The Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand was a temporary

firing range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by militar ...

built near the Olympic village in

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. It was used for the trap

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event for the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

References

1960 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. pp. 66–7.
1960 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. Part 2. p. 932.

Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic shooting venues Defunct sports venues in Italy {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub