| Shooting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Bisley Rifle Range |
| Dates | 2–6 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 188 from 28 nations |
The shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of four events. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 August 1948. [1]
| Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 300 metre rifle | men |
| 50 m rifle, prone | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 metre pistol | men |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| rapid fire pistol | Károly Takács  Hungary | Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente  Argentina | Sven Lundquist  Sweden |
| pistol | Edwin Vásquez  Peru | Rudolf Schnyder  Switzerland | Torsten Ullman Sweden |
| 300 metre rifle three positions | Emil Grünig Switzerland | Pauli Janhonen  Finland | Willy Røgeberg  Norway |
| rifle prone | Art Cook  United States | Walter Tomsen United States | Jonas Jonsson Sweden |
A total of 188 shooters from 28 nations competed at the London Games: [1]
Argentina (12)
Australia (6)
Austria (3)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (7)
Chile (4)
Cuba (7)
Denmark (7)
Finland (12)
France (12)
Great Britain (12)
Greece (7)
Hungary (4)
Iran (3)
Italy (6)
Lebanon (2)
Mexico (9)
Monaco (4)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (8)
Peru (9)
Philippines (3)
Portugal (5)
Puerto Rico (2)
Spain (6)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (7)
United States (12)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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