Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 metre rapid fire pistol

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Men's 30 metre military pistol
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueBeverloo Camp
Date3 August
Competitors7
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Guilherme Paraense  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raymond Bracken  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fritz Zulauf  Switzerland
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The men's 30 metre military pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of an individual military pistol event (counting 1906) and the second time the distance was 30 metres. In 1896 and 1906 the distance was 25 metres; in 1900, 20 metres. The competition was held on 3 August 1920. 7 shooters competed.[1]

Results

The format was 30 shots in five series of six shots. Team competitors could allow their score to stand for the individual match. The maximum individual score was 300. Guilherme Paraense won the first Olympic gold medal for Brazil ever.

Place Shooter Total
1  Guilherme Paraense (BRA) 274
2  Raymond Bracken (USA) 272
3  Fritz Zulauf (SUI) 269
-  Louis Harant (USA) 264
 Karl Frederick (USA) 262
 Alfred Lane (USA) 258
 Howard Bayles (USA) 244

References

  1. ^ "Shooting at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Military Pistol, 30 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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