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Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London saw fifteen shooting events. Most of the events were held at Bisley, Surrey while the trap shooting events were held at Uxendon.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

 programme. Teams consisted of six shooters. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first, 25 in the second, and 50 in the third.

Great Britain entered two teams, with Canada and the Netherlands also entering a team each. Belgium, France, and Sweden initially registered teams, but their teams did not compete. The Dutch team was eliminated before the final round.

Results

Place	Nation	Shooter	Score
			Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	#1	Team total	127	96	184	407
		Alexander Maunder Alexander Maunder Alexander Elsdon Maunder was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	25	18	40	83
		James Pike	23	22	32	77
		Charles Palmer Charles Palmer (sport shooter) Charles Palmer was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics....	25	12	34	71
		John Postans	16	14	31	61
		Frank Moore	22	15	23	60
		Peter Easte	16	15	24	55
2		Team total	114	95	196	405
		Walter Ewing Walter Ewing Walter Henry Ewing was a Canadian sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the individual trap shooting event and silver medal in team trap shooting event.-External links:**...	24	19	38	81
		George Beattie	20	18	35	73
		Arthur Westover Arthur Westover Arthur W. Westover was a Canadian sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Quebec....	22	15	35	72
		Mylie Fletcher	18	13	34	65
		George Vivian George Vivian George Lane Vivian was a Canadian sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in team trap shooting event and was 20th in the individual trap shooting event....	18	12	28	58
		Donald McMackon	12	18	26	56
3	#2	Team total	106	84	182	372
		George Whitaker	15	18	37	70
		Gerald Skinner Gerald Skinner Gerald Skinner is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots and later played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1978 NFL season.-References:...	17	16	30	63
		John Butt	19	12	31	62
		William Morris William Morris (sport shooter) William Morris , is an American sports shooter and was an officer in the United States Army when he won the bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics. This was the first medal won in this sport for the USA in 40 years. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.-References:...	18	12	32	62
		Harold Creasey	20	14	25	59
		Richard Hutton	17	12	27	56
4		Team total	Unknown		—	174
		John Wilson John Wilson (sport shooter) John Waterloo Wilson was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bennebroek and died in Amsterdam....	Unknown		—	34
		Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Franciscus Antonius Josephus Carel Baron van Voorst tot Voorst was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Unknown		—	34
		Cornelis Viruly Cornelis Viruly Cornelis Marius Viruly was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vuren and died in Amsterdam....	Unknown		—	28
		Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Eduardus Ludovicus Baron van Voorst tot Voorst was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	Unknown		—	28
		Rudolph van Pallandt Rudolph van Pallandt Rudolph Theodorus Baron van Pallandt van Eerde was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Oldebroek and died in London, Great Britain....	Unknown		—	26
		Reindert de Favauge Reindert de Favauge Romain "Reindert" Henri Theodor David de Favauge was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bergen op Zoom and died in Bloemendaal....	Unknown		—	24