Shooting sports at the 1958 Asian Games were held in Nagasaka & Tomioka Rifle Ranges and Murayama Shooting Range Tokyo, Japan between the 25th and 30th of May in 1958. Shooting comprised 6 events, all open to both men and women. There were two pistol events, three rifle events and trap as a shotgun event in the program.
| Shooting at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Nagasaka & Tomioka Rifle Range Murayama Shooting Range |
| Dates | 25–30 May |
The host nation Japan won five out of six possible gold medals. Adolfo Feliciano from the Philippines won the remaining gold medal in the 300m rifle event.
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol |
Choji Hosaka Japan
|
Martin Gison Philippines
|
Kamol Tandbachoon Thailand
|
| 50 m pistol |
Kazuo Takagi Japan
|
Amorn Yuktanandana Thailand
|
Wang Chih-shan Republic of China
|
| 50 m rifle prone |
Yukio Inokuma Japan
|
Cesar Jayme Philippines
|
Henry Souza Hong Kong
|
| 50 m rifle 3 positions |
Kiyoshi Shimoda Japan
|
Wu Tao-yuan Republic of China
|
Adolfo Feliciano Philippines
|
| 300 m rifle 3 positions |
Adolfo Feliciano Philippines
|
Wu Tao-yuan Republic of China
|
Tomokazu Maruyama Japan
|
| Trap |
Ujitoshi Konomi Japan
|
Tsai Po-sheng Republic of China
|
Enrique Beech Philippines
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References
edit- ISSF Results Overview
- The Straits Times, May 26–31, 1958