Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre military pistol
| Men's 25 metre military pistol at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kallithea shooting range | |||||||||
| Date | April 10 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 200 m military rifle | men |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m military pistol | men |
| 25 m muzzle-loading pistol | men |
| 30 m pistol | men |
The men's military pistol was one of the five sport shooting events on the Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme.
16 competitors from four nations entered the military pistol match, held on 10 April. Each shot thirty rounds in five strings of six at a target 25 metres away. The winner, John Paine of the United States, hit the target 25 times. His brother, Sumner Paine, hit the target 23 times. Their American-made military revolvers (Colt revolvers) were far superior to the arms used by the other contestants.
Results
| Place | Shooter | Score | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Paine (USA)
|
442 | 25 |
| 2 | Sumner Paine (USA)
|
380 | 23 |
| 3 |  Nikolaos Morakis (GRE)
|
205 | Unknown |
| 4 | Ioannis Phrangoudis (GRE) |
Unknown | |
| 5 |  Holger Nielsen (DEN)
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Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Zenon Mikhailidis (GRE)
|
Unknown | |
| Georgios Orphanidis (GRE)
|
Unknown | ||
| Pantazidis (GRE)
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Unknown | ||
| Patsouris (GRE)
|
Unknown | ||
| Pavlos Pavlidis (GRE)
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Unknown | ||
| Aristovoulos Petmezas (GRE)
|
Unknown | ||
| Platis (GRE)
|
Unknown | ||
| Vavis (GRE)
|
Unknown | ||
| – | Pantelis Karasevdas (GRE)
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DNF | |
 Sidney Merlin (GBR)
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DNF | ||
| Sanidis (GRE)
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DNF | ||
References
- 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) (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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) (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.