Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Shooting
at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
comprised four events.
300 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle prone
ISSF shooting events
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....
at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
in London
London
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comprised four events.
Medal count
Pos | Country | Total | |||
1 | Switzerland Switzerland at the 1948 Summer Olympics Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 173 men and 8 women, took part in 92 events in 19 sports.-Fencing:19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Switzerland in 1948.Men's foil* Georg Schlöpfer... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
United States United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.- Gold:*Harrison Dillard — Athletics, Men's 100 metres... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Hungary Hungary at the 1948 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 75 events in 15 sports.-Gold:* Imre Németh — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw* Olga Gyarmati — Athletics, Women's Long Jump... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Peru Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics Peru competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.- Gold:* Edwin Vásquez — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol-Men's Team Competition:*Preliminary Round ... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Argentina Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics Argentina competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 199 competitors, 188 men and 11 women, took part in 101 events in 16 sports.- Gold:*Delfo Cabrera — Athletics, Men's Marathon*Pascual Pérez — Boxing, Men's Flyweight... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Finland Finland at the 1948 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 129 competitors, 123 men and 6 women, took part in 84 events in 16 sports.-Fencing:Six fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1948.Men's foil* Kauko Jalkanen* Heikki Raitio... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Sweden Sweden at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.-Medalists:-Fencing:Eight fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1948.Men's foil* Bo Eriksson... |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
8 | Norway Norway at the 1948 Summer Olympics Norway competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 81 competitors, 77 men and 4 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.-Fencing:Five fencers, all men, represented Norway in 1948.Men's épée* Egill Knutzen* Alfred Eriksen... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
300 metre rifle three positions300 metre rifle three positions300 metre rifle three positions is an ISSF shooting event, involving shooting 40 shots each from the prone, the standing and the kneeling positions. Lately a similar event has been designed for women, where only half the course is shot. Originally there had been champions declared in each position...
1 | Emil Grunig Emil Grünig Emil Grünig was a Swiss sports shooter. He won a gold medal in Men's 300 m Rifle, 3 positions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.... , Switzerland |
1120 |
2 | Pauli Aapeli Janhonen, Finland | 1114 |
3 | Willy Røgeberg Willy Røgeberg Willy Røgeberg was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed before and after World War II. He won two Olympic medals. He won his first olympic medal in 50 m Rifle, prone at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. After the war he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, this time in 300... , Norway |
1112 |
50 metre rifle prone50 metre rifle prone50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle...
1 | Arthur Edwin Cook Arthur Cook (sport shooter) Arthur Edwin "Art" Cook is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.... , United States |
599 |
2 | Walter Tomsen Walter Tomsen Walter Tomsen was a sports shooter and Olympic medalist for the United States. He won a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:... , United States |
599 |
3 | Jonas Jonsson Jonas Jonsson (sport shooter) Jonas Jonsson was a Swedish shooter who competed in the Olympic games in 1948. He won the bronze medal in London in the 50 metre rifle, prone position category.-References:... , Sweden |
597 |
50 metre pistol
1 | Edwin Vásquez Edwin Vásquez Edwin Vásquez Cam was an Olympic sport shooter from Peru.He won a gold medal in the Free Pistol event in the 1948 Summer Olympics, his country's only Olympic gold medal so far.... , Peru |
545 |
2 | Rudolf Schnyder, Switzerland | 539 |
3 | Torsten Ullman Torsten Ullman Torsten Ullman was a Swedish pistol shooter and entrepreneur, most famous for his gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where the Germans were favourites in the Free Pistol competition but Ullman won by a margin of 15 points. His record score of 559 would still be competitive today in this event... , Sweden |
539 |
25 metre rapid fire pistol
1 | Károly Takács Károly Takács Károly Takács was the first shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event... , Hungary |
580 |
2 | Carlos Valiente Diaz Saez, Argentina | 571 |
3 | Sven Lundquist, Sweden | 569 |