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not included in the Olympic program: 1908 London details: Albert Helgerud Norway: Harry Simon United States: Ole Sæther Norway: 1912 Stockholm details: Paul Colas France: Lars Jørgen Madsen Denmark: Niels Larsen Denmark: 1920 Antwerp details: Morris Fisher United States: Niels Larsen Denmark: Østen Østensen Norway: 1924–1936: not included ...
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 2001. pp. 42– 43. ISBN 0-9579616-1-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11 "Shooting Official Results Book". Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad (PDF). Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004. August 2004. pp. 56– 57. ISBN 960-88101-7-5
Shooting was one of the nine events at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, in 1896. Early competitions included some events now regarded as unusual, such as live pigeon shooting in 1900; dueling in 1906 and 1908; and numerous events restricted to military weapons. After the 1900 games, the pigeons were replaced with clay targets.
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in shooting (40 P) Pages in category "Olympic medalists in shooting" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 768 total.
Rhode, at 13, won her first world championship title in women's double trap shooting. After double trap shooting was eliminated from the 2008 Summer Olympics, she has concentrated on skeet. Rhode became a Distinguished International Shooter in 1995 (Badge #388). [5] In ISSF World Cup competition, she has won 19 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8 Bronze ...
Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989) is an American Army sergeant, sports shooter, and four-time Olympic champion.He won the gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics (with a then Olympic record), [2] 2012 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Shooting is an important Olympic sport in India. Of India's 41 Olympic medals, seven have come from shooting, including a gold by Abhinav Bindra in the 2008 Olympics.Indian shooters who have excelled at international events include Abhinav Bindra, Jaspal Rana, Jitu Rai, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar, Gagan Narang, Apurvi Chandela, Ronjan Sodhi, Anjali Bhagwat, Heena Sidhu, Shreyasi ...
This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold.) It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.