Shooting at the Summer Olympics

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Olympic sport Shooting sports have been included at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except at the 1904 and 1928 games.

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best nation
1	1896	5	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
2	1900	9	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
3
4	1908	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
5	1912	18	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
6
7	1920	21	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
8	1924	10	Template:FlagIOC2 (2)
9
10	1932	2	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
11	1936	3	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
12
13
14	1948	4	Template:FlagIOC2 (3)
15	1952	7	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
16	1956	7	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
17	1960	6	Template:FlagIOC2 (2)
18	1964	6	Template:FlagIOC2 (4)
19	1968	7	Template:FlagIOC2 (3)
20	1972	8	Template:FlagIOC2 (5)
21	1976	7	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
22	1980	7	Template:FlagIOC2 (4)
23	1984	11	Template:FlagIOC2 (6)
24	1988	13	Template:FlagIOC2 (5)
25	1992	13	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
26	1996	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
27	2000	17	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
28	2004	17	Template:FlagIOC2 (2)
29	2008	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (3)
30	2012	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (1)
31	2016	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (2)
32	2020	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (4)
33	2024	15	Template:FlagIOC2 (5)

Events

Shooting was one of the nine events at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, in 1896. Early competitions included some events now regarded as unusual, such as live pigeon shooting in 1900; dueling in 1906 and 1908; and numerous events restricted to military weapons. After the 1900 games, the pigeons were replaced with clay targets. In 1907, the International Shooting Sport Federation came into existence and brought some standardizations to the sport. Shooting events were held in 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924.

When shooting was reintroduced in 1932, it consisted of two events. From this, the number of events have increased steadily until reaching the 2000–2004 maximum of seventeen events. The 2008 games had only fifteen. Events marked as "Men's" were nominally open events from 1968 until 1980 (and in shotgun events until 1992), although very few women competed in them. For instance, only five women competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, while the next Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which introduced women-only events, featured 77 female competitors. Two women won medals in mixed events: Margaret Murdock, silver in rifle 3 positions (1976) and Zhang Shan, gold in skeet (1992).

Events on the current program are listed at the top.

Men's

Current programme

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
air pistol (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
air rifle (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
rapid fire pistol (Template:Detailslink)	X	X			X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	26
rifle three positions (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet											X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
skeet (Template:DetailsLink)	Not introduced yet															X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
trap (Template:Detailslink)		X		X	X	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	24

Past events that occurred only once

Only at the 1896 Summer Olympics

• 200 metre military rifle
• 300 metre free rifle
• 25 metre military pistol

Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics

• 300 metre rifle kneeling
• 300 metre rifle prone
• 300 metre rifle standing

Only at the 1908 Summer Olympics

• Six-distance team military rifle
• Disappearing target small-bore rifle
• Moving target small-bore rifle
• 1000 yard rifle

Only at the 1912 Summer Olympics

• 300 metre military rifle, three positions
• 600 metre rifle
• 25 metre rifle, individual
• 25 metre rifle, team

Only at the 1920 Summer Olympics

• 300 metre military rifle; prone, individual
• 300 metre military rifle; prone, team
• 300 metre military rifle; standing, individual
• 300 metre military rifle; standing, team
• 600 metre military rifle; prone, individual
• 600 metre military rifle; prone, team
• 300 and 600 metre military rifle; prone, team
• 50 metre rifle, team standing

Only at the 1924 Summer Olympics

• 600 metre rifle prone

Past events that occurred twice to six times

• 300 metre rifle, team: 1900, 1908, 1912, 1920
• 100 metre running deer
  • Single shot, individual: 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924
  • Double shot, individual: 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924
  • Single shots, team: 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924
  • Double shots, team: 1920, 1924
  • Single/Double shots: 1952, 1956
• 50 metre running target: 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
• 10 metre running target: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
• 50 metre rifle: 1920, 1924
• 50 metre rifle, team prone: 1908, 1912
• Pistol: 1900, 1908 ^[6], 1912, 1920
• Rapid fire pistol, team: 1912^[3], 1920^[4]
• Double trap: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
• Trap, team: 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924

Past events that occurred eleven or more times

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
300 metre rifle three positions (Template:Detailslink)		X		X	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Not occurred since													11
50 meter rifle prone				X[5]	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			23
pistol (Template:Detailslink)	X	X		X [6]	X	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			24

• ^a Muzzle-loading pistols.
• ^a 20 metres, military pistols, professionals.
• ^a 30 metres, dueling pistols.
• ^{a b} 30 metres, military pistols.
• ^a 50 and 100 yards, miniature rifles.
• ^{a b} 50 yards.

Women's

Current programme

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
air pistol (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
air rifle (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
pistol (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
rifle three positions (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
skeet (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
trap (Template:Detailslink)	Not introduced yet																							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7

Past events

• Double trap (Template:Detailslink): 1996, 2000, 2004

Mixed

Event	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
air pistol, team	Not yet introduced																												X	X	2
air rifle, team	Not yet introduced																												X	X	2
skeet, team (Template:Detailslink)	Not yet introduced																													X	1
trap, team (Template:Detailslink)	Not yet introduced																												X		1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3

Nations

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
																	4					2	2	1		1	1				6
																											1	1			2
																		2	2	2		1	1	1	1		1	1			9
																							1	1				1			3
							8		2	5	12	7	4	7	8	4	5	6		6	3	2	6	4	3	1	2	5			20
																							1	1	1	1	1	1			6
				1																											1
											6		12	7	8	3	4	6	2	9	12	7	16	23	21	17	17	18			17
					7		6			3	3	3		5	3	5	7	8	8	10	11	5	3	4	5	3	4	5			20
																							2	2	2	1	1	1			6
																				4					1	1	1	1			5
																						1	1	1	1	1	1	1			7
																1	2					1	1	1	1			1			7
																							10	12	9	8	9	4			6
		11		10		24	14			3	3	4	2	3	1	3	6	5	3	6	6	4	4	1	1		1	1			22
																2	1	2													3
																											1	1			2
																2	6	1		4		1			1	1	1	2			9
																						1	1	2	1	1	1	1			7
						5	1		6	4	7	8	4	3		2	4	8	5	8	4	2	1		1	2	2	9			20
														2																	1
																							1	1							2
										1		6		5	4	6	5	7	11		6	13	9	6	3	4	4	3			16
				22	3	7	6					4	5	7	6	10	10	11		17	13	12	9	9	2	4	2	2			20
					2					3	4	2	3	2	3	4	2	3		4	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1			19
																				17	20	20	24	21	26	24	23	22			9
													1	3	6	8	1			3	3	2	2	1	2	1	3	4			14
													3	3	1		10	3		14	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	1			14
																5	1	1	6	3	1	1			1						8
																						4	4	2	1	4	5	7			7
											7	2				8	8	4	5			5	3	6	8	3	4	7			13
																							17	9	8	13	10	5			6
						8	18			7		6	4	9	4	8	8	10	11		14	17									13
																				4	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	2			9
	3	5		10	14	15	7			6	7	5	2	4	2	6	7	7	4	3	6	7	8	4	5	1	5	3			25
																3	2								1	1	1	1			6
																9	9	11	13		15										5
																				4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			9
							1			1		6			6	2				9	2	5	2	8	5	9	7	12			14
																8	4			1				1	1	1	1	1			8
																						3	2	1	1	1	1	1			7
																									1	1	1	1			4
				9	19	9	15			8	12	11	4	8	8	9	10	4	9	10	9	8	6	7	6	8	4	2			23
	1	33		20	19	17	22			8	12	9	5	7	4	8	13	10		15	19	17	13	12	8	13	14	11			24
																							3	2	1	1	1	2			6
				1	11				1	9		6										18	22	20	20	18	17	15			12
	2	1		67	38	7	22				12	12	6	10	8	10	14	13		18	8	7	5	6	6	5	11	6			23
	50			7	9	9	7			8	7	6	2	7	4	7	5	4	3	5	2	3	3	2	11	1	3	2			24
												3				9	1	5	5	4	1	3	4	3	1	1	2	2			14
							5																								1
																											1				1
														3	5	3	1	6		7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				13
				2	10		7		3	8	4	6	5	10	8	6	9	7	14		15	18	10	7	8	5	3	8			21
																						1		1			1				3
												2	2	3	2	2	4	3	4	8	1	2	2	3	8	9	11	12			17
																						8						6			2
													1	1						2	1				1	1	1				7
											3			1	4			4					1	1	1		3	5			8
																						1	1				1				3
																3	4	1	4	2			3	3	1	1	1				10
												4		2	3	4	2	1		3	2	3	3	2	2	3	1	1			15
	1					10	14		6	9	6	8	5	9	5	7	11	13	10	12	13	13	15	15	13	15	15	14			23
															1										1						2
												1	6	8	10	6	6	11		15	14	11	9	9	9	5	4	8			16
																			4	7		1	1	1							5
																							5	6	4	6	3	5			6
													2	3	4	3	9			2	1	2	1								9
																												1			1
																						2	2	5	5	3	4				6
																							2	2	1	1	1				5
																			6												1
										3												2	2	2	1	1	1	1			8
											2	3		3	1	3	4			4				1	1	1	1	1			12
										3				2			2			2	1	1		1	1	1					9
																							1	1	1	1	1	1	1		7
														4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2				1				11
																							1	1	1	1		1			5
													3	2																	2
															7		1	2		1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1			12
														2		1	1		2	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	2			12
							2		5	5	9	4	3	6	5	11	10	6	2	8	3	1	1	1	1	4	4	2			21
																							2	1	1	1	1				5
							4			6	4	6		6		2	4	4		4	1	1	1	1	1	1					15
															3	3	4	4	2		3	2	2	3	1	3	2	3			13
																										1	1				2
														4													1	1			3
															2								1				1	1			4
																							1	1	1	1	1	1			6
																					1	1	1	1	1	1	1				7
		7		17	1	15	11			4	4				1		3	2	4	4	5	4	2	3	3		1				18
																	1				1	1	1	1		1					6
																2	4	4		3	4	3	2	7	2	4	1	3			12
																						1	1	1	1	1		1			6
																	3	6	11			9	1	1	3	6	1	4			10
		5		13	28	16	13			4	9	9	5	6	3	4	7	4		7	6	7	7	5	5	7	6	4			23
																				8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2			9
												1	2	4	4									1	1	1	1	2			9
																							1	1				1			3
																		1		2											2
																	1	1		6						1		1			5
										1	9		8	10	9	5	2		7	7	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	2			17
										2	3	3	5	7	9	8	8	2		1		2	1	1	1	1	1				16
							7			6		2	2	7	6	11	13	12	12		6	12	10	5	5	6	4	5			17
						5	8		4	6	5	4		9	4		5	1		5	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	1			18
											2	5	3	4	3	9	8	8		2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1			17
																				4	1		1	1	2	2	3	2			8
		1					5			4		4	4	9	9	12	10	7	5	6	3	5	4	3	2	4	2	1			20
																							19	21	24	22	22	18			6
					26																										1
												2																			1
														4		2	6	7	10	10	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3			14
																				6	1		1	1	1	1	1	1			8
																				2											1
																										5	8	9			3
																							7	6	3						3
														1		1		1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2			11
																							3	3	3	7	7	5			6
																						1	1	3	1	1	3	2			7
					8	7	7					1	2	5								2	2	3	1	2	1				12
													2	3	10	2	5	5		18	22	12	14	8	16	14	13	17			15
																3	2														2
												11	11	10	10	12	14	13	14		23										9
						7	1		5		6	4		8	5	12	9	9	8	11	8	15	6	4	4	7	8	6			20
															2		1				2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1			11
														3																	1
																	1														1
				19	63	29	19		3	7	11	10	8	9	6	9	10	11	8	14	15	7	3	6	8	2	4	3	1		25
	1	9				15	7				7	9		10	8	10	8	5		9	9	8	7	3	5	8	7	4			20
																	2		4	1		1		1	1	1	1				8
																									1	1	1				3
														6	10	11	10	12		17	3	2	3	2	2	5	4	6			13
																2		1							1	1	1				5
														2													1	1			3
																3	4	3		2	2	1	1	2	1	1	5	4			12
																							1	1	1	1					4
																							9	6	11	12	8	5			6
																						22									1
													2	10	10																3
																							1	2	2	2	3	3			6
														3																	1
	3			17	26	29	21		6	6	12	6	8	9	10	12	14	14		20	24	21	25	28	21	22	20	20			24
																3						1		1		1	1				5
																							1	3	2	2	1	1			5
												7	9	6	4	5	2		2	5				2	1	1	1	1			13
																			7		1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2			9
																	6	4		3	1	1	1	2	1	1					9
																12	14	12		18	18										5
										1		6	1	6		4	2	5	3	6	6										10
														1	2				8	3	2				1			1			7
No. of nations	7	8	0	14	16	18	27	0	10	29	28	41	37	59	51	62	71	60	38	68	66	83	100	103	106	103	108	97
No. of shooters	61	72	0	215	284	234	258	0	41	141	188	218	156	313	262	351	397	344	239	460	396	407	419	408	390	390	390	390
Year	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24

Medal table

Updated after 2024 Olympics Template:Medals table

Multi-participation

Afanasijs Kuzmins with nine participations is the record holder in this special classification.

#	Athlete	Country	Editions	Event
9	Afanasijs Kuzmins		1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
8	Francisco Boza		1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2016	Shotgun
8	Rajmond Debevec		1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Rifle
8	Giovanni Pellielo		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024	Shotgun
7	François Lafortune Jr.		1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Rifle
7	Ralf Schumann	Template:GDR	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
7	Ragnar Skanåker		1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996	Pistol
6	Nasser Al-Attiyah		1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	Shotgun
6	Fehaid Aldeehani		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016	Shotgun
6	Abdullah Alrashidi		1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	Shotgun
6	Sorin Babii		1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	Pistol
6	Andrea Benelli		1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Shotgun
6	Michael Diamond		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Shotgun
6	Franck Dumoulin		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
6	Thomas Farnik		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Rifle
6	Juan Giha		1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000	Shotgun
6	Juha Hirvi		1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Rifle
6	Tanyu Kiriakov		1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Pistol
6	Kanstantsin Lukashyk	File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
6	Russell Mark		1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012	Shotgun
6	Sergei Martynov		1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Rifle
6	William McMillan		1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Pistol
6	Emil Milev		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016	Pistol
6	Stevan Pletikosic		1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016	Rifle
6	John Primrose		1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992	Shotgun
6	Adam Smelczynski		1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Shotgun
6	Harald Stenvaag		1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	Rifle
6	Eric Swinkels		1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996	Shotgun
6	Guillermo Alfredo Torres		1980, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012	Shotgun
6	Yifu Wang		1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	Pistol

See also

• Biathlon at the Winter Olympics
• Military patrol at the Winter Olympics
• ISSF World Shooting Championships
• List of Olympic venues in shooting
• Shooting at the Summer Paralympics

External links

• Medals by NOC MEN 1896-2008 WOMEN 1976-2008 (ISSF website)
• ISSF History - International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF Website)