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.
| Shooting at the Games of the I Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Shooting pictogram | |
| Venue | Kallithea |
| Dates | 8–12 April 1896 |
| No. of events | 5 (5 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 61 from 7 nations |
Medal summary
editThese 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 |
Pantelis Karasevdas Griechenland
|
Pavlos Pavlidis Griechenland
|
Nicolaos Trikupis Griechenland
|
| 300 metre free rifle, three positions |
Georgios Orphanidis Griechenland
|
Ioannis Frangoudis Griechenland
|
Viggo Jensen Dänemark
|
| 25 metre military pistol |
John Paine Vereinigte Staaten
|
Sumner Paine Vereinigte Staaten
|
Nikolaos Morakis Griechenland
|
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Ioannis Frangoudis Griechenland
|
Georgios Orphanidis Griechenland
|
Holger Nielsen Dänemark
|
| 30 metre free pistol |
Sumner Paine Vereinigte Staaten
|
Holger Nielsen Dänemark
|
Ioannis Frangoudis Griechenland
|
Participating nations
editA total of 61 shooters from 7 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Dänemark (3)
Frankreich (1)
Great Britain (2)
Griechenland (50)
Italien (1)
Schweiz (1)
Vereinigte Staaten (3)
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Griechenland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Vereinigte Staaten | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Dänemark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Sub-Committee for Shooting
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- 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 [1])
- 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 [2])
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.