Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested, all for men only. They were held between 29 November and 5 December 1956.[1]
| Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 metre pistol | men |
| 300 metre rifle | men |
| 50 m rifle, three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle, prone | men |
| 100 m running deer | men |
| Trap | men |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Ștefan Petrescu Romania |
Yevgeny Cherkasov Soviet Union |
Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania |
| 50 metre pistol |
Pentti Linnosvuo Finland |
Makhmud Umarov Soviet Union |
Offutt Pinion United States |
| 300 metre rifle three positions |
Vasily Borisov Soviet Union |
Allan Erdman Soviet Union |
Vilho Ylönen Finland |
| 50 metre rifle three positions |
Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union |
Otakar Hořínek Czechoslovakia |
John Sundberg Sweden |
| 50 metre rifle prone |
Gerald Ouellette 23x15px Canada |
Vasily Borisov Soviet Union |
Stuart Boa 23x15px Canada |
| 100 metre running deer |
Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union |
Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden |
Vladimir Sevryugin Soviet Union |
| Trap |
Galliano Rossini Italy |
Adam Smelczyński Poland |
Alessandro Ciceri Italy |
Participating nations
A total of 156 shooters from 37 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 22x20px Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Romania (ROU) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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