Click to read about the Olympic records set in Shooting by men in different events over the years.
Men's Shooting
Shooting, which made its debut in the 1896 Athens Games with just five events, has been a part of the Olympics since then, except for the 1904 St Louis and 1928 Amsterdam Games. In the upcoming 2012 London Games, the sport will have as many as 15 events, with both men and women (223 and 143 respectively) competing for the gold. In such a long Olympic history of the sport, many records have been set and broken but a few that stand out are the ones that are yet to be broken or have recently been. For one, the record score of 581 set by Aleksandr Meletiev of USSR in the 50m Rifle event in 1980 Moscow Olympic remains unbroken; whereas in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 3 records new record scores of 583, 145, and 121 were set by Oleksandr Petriv (Ukraine), Glenn Eller (USA), and Vincent Hancock (USA) in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol, Double Trap, and Skeet events respectively.
• Men's 10 Meter Air Pistol
• Men's 10 Meter Air Rifle
• Men's 25 Meter Rapid Fire Pistol
• Men's 50 Meter Pistol
• Men's 50 Meter Rifle 3 Positions
• Men's 50 Meter Rifle Prone Position
• Men's Double Trap
• Men's Skeet Shooting
• Men's Trap Shooting
Men's 10 Meter Running Target
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Michael Jakosits Germany |
Anatoli Asrabayev Unified Team |
Luboš Racanský Czechoslovakia |
| 1996 | Yang Ling China |
Xiao Jun China |
Miroslav Januš Czech Republic |
| 2000 | Yang Ling China |
Oleg MOLDOVAN Moldova |
Niu Zhiyuan China |
| 2004 | Manfred Kurzer Germany |
Aleksandr Blinov Russia |
Dimitri Lykin Russia |
Men's 100 M Running Deer, Single Shot, individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Oscar Swahn Sweden |
Ted Ranken Great Britain |
Alexander Rogers Great Britain |
| 1912 | Alfred Swahn Sweden |
Åke Lundeberg Sweden |
Nestori Toivonen Finland |
| 1920 | Otto Olsen Norway |
Alfred Swahn Sweden |
Harald Natvig Norway |
| 1924 | John Boles United States |
Cyril Mackworth-Praed Great Britain |
Otto Olsen Norway |
Men's 100 Meter Running Deer, Double Shots
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Walter W. Winans United States |
Ted Ranken Great Britain |
Oscar Swahn Sweden |
| 1912 | Åke Lundeberg Sweden |
Edward Benedicks Sweden |
Oscar Swahn Sweden |
| 1920 | Ole Lilloe-Olsen Norway |
Fredric Landelius Sweden |
Einar Liberg Norway |
| 1924 | Ole Lilloe-Olsen Norway |
Cyril Mackworth-Praed Great Britain |
Alfred Swahn Sweden |
Men's 100 Meter Running Deer, Single/Double Shots
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | John LARSEN Norway |
Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden |
Tauno MÄKI Finland |
| 1956 | Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union |
Olof Sköldberg Sweden |
Vladimir Sevryugin Soviet Union |
Men's 100 Meter Team Running Deer, Double Shots
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Harald Natvig, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Einar Liberg, Hans Nordvik and Thorstein Johansen Norway |
Alfred Swahn, Oscar Swahn, Fredric Landelius, Bengt Lagercrantz and Edward Benedicks Sweden |
Yrjö Kolho, Robert Tikkanen, Nestori Toivonen, Vilho Vauhkonen, Karl Magnus Wegelius Finland |
| 1924 | Cyril Mackworth-Praed, Philip Neame, Herbert Perry, Allen Whitty Great Britain |
Einar Liberg, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen Norway |
Axel Ekblom, Mauritz Johansson, Fredric Landelius, Alfred Swahn Sweden |
Men's 100 Meter Team Running Deer, Single Shot
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Arvid Knöppel, Ernst Rosell, Alfred Swahn, Oscar Swahn Sweden |
William Ellicott, William Russell Lane-Joynt, Charles Nix, Ted Ranken Great Britain |
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| 1912 | Alfred Swahn, Oscar Swahn, Åke Lundeberg, Per-Olof Arvidsson Sweden |
William Leushner, William Libbey, William McDonnell, Walter W. Winans United States |
Axel Londen, Nestori Toivonen, Iivar Väänänen, Ernst Rosenqvist Finland |
| 1920 | Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Einar Liberg and Hans Nordvik Norway |
Yrjö Kolho, Kaarlo Kustaa Lappalainen, Robert Tikkanen, Nestori Toivonen, Karl Magnus Wegelius Finland |
Thomas Brown Willis Augustus Lee Lawrence Nuesslein Carl Osburn Lloyd Spooner United States |
| 1924 | Einar Liberg, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Harald Natvig, Otto Olsen Norway |
Otto Hultberg, Mauritz Johansson, Fredric Landelius, Alfred Swahn Sweden |
John Boles, Raymond Coulter, Dennis Fenton, Walter Stokes United States |
Men's 1000 Yard Rifle - Prone
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Joshua Millner Great Britain |
Kellogg Casey United States |
Maurice Blood Great Britain |
Men's 200 Meter Military Rifle
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Pantelis Karasevdas Greece |
Panagiotis Pavlidis Greece |
Nikolaos Trikoupis Greece |
Men's 25 Meter Military Pistol
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | John Paine United States |
Sumner Paine United States |
Nikolaos Morakis Greece |
Men's 25 Meter Rifle - Individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Vilhelm Carlberg Sweden |
Johan Hübner von Holst Sweden |
Gideon Ericsson Sweden |
Men's 25 Meter Rifle - Team
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Johan Hübner von Holst, Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Gustaf Boivie Sweden |
William Milne, Joseph Pepé, William Pimm, William Styles Great Britain |
William Leushner, William Libbey, William McDonnell, Walter W. Winans United States |
Men's 30 Meter Military Pistol - Individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Guilherme Paraense Brazil |
Raymond Bracken United States |
Fritz Zulauf Switzerland |
Men's 30 Meter Military Pistol - Team
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Johan Hübner von Holst, Paul Palén Sweden |
Amos Kash, Nikolai Melnitsky, Pavel Voyloshnikov and Grigori Panteleimonov Russian Empire |
Hugh Durant, Albert Kempster, Horatio Poulter, Charles Stewart Great Britain |
| 1920 | Louis Harant Alfred Lane Carl Frederick James H. Snook Michael Kelly United States |
Alexandros Theofilakis, Ioannis Theofilakis, Georgios Moraitinis, Georgios Vaphiadis and Iason Zappas Greece |
Fritz Zulauf, Joseph Jehle, Gustave Amoudruz, Hans Egli and Domenico Giambonini Switzerland |
Men's 300 Meter Free Rifle 3 Positions
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Georgios Orphanidis Greece |
Ioannis Frangoudis Greece |
Viggo Jensen Denmark |
| 1900 | Emil Kellenberger Switzerland |
Anders Peter Nielsen Denmark |
Paul van Asbroeck, Ole Østmo Belgium, Norway |
| 1908 | Albert Helgerud Norway |
Harry Simon United States |
Ole Sæther Norway |
| 1912 | Paul Colas France |
Lars Madsen Denmark |
Niels Larsen Denmark |
| 1920 | Morris Fisher United States |
Niels Larsen Denmark |
Østen Østensen Norway |
| 1948 | Emil GRÜNIG Switzerland |
Pauli JANHONEN Finland |
Willy RÖGEBERG Norway |
| 1952 | Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union |
Robert Bürchler Switzerland |
Lev Vainshtein Soviet Union |
| 1956 | Vasili Borisov Soviet Union |
Allan Erdman Soviet Union |
Vilho Ylönen Finland |
| 1960 | Hubert Hammerer Austria |
Hans-Rudolf Spillmann Switzerland |
Vasili Borisov Soviet Union |
| 1964 | Gary Anderson United States |
Shota Kveliashvili Soviet Union |
Martin GUNNARSSON United States |
| 1968 | Gary Anderson United States |
Valentin KORNEV Soviet Union |
Kurt Müller Switzerland |
| 1972 | Lones Wigger United States |
Boris Melnik Soviet Union |
Lajos Papp Hungary |
Men's 300 Meter Military Rifle - 3 Positions
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Sándor Prokopp Hungary |
Carl Osburn United States |
Engebret Skogen Norway |
Men's 300 Meter Military Rifle - Team
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Charles Benedict, Kellogg Casey, Ivan Eastman, William Leushner, William Martin, Charles Winder United States |
Arthur Fulton, John Martin, Harcourt Ommundsen, William Padgett, Philip Richardson, Fleetwood Varley Great Britain |
Charles Crowe, William Eastcott, S. Harry Kerr, Dugald McInnes, William Smith, Bruce Williams Canada |
| 1912 | Harry Adams, Allan Briggs, Cornelius Burdette, John Jackson, Carl Osburn, Warren Sprout United States |
Henry Burr, Arthur Fulton, Harcourt Ommundsen, Edward Parnell, James Reid, Edward Skilton Great Britain |
Mauritz Eriksson, Werner Jernström, Tönnes Björkman, Carl Björkman, Bernhard Larsson, Hugo Johansson Sweden |
Men's 300 Meter Military Rifle Prone - Individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Otto Olsen Norway |
Léon Johnson France |
Fritz Kuchen Switzerland |
Men's 300 Meter Military Rifle Standing Individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Carl Osburn United States |
Lars Madsen Denmark |
Lawrence Nuesslein United States |
Men's 300 Meter Rifle - Standing
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Lars Jørgen Madsen Denmark |
Ole Østmo Norway |
Charles Paumier Belgium |
Men's 300 metre Rifle - Kneeling
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Konrad Stäheli Switzerland |
Emil Kellenberger, Anders Peter Nielsen Switzerland, Denmark |
Men's 300 metre Rifle - Prone
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Achille Paroche France |
Anders Peter Nielsen Denmark |
Ole Østmo Norway |
Men's 50 Meter Pistol - Team
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Friedrich Lüthi, Paul Probst, Louis Richardet, Karl Röderer, Konrad Stäheli Switzerland |
Louis Duffoy, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, Trinité France |
Solko van den Bergh, Antonius Bouwens, Dirk Boest Gips, Henrik Sillem, Anthony Sweijs Netherlands |
| 1908 | Charles Axtell, Irving Calkins, John Dietz, James Gorman United States |
René Englebert, Charles Paumier du Verger, Réginald Storms, Paul Van Asbroeck Belgium |
Geoffrey Coles, William Ellicott, Henry Lynch-Staunton, Jesse Wallingford Great Britain |
| 1912 | John Dietz, Peter Dolfen, Alfred Lane, Henry Sears United States |
Georg de Laval, Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Erik Boström Sweden |
Hugh Durant, Albert Kempster, Horatio Poulter, Charles Stewart Great Britain |
| 1920 | Carl Frederick Alfred Lane Raymond Bracken James H. Snook Michael Kelly United States |
Anders Andersson, Casimir Reuterskiöld, Gunnar Gabrielsson, Sigvard Hultcrantz and Anders Johnson Sweden |
Afrânio da Costa, Sebastião Wolf, Dario Barbosa, Fernando Soledade, Guilherme Paraense Brazil |
Men's 50 Meter Rifle - Team
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Edward Amoore, Harold Humby, Maurice Matthews, William Pimm Great Britain |
Eric Carlberg, Vilhelm Carlberg, Johan Hübner von Holst, Franz-Albert Schartau Sweden |
Henri Bonnefoy, Paul Colas, Léon Lécuyer, André Regaud France |
| 1912 | Edward Lessimore, Robert Murray, Joseph Pepé, William Pimm Great Britain |
Arthur Nordenswan, Eric Carlberg, Ruben Örtegren, Vilhelm Carlberg Sweden |
William Leushner, William Libbey, William McDonnell, Walter W. Winans United States |
| 1920 | Lawrence Nuesslein Arthur Rothrock Willis Augustus Lee Dennis Fenton Gunnery Schriver United States |
Sigvard Hultcrantz, Erik Ohlsson, Leon Lagerlöf, Ragnar Stare and Olle Ericsson Sweden |
Østen Østensen, Olaf Sletten, Anton Olsen, Sigvart Johansen and Albert Helgerud Norway |
Men's 50 Meter Running Target
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Yakov Zheleznyak Soviet Union |
Helmut Bellingrodt Colombia |
John Kynoch Great Britain |
| 1976 | Aleksandr Gazov Soviet Union |
Aleksandr Kedyarov Soviet Union |
Jerzy Greszkiewicz Poland |
| 1980 | Igor Sokolov Soviet Union |
Thomas Pfeffer East Germany |
Aleksandr Gazov Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Yu-Wei LI China |
Helmut Bellingrodt Colombia |
Shi-Ping HUANG China |
| 1988 | Tor Heiestad Norway |
Huang Shiping China |
Gennadi Avramenko Soviet Union |
Men's 600 Meter Military Rifle - Individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Hugo Johansson Sweden |
Mauritz Eriksson Sweden |
Lloyd Spooner United States |
Men's 600 Meter Rifle - Prone
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Paul Colas France |
Carl Osburn United States |
John Jackson United States |
| 1924 | Morris Fisher United States |
Carl Osburn United States |
Niels Larsen Denmark |
Men's Small-bore Rifle - Disappearing Target
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | William Styles Great Britain |
Harold Hawkins Great Britain |
Edward Amoore Great Britain |
Men's Small-bore Rifle - Moving Target
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | John Fleming Great Britain |
Maurice Matthews Great Britain |
William Marsden Great Britain |
Men's Small-bore Rifle - Stationary Target
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Arthur Carnell Great Britain |
Harold Humby Great Britain |
George Barnes Great Britain |
Men's Team 300 Meter Free Rifle
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Franz Böckli, Alfred Grütter, Emil Kellenberger, Louis Richardet, Konrad Stäheli Switzerland |
Ole Østmo, Hellmer Hermandsen, Tom Seeberg, Ole Sæther, Olaf Frydenlund Norway |
Auguste Cavadini, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, René Thomas France |
| 1908 | Julius Braathe, Albert Helgerud, Einar Liberg, Olaf Sæther, Ole Sæther, Gudbrand Skatteboe Norway |
Per-Olof Arvidsson, Janne Gustafsson, Axel Jansson, Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, Claës Rundberg, Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg Sweden |
Eugène Balme, Albert Courquin, Raoul de Boigne, Léon Johnson, Maurice Lecoq, André Parmentier France |
| 1912 | Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Erik Blomqvist, Carl Björkman, Bernhard Larsson, Gustaf Jonsson Sweden |
Gudbrand Skatteboe, Ole Sæther, Østen Østensen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sæther and Einar Liberg Norway |
Ole Olsen, Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Niels Andersen, Laurits Larsen and Jens Hajslund Denmark |
| 1920 | Morris Fisher Willis Augustus Lee Dennis Fenton Carl Osburn Lloyd Spooner United States |
Østen Østensen, Otto Olsen, Olaf Sletten, Ludvig Larsen and Harald Natvig Norway |
Fritz Kuchen, Albert Tröndle, Arnold Rösli, Walter Lienhard and Caspar Widmer Switzerland |
| 1924 | Raymond Coulter, Joseph Crockett, Morris Fisher, Sidney Hinds, Walter Stokes United States |
Paul Colas, Albert Courquin, Pierre Hardy, Georges Roes, Émile Rumeau France |
Ludovic Augustin, Eloi Metullus, Destin Destine, Astrel Rolland, Ludovic Valborge Haiti |
Men's Team 300 Meter Military Rifle - Prone
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Morris Fisher Joseph Jackson Willis Augustus Lee Carl Osburn Lloyd Spooner United States |
Léon Johnson, Émile Rumeau, Achille Paroche, André Parmentier and Georges Roes France |
Voitto Waldemar Kolho, Kaarlo Kustaa Lappalainen, Veli Heikki Nieminen, Vilho Vauhkonen, Karl Magnus Wegelius Finland |
Men's Team 300 Meter Military Rifle - Standing
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Anders Petersen, Erik Sætter-Lassen and Anders Peter Nielsen Denmark |
Carl Osburn Lawrence Nuesslein Lloyd Spooner Willis Augustus Lee Thomas Brown United States |
Olle Ericsson, Hugo Johansson, Leon Lagerlöf, Walfrid Hellman and Mauritz Eriksson Sweden |
Men's Team 600 Meter Military Rifle
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Dennis Fenton Gunnery Schriver Willis Augustus Lee Lloyd Spooner Joseph Jackson United States |
David Smith, Robert Bodley, Ferdinand Buchanan, George Harvey and Frederick Morgan South Africa |
Mauritz Eriksson, Hugo Johansson, Gustaf Jonsson, Erik Blomqvist and Erik Ohlsson Sweden |
Men's Team Military Rifle - 300 + 600 Meter
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Joseph Jackson Willis Augustus Lee Carl Osburn Oliver Schriver Lloyd Spooner United States |
Otto Olsen, Albert Helgerud, Olaf Sletten, Østen Østensen and Jacob Onsrud Norway |
Eugen Addor Joseph Jehle Fritz Kuchen Werner Schneeberger Weibel Switzerland |
Men's Trap 125 Targets
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Peter Easte, Alexander Maunder, Frank Moore, Charles Palmer, James Pike, John Postans Great Britain |
George Beattie, Walter Ewing, Mylie Fletcher, David McMackon, George Vivian, Arthur Westover Canada |
John Butt, Harold Creasey, Richard Hutton, William Morris, Gerald Skinner, George Whitaker Great Britain |
| 1912 | Charles W. Billings, Edward Gleason, James Graham, Frank Hall, John H. Hendrickson, Ralph Spotts United States |
John Butt, William Grosvenor, Charles Palmer, Harold Humby, Alexander Maunder, George Whitaker Great Britain |
Erich Graf von Bernstorff, Franz von Zedlitz und Leipe, Horst Goeldel, Albert Preuß, Erland Koch and Alfred Goeldel Germany |
| 1920 | Mark Arie Horace Bonser Jay Clark Forest McNeir Frank Troeh Frank Wright United States |
Albert Bosquet, Joseph Cogels, Emile Dupont, Henri Quersin, Louis van Tilt and Edouard Fesinger Belgium |
Erik Lundquist, Per Kinde, Fredric Landelius, Alfred Swahn, Karl Richter and Erik Sökjer-Petersén Sweden |
| 1924 | Frederick Etchen, Frank Hughes, John Noel, Clarence Platt, Samuel Sharman, William Silkworth United States |
William Barnes, George Beattie, John Black, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Newton, Samuel Vance Canada |
Werner Ekman, Konrad Huber, Robert Huber, Georg Nordblad, Toivo Tikkanen, Karl Magnus Wegelius Finland |