Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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. Sixty-one shooters from seven nations competed.
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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metre military rifle |
.svg.png){kind=small} Pantelis Karasevdas (GRE) |
Panagiotis Pavlidis (GRE) |
Nicolaos Trikupis (GRE) |
| 300 metre free rifle, three positions |
Georgios Orphanidis (GRE) |
Ioannis Frangoudis (GRE) |
 Viggo Jensen (DEN) |
| 25 metre military pistol |
.svg.png){kind=small} John Paine (USA) |
Sumner Paine (USA) |
Nikolaos Morakis (GRE) |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Ioannis Frangoudis (GRE) |
Georgios Orphanidis (GRE) |
Holger Nielsen (DEN) |
| 30 metre free pistol |
Sumner Paine (USA) |
Holger Nielsen (DEN) |
Ioannis Frangoudis (GRE) |
Participating nations
A total of 61 shooters from 7 nations competed at the Athens Games:
- Denmark (3)
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France (1) -
Great Britain (2) - Greece (50)
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Italy (1) -
Switzerland (1) - United States (3)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
See also
References
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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