Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Bisley Rifle Range |
Dates | 2–6 August 1948 |
Competitors | 188 from 28 nations |
The shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of four events. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 August 1948.[1]
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Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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rapid fire pistol details | Károly Takács Hungary | Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente Argentina | Sven Lundquist Sweden |
pistol details | Edwin Vásquez Peru | Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland | Torsten Ullman Sweden |
300 metre rifle three positions details | Emil Grünig Switzerland | Pauli Janhonen Finland | Willy Røgeberg Norway |
rifle prone details | Art Cook United States | Walter Tomsen United States | Jonas Jonsson Sweden |
Participating nations
A total of 188 shooters from 28 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
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Medal count
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
References
- ^ a b "Shooting at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
- Official Olympic Report