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Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol

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Competitors
  
54 from 12 nations

Location
  
Kaknäs, Sweden

Start date
  
1912

Venue
  
Kaknäs

The men's individual competition with revolver and pistol, distance 50 metres (later standardized by the IOC to the men's 50 metre pistol) was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was the only one to have been featured at every edition of the Games to that point. The competition was held on Monday, 1 July 1912.

Fifty-four sport shooters from twelve nations competed. Pistol with hairspring trigger, allowed in the world championship, was banned.

References

Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol Wikipedia