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Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Shooting
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Dates29 November–5 December 1956
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested, all for men only. They were held between 29 November and 5 December 1956.[1]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
rapid fire pistol
details
Ștefan Petrescu
 Romania
Yevgeny Cherkasov
 Soviet Union
Gheorghe Lichiardopol
 Romania
pistol
details
Pentti Linnosvuo
 Finland
Makhmud Umarov
 Soviet Union
Offutt Pinion
 United States
300 meter rifle three positions
details
Vasily Borisov
 Soviet Union
Allan Erdman
 Soviet Union
Vilho Ylönen
 Finland
rifle three positions
details
Anatoli Bogdanov
 Soviet Union
Otakar Hořínek
 Czechoslovakia
John Sundberg
 Sweden
rifle prone
details
Gerald Ouellette
 Canada
Vasily Borisov
 Soviet Union
Stuart Boa
 Canada
running deer
details
Vitali Romanenko
 Soviet Union
Per Olof Sköldberg
 Sweden
Vladimir Sevryugin
 Soviet Union
trap
details
Galliano Rossini
 Italy
Adam Smelczyński
 Poland
Alessandro Ciceri
 Italy

Participating nations

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A total of 156 shooters from 37 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3418
2 Canada (CAN)1012
 Finland (FIN)1012
 Italy (ITA)1012
 Romania (ROU)1012
6 Sweden (SWE)0112
7 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
9 United States (USA)0011
Totals (9 entries)77721

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shooting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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