Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. A contested 22nd event may have taken place as a list of medal winners are known but the event is unknown.[1][2]
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| Venue | Beverloo Camp Hoogboom Military Camp |
| Dates | 22 July-3 August 1920 |
The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 1920, with Beverloo Camp hosting the pistol and rifle events, and the Olympic trap and 100 metre running deer held at Hoogboom Military Camp.[3]
Medal summary
editParticipating nations
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A total of 234 shooters from 18 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:[3]
Belgium (29)
Brazil (5)
Canada (7)
Czechoslovakia (8)
Denmark (15)[4]
Finland (9)
France (17)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (9)
Italy (10)
Netherlands (15)
Norway (16)
Portugal (5)
South Africa (7)
Spain (7)
Sweden (28)
Switzerland (15)
United States (29)
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
References
edit- ^ "Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics". Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Unknown Event, Men". Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Shooting at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ De Wael counts 16 for Denmark (giving a total of 235), saying that Anton Andersen competed in the free rifle, while a separate shooter named Anders Andersen competed in the military rifle. Sports-Reference, however, indicates that these are the same person.
External links
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2006.