Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics
| Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | men | |
| 50 metre free pistol | men | |
| 50 metre free pistol, team | men | |
| Trap shooting | men | |
| 300 metre free rifle, standing | men | |
| 300 metre free rifle, kneeling | men | |
| 300 metre free rifle, prone | men | |
| 300 metre free rifle, three positions | men | |
| 300 metre free rifle, team | men | |
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, 9 shooting events were included. Many other shooting events were featured in Paris at about the same time, but only 9 events are considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee. The competitions were held from August 3, 1900, to August 5, 1900.
Medal summary
Non-Olympic events
Competitors in these events had to kill as many live pigeons as possible. Birds were released one at a time from 'traps' in front of the shooters; winners were determined by whoever shot the most birds out of the sky. A shooter was eliminated once they missed two birds. Nearly 400 birds were killed. A prize purse of up to 20,000 Francs was awarded to the winners, though the top four finishers agreed to split the winnings.[1] This was the first and only time in Olympic history when animals were killed on purpose. Animal rights campaigns were mounted to stop live shooting; in 1902 bans came into force in the United States leading to the introduction of clay pigeons.[2]
The following results are not included in the official IOC Olympic results list:
Live pigeon shooting - 20 franc entrance fee
| Place | Athlete | Pigeons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Donald Mackintosh (AUS) | 22 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Pedro José Pidal y Bernaldo de Quirós (ESP) | 21 |
| 3 |  Murphy (USA) | 19 |
Live pigeon shooting - 200 franc entrance fee
| Place | Athlete | Pigeons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Léon de Lunden (BEL) | 21 |
| 2 |  Maurice Faure (FRA) | 20 |
| 3 | Donald MacKintosh (AUS) | 18 |
| Crittenden Robinson (USA) | 18 |
Running game target
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Debray (FRA) | 20 |
| Pierre Nivet (FRA) | 20 | |
| 3 | Comte de Lambert (FRA) | 19 |
Participating nations
A total of 72 shooters from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games:
- Belgium (10)
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Denmark (5) - France (37)
- Great Britain (1)
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Netherlands (7) -
Norway (5) -
Romania (1) -
Switzerland (8)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Live Pigeon Shooting". Topend Sports Network. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ Harris, Tim (2012). Sport: Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4090-7810-4.
Bibliography
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: Shooting 1900. Retrieved 2 March 2006.
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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