Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's trap

The men's ISSF Olympic trap was one of the shooting competitions in the shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held from Sunday, July 15 to Tuesday, July 17, 1900. Thirty-one athletes from four nations competed. Roger de Barbarin took gold, René Guyot silver, and Justinien de Clary bronze. There was a shoot-off between de Barbarin and Guyot (which the former won 13–12), which de Clary did not compete in despite having scored the same as the other two in the main round.[1]

Men's trap
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Entrance to the target stand
VenueSatory
DatesJuly 15–17
Competitors31 from 3 nations
Winning score17
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger de Barbarin
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) René Guyot
 Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Justinien de Clary
 France
1908 →

Background

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This was the first appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF Olympic trap event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1924 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1952 to 2016; it was open to women from 1968 to 1996.[2][1]

Competition format

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Each shooter fired 20 shots, with a point per hit. There was a shoot-off for first place.[1]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record
Olympic record New format

Roger de Barbarin, René Guyot, and Justinien de Clary set the initial Olympic record with 17 points.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 15 July 1900
Monday, 16 July 1900
Tuesday, 17 July 1900
9:00 Final

Results

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Each shooter fired at 20 targets, scoring 1 point for each target hit. Roger de Barbarin beat René Guyot 13 to 12 in a shoot-off. It was not known why Justinien de Clary was not part of that shoot-off, nor are scores beyond 14th place known.

Rank Shooter Nation Score
  Roger de Barbarin   France 17
  René Guyot   Belgium 17
  Justinien de Clary   France 17
4 César de Bettex   France 16
5 Hilaret   France 15
6 Édouard Geynet   France 13
7 Jules Charpentier   France 12
Charles de Jaubert   France 12
Joseph Labbé   France 12
Sidney Merlin   Great Britain 12
André de Schonen   France 12
Sion   France 12
13 Amédée Aubry   France 11
Gheorghe Plagino   Romania 11
15 Maurice Bucquet   France Unknown
16 Léon Moreaux   France Unknown
17 Reverdin   France Unknown
18 Jacques Nivière   France Unknown
19 Gaston Legrand   France Unknown
20 Ador   France Unknown
21 André Mercier   France Unknown
22 Roger Nivière   France Unknown
23 Paul de Montholon   France Unknown
24 de Saint-James   France Unknown
25 Soucaret   France Unknown
26 Pierre Perrier   France Unknown
27 G. Brosselin   France Unknown
28 Achille Darnis   France Unknown
29 N. Guyot   France Unknown
30 Pourchainaux   France Unknown
31 Anjou   France Unknown

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trap, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2021.