Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Shooting
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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Dates25-29 July 1952
←  1948
1956  →

With the competitions in shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Olympic shooting program began its expansion. Three new events were added: 100 metre running deer, 50 metre rifle three positions and trap. In total there were seven events held between 25 and 29 July 1952. [1] No women participated in the 1952 shooting events. This was the first year that a new format was introduced as well: the sights on the guns were now located on the left side of the barrel. [2]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
rapid fire pistol
details 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Károly Takács  (HUN)579Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Szilárd Kun  (HUN)578Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Gheorghe Lichiardopol  (ROU)578
pistol
details 		US flag 48 stars.svg  Huelet Benner  (USA)553Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Angel Leon de Gozalo  (ESP)550Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Ambrus Balogh  (HUN)549
rifle prone
details 		Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Iosif Sîrbu  (ROU)400Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Boris Andreyev  (URS)400US flag 48 stars.svg  Arthur Jackson  (USA)399
rifle three positions
details 		Flag of Norway.svg  Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug  (NOR)1164Flag of Finland.svg  Vilho Ylönen  (FIN)1164Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Boris Andreyev  (URS)1163
running deer
(single and double shot)
details 		Flag of Norway.svg  John Larsen  (NOR)413Flag of Sweden.svg  Per Olof Sköldberg  (SWE)409Flag of Finland.svg  Tauno Mäki  (FIN)407
300 metre rifle three positions
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Anatoli Bogdanov  (URS)1123Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Robert Bürchler  (SUI)1120Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Lev Weinstein  (URS)1109
trap
details 		Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  George Genereux  (CAN)192Flag of Sweden.svg  Knut Holmqvist  (SWE)191Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Liljedahl  (SWE)190

Károly Takács stunned the world after winning the 25-metre rapid fire pistol event. In 1940, he was known as the most skilled shooter in the Hungarian armed forces and was thought to be a favorite in the event. Unfortunately, Takács lost a portion of his hand in an accident involving a hand grenade during an operation simulation. Despite his full recovery, he was no longer able to shoot with his dominant hand. Takács trained for 12 years, making his weak hand shooting ability as skilled as his dominant hand once was. Eventually, he went on to win gold in this sport, shocking the world in the process and motivating people around the world to overcome adversity. [3]

Participating nations

A total of 218 shooters from 41 nations competed at the Helsinki Games: [1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2002
2Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1124
3Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary  (HUN)1113
4Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romania  (ROU)1012
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)1012
6Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)1001
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0213
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0112
9Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0101
Totals (10 entries)77721

References

  1. 1 2 "Shooting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shooting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "KÁROLY TAKÁCS". Olympic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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