| Shooting at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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| Dates | 3-10 September 1960 |
Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome comprised six events, all for men only. They were held between 3 and 10 September 1960. [1]
| Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 300 m rifle three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle prone | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 m pistol | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Trap | men |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| rapid fire pistol |  William McMillan (USA) | 587 |  Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN) | 587 |  Aleksandr Zabelin (URS) | 587 |
| pistol | Aleksey Gushchin (URS) | 560 | Makhmud Umarov (URS) | 552 |  Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (JPN) | 552 |
| 300 metre rifle, three positions | Hubert Hammerer  Austria | 1129 | Hans Rudolf Spillmann  Switzerland | 1127 | Vasily Borisov  Soviet Union | 1127 |
| rifle, three positions | Viktor Shamburkin Soviet Union | 1149 | Marat Niyazov Soviet Union | 1145 | Klaus Zähringer  United Team of Germany | 1139 |
| rifle, prone | Peter Kohnke United Team of Germany | 590 | James Enoch Hill  United States | 589 | Enrico Forcella  Venezuela | 587 |
| trap | Ion Dumitrescu  Romania | 192 | Galliano Rossini  Italy | 191 | Sergei Kalinin Soviet Union | 190 |
A total of 313 shooters from 59 nations competed at the Rome Games: [1]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad and commonly known as Rome 1960, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, the city had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals at the 1960 Games.
Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 89 men and 9 women, took part in 66 events in 12 sports.
Peru competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 3 sports. Peru returned to the football tournament once more after the controversial 1936 Olympics. Most of the athletes that represented Peru were part of the football squad. Peru also participated in shooting and rowing events.
Chile at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was the nation's eleventh appearance out of fourteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The nation was represented by a team of 9 athletes, 8 males and 1 females, that competed in 8 events in 3 sports.
Sudan competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in ten events in four sports.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 107 men and 9 women, took part in 64 events in 14 sports.
Tunisia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 42 competitors, all men, took part in 22 events in 7 sports.
Greece competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 48 competitors, all men, took part in 38 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Japan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 162 competitors, 142 men and 20 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Tokyo, the Japanese flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
Brazil competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 72 competitors, 71 men and 1 woman, took part in 35 events in 14 sports. Brazilians obtained two bronze medals in Rome. The swimmer Manuel dos Santos was a bronze medalist in men's 100 metre freestyle. The men's basketball team also won the bronze medal. Flagbearer and defending two-time Olympic champion Adhemar Ferreira da Silva could not repeat his performance and placed fourteenth in the triple jump,
Egypt and Syria, as the United Arab Republic, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Syria was a constituent of the United Arab Republic in 1960, but almost all 74 competitors for the Olympic team were from Egypt. 74 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 12 sports.
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 35 competitors, 33 men and 2 women, took part in 38 events in 9 sports.
Malta competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in six events in four sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after a 12-year absence, since 1948.
Lebanon competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1956 Summer Olympics because of British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. 19 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 6 sports.
San Marino competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, nine men and one woman, took part in six events in four sports.
Israel competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports.
Rhodesia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first time in 32 years that the nation was represented at the Olympic Games. Fourteen athletes—Southern Rhodesians and one Northern Rhodesian, boxer Abe Bekker—competed under the name Rhodesia while representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963).
Monaco competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1956 Summer Olympics. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports.
The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 and 6 September 1960 at the Umberto I Shooting Range in Rome. 67 shooters from 40 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Aleksey Gushchin of the Soviet Union, as the Soviet team finished 1–2 with Makhmud Umarov repeating as silver medalist. Yoshihisa Yoshikawa of Japan took bronze.
The men's trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 to 9 September 1960 at the shooting ranges in Rome. 66 shooters from 38 nations competed. Each nation could send up to two shooters. The event was won by Ion Dumitrescu of Romania, the nation's first medal in the men's trap. The defending champion, Galliano Rossini of Italy, took silver this time to become the first person to earn multiple medals in the trap competition. Soviet shooter Sergei Kalinin received bronze.
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