Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics happened at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Both men and women took part in these events. For the first time, there were Olympic competitions in men's and women's double trap, and a women's shotgun event was also added.

The rules for the shooting events were changed for these Olympics. The number of targets in trap and skeet events was reduced from 200 to 125. If shooters tied after the final round, they would have shoot-offs to decide the winner, instead of using the old rule.

Medal summary

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	3	2	1	6
2	China	2	2	1	5
3	Germany	2	2	0	4
4	Italy	2	1	2	5
5	Australia	2	0	1	3
6	Poland	1	1	1	3
6	United States	1	1	1	3
8	FR Yugoslavia	1	0	1	2
8	France	1	0	1	2
10	Bulgaria	0	2	2	4
11	Kazakhstan	0	2	1	3
12	Austria	0	1	1	2
13	Belarus	0	1	0	1
14	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
14	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		15	15	15	45

Men's events

The 1996 Summer Olympics had fun shooting races for men. These races happened at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex close to Atlanta in the United States. It was special because new races, like men's and women's double trap, were added for the first time ever in the Olympics.

Women's events

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, had fun shooting contests for women. This was the first time women could join a shotgun contest. The double trap contest for women was also new at these Olympics.