The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which they boycotted. For the second consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (264 men and 291 women).
Shooting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 12 to 19 at the Toronto International Trap and Skeet Club in Innisfil. The competition was split into three disciplines, pistol, rifle and shotgun, which were further divided into different events. Men competed in nine events, with the women competing in six events for a total of 15 gold medals awarded.
Cuba competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Cuban team consisted of 124 athletes, 89 men and 35 women, across eighteen sports.
Peru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era. Peru failed to register any athletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Venezuela competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Chile competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
The men's 10 metre air pistol shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 12 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 14 and 15 of July at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The men's 50 metre pistol shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 17 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The women's 25 metre pistol shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 14 and 15 of July at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The women's 10 metre air pistol shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 12 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The men's 10 metre air rifle shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 13 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The women's 10 metre air rifle shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 13 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The Men's 50 metre rifle prone shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 17 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The Men's 50 metre rifle three positions shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 19 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The Women's 50 metre rifle three positions shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held on July 18 at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The men's trap shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 13 and 14 of July at the Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The women's trap shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 13 at Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil. The event consisted of three rounds: a qualifier, a semifinal and a medal round. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 3 sets of 25 targets in trap shooting, with 10 targets being thrown to the left, 10 to the right, and 5 straight-away in each set. The shooters could take two shots at each target. The top 6 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the semifinal, where fired one additional round of 15 targets and only one shot could be taken at each target. The top 2 qualified to dispute the gold medal and the third and fourth qualified to disputed the bronze medal. Ties are broken using a shoot-off; additional shots are fired one at a time until there is no longer a tie.
The men's double trap shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 16 at Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
The men's skeet shooting event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held between July 18 and 19 at Pan Am Shooting Centre in Innisfil.
