At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five

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events were contested. These events took place at the newly constructed shooting range at

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. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Shooting. Sixty-one shooters from seven nations competed.

Medal summary

These medals are retroactively assigned by the

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; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and subsequent places received no award.

Participating nations

A total of 61 shooters from 7 nations competed at the Athens Games: * * * * * * *

Medal table

Sub-Committee for Shooting

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, president *

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, secretary *

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* Alc. Krassas * Joan. Konstantinides * Alex. Kondostavlos * Ath. Botzaris * Ath. Pierrakos *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting At The 1896 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 Summer Olympics events

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Olympics Shooting competitions in Greece

Medal summary

Participating nations

Medal table

Sub-Committee for Shooting

See also

References