| 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 |
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| 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]
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| 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 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 162 competitors, 144 men and 18 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.
Peru competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.
Argentina competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 199 competitors, 188 men and 11 women, took part in 101 events in 16 sports. It was the country's largest delegation until the 2016 Summer Olympics. With 3 golds, 3 silvers, and a bronze, it tied Argentina's performance in 1928, and remains the last time the country achieved 7 medals in an edition of the Olympics.
Cuba competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time in 20 years that Cuban athletes competed at the Olympic Games. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 31 events in 12 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had hosted the Summer Olympic Games, equalling the record of France and the United States to that point. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 404 competitors, 335 men and 68 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 81 competitors, 77 men and 4 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.
Austria competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 147 competitors, 115 men and 32 women, took part in 79 events in 17 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
Greece competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 44 events in 10 sports.
Spain competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The nation returned to the Summer Games after missing the 1936 Games because of the Spanish Civil War. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 11 sports.
Brazil competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. 70 competitors, 59 men and 11 women, took part in 41 events in 11 sports. A Brazilian medal was won for the first time since the country's debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics, with a bronze by the basketball team.
Monaco competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Four competitors, all men, took part in two events in one sports.
Lebanon competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eight competitors, all men, took part in nine events in three sports.
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The men's 300 m rifle three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event at an Olympic Games. The competition was held on 5 and 6 August 1948, with 36 shooters from 13 nations competing. Each nation was limited to three shooters. The event was won by Emil Grünig of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event since 1900 and second overall. Silver went to Pauli Janhonen of Finland and bronze to Willy Røgeberg of Norway.
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