa  (RSA)0101
11Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0055
Totals (11 entries)21212163

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References

  1. "Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics" . Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. "Unknown Event, Men" . Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Shooting at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. De Wael counts 16 for Denmark (giving a total of 235), saying that Anton Andersen competed in the free rifle, while a separate shooter named Anders Andersen competed in the military rifle. Sports-Reference, however, indicates that these are the same person.