SHOOTING: History Of Shooting At The Olympic Games

OSC REFERENCE COLLECTIONSHOOTINGHistory ofShooting at theOlympic Games19.10.2017

SHOOTING History of Shooting at the Olympic GamesSHOOTINGStockholm 1912Tokyo 1964Beijing 2008Rio 2016Army rifle team (M)Small bore rifle, prone (M)Air rifle 10m (W)Skeet (M)INTRODUCTIONShooting made its Olympic debut at the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens in 1896. It was thenstaged at most editions of the Games, with the exception of the Games in St Louis in 1904 andAmsterdam 1928. Women made their shooting debut at the Games of the XIX Olympiad inMexico City in 1968, competing in men’s events. The first purely women’s events appeared in1984, and it was only in 1996 that the men’s and women’s programmes were completelyseparated.KEY STAGESEntry1894: At the Paris Congress held in June, the desire was expressed forshooting to be on the Olympic programme.Withdrawal1925: At the Olympic Congress held in Prague in June, the programme of theGames of the IX Olympiad in Amsterdam in 1928, was discussed andadopted. Shooting was removed.Women’sinclusion1967: At the 66th IOC Session held in May in Teheran, it was decided that theInternational Shooting Union could include women in Olympic shooting teams.1979: At the 81st IOC Session held in April in Montevideo, it was decided toadd three separate events for women.1980: At the 83rd IOC Session held in July and August in Moscow, the choiceof three women’s events was approved. In addition, it was decided that thetrap and skeet events would remain mixed.The Olympic Studies c.org2

SHOOTING History of Shooting at the Olympic GamesSeparationof the men’sand women’sprogramme1991: the IOC Executive Board meeting held in December in Lausanne, theFederation’s proposal to replace the mixed trap and skeet events with men’sand women’s events was approved. The addition of a new event (double trap)was also approved.Gender equality 2017: The IOC Executive Board decided to replace three men's events withmixed events.EVOLUTION IN THE NUMBER OF EVENTS1896: 5 events (men's)1900: 8 events (men's)1908: 15 events (men's)1912: 18 events (men's)1920: 21 events (men's)1924: 10 events (men's)1932: 2 events (men's)1936: 3 events (men's)1948: 4 events (men's)1952-1956: 7 events (men's)1960-1964: 6 events (men's)1968: 7 events (men's) 11972: 8 events (mixed)1976-1980: 7 events (mixed)1984: 11 events (6 men's, 3 women's, 2 mixed)1988-1992: 13 events (7 men's, 4 women's, 2 mixed)1996: 15 events (10 men's, 5 women's)2000-2004: 17 events (10 men's, 7 women's)2008-2016: 15 events (9 men's, 6 women's)2020: 15 events (6 men’s, 6 women’s, 3 mixed)Find out more about shootingIn Mexico in 1968, three women competed in two men’s events: two in the small bore rifle prone event and one in theskeet event.1The Olympic Studies c.org3

SHOOTING History of Shooting at the Olympic GamesEVENTS PER GAMES EDITIONSHOOTING MEN1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 TOTALArmy rifle (200m)1Army rifle (600m)1Army rifle (600m), prone1Army rifle (600m),1prone, team1Army rifle (300m), 3positionsArmy rifle (300m), prone1Army rifle, (300m),1prone, team1Army rifle (300m),standing1Army rifle (300m),standing, teamArmy rifle, team2Army rifle (300m,1600m), prone, teamFree rifle (300m)2Free rifle (300m),103 positions1Free rifle (300m),standing1Free rifle (300m),kneelingThe Olympic Studies c.org4

SHOOTING History of Shooting at the Olympic GamesFree rifle (300m), prone1Free rifle (300m), 33positions, teamFree rifle (300m), team1Free rifle (600m)1Free rifle (400m, 600m,1800m), team21Small bore rifle, prone(50m) (1)1Small bore rifle, prone,team15Small bore rifle (50m),3 positions1Small bore rifle (50m),standing1Small bore rifle (50m),standing, team1Small bore rifle, movingtarget2Small bore rifle,disappearing target1Small bore rifle,disappearing target,teamSmall bore rifle, team1Air rifle (10m)10Army pistol (25m)2Army pistol (50m), team2Rapid fire pistol (25m)21The Olympic Studies c.org5

SHOOTING History of Shooting at the Olympic Games1Rapid fire pistol (30m),teamFree pistol22Free pistol, team (50m)3Air pistol (10m)9Trap17Trap, team4Double trap7Skeet (2)8Running deer, single4shot4Running deer, doubleshots4Running deer, singleshot, team2Running deer, doubleshots, team2Running deer, singleand double shots6Running targetNumber of events58015182110023477667000677101010999624(1) In 1968, two women competed in the men’s small bore rifle prone event(2) In 1968, one woman competed in the men’s skeet eventSHOOTING WOMEN1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 TOTALAir rifle (10m)10Small bore rifle (50m), 310positions10Pistol (25m)The Olympic Studies c.org6

SHOOTING History of Shooting at the Olympic GamesAir pistol (10m)9Trap6Double trap3Skeet6Number of eventsSHOOTING MIXED00000000000000000003445776666101896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 TOTAL1Free rifle (300m),3 positions3Small bore rifle (50m),3 positionsSmall bore rifle, prone3Rapid fire pistol (25m)3Air pistol3Trap6Skeet6Running target3Team competition, air1rifle (10m)1Team competitionair pistol (10m)1Team competition, trapNumber of eventsTOTALNumber of events0000000000000000877222000000371896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Column “Total” on the right number of times on the programmeThe Olympic Studies c.org7

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Shooting made its Olympic debut at the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens in 1896. It was then staged at most editions of the Games, with the exception of the Games in St Louis in 1904 and Amsterdam 1928. Women made their shooting debut at the Games of the XIX Olympiad in Mexico City in 1968, competing in men's events.