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Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five sport shooting events were contested. These events took place at the newly constructed shooting range at Kallithea. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Shooting. 61 shooters from seven nations competed.

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Medal summary

These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

Participating nations

A total of 61 shooters from 7 nations competed at the Athens Games:

  •  Denmark (3)
  •  France (1)
  •  Great Britain (2)
  •  Greece (50)
  •  Italy (1)
  •  Switzerland (1)
  •  United States (3)
  • Sub-Committee for Shooting

  • HRH Prince Nicholas of Greece, president
  • Ioannis Phrangoudis, secretary
  • Demosthenes Staikos
  • Alc. Krassas
  • Joan. Konstantinides
  • Alex. Kondostavlos
  • Ath. Botzaris
  • Ath. Pierrakos
  • Georges Antonopoulos
  • Stephen Skouloudis
  • References

    Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics Wikipedia