Shooting at the Summer Olympics

Shooting sports have been a part of the Summer Olympics since the very first modern Games in 1896. They have appeared in almost every Olympic event, missing only in a couple of years. These events test the skill and precision of athletes from around the world. Competing in shooting requires focus, practice, and a calm spirit, making it an exciting and important part of the Olympic tradition.

Summary

Shooting sports have been a part of every Summer Olympic Games since the first modern Olympics in 1896. The only exceptions were the games held in 1904 and 1928, where shooting was not included. These events test the skill and precision of athletes from around the world.

Events

Shooting has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since the very first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. Some early competitions had unusual rules, like shooting live pigeons or dueling. Over time, these changed to use clay targets instead. The International Shooting Sport Federation was created in 1907 to help make the rules more uniform.

Shooting events were held in many Olympics over the years. When shooting returned in 1932, there were only two events, but the number grew over time. By the 2000–2004 games, there were seventeen events, though the 2008 games had only fifteen. Women began competing more in these events, with the first women-only events starting in Los Angeles in 1984. Since then, many women have won medals in shooting.

Nations

Shooting sports have been a part of every Summer Olympic Games since the first modern Olympics in 1896, except for the games in 1904 and 1928. Many countries have taken part in these events over the years.

Medal table

Updated after 2024 Olympics

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	58	34	29	121
2	China	31	18	28	77
3	Italy	17	18	12	47
4	Soviet Union	17	15	17	49
5	Sweden	15	25	18	58
6	Great Britain	14	16	19	49
7	Norway	13	8	11	32
8	South Korea	10	12	1	23
9	Germany	10	9	5	24
10	France	9	13	9	31
11	Switzerland	8	6	11	25
12	Russia	7	13	11	31
13	Hungary	7	3	8	18
14	Romania	6	4	5	15
15	Unified Team	5	2	1	8
16	Australia	5	1	6	12
17	Finland	4	7	10	21
18	Bulgaria	4	7	6	17
19	Greece	4	4	5	13
20	West Germany	4	4	3	11
21	Poland	4	3	5	12
22	Ukraine	4	3	3	10
23	Canada	4	3	2	9
	Czechoslovakia	4	3	2	9
25	Denmark	3	11	5	19
26	East Germany	3	8	5	16
27	Czech Republic	3	4	4	11
28	ROC (ROC)	2	4	2	8
29	Croatia	2	0	2	4
30	Yugoslavia	2	0	1	3
31	Belgium	1	5	3	9
32	Austria	1	2	5	8
33	Belarus	1	2	4	7
	India	1	2	4	7
35	Japan	1	2	3	6
	Slovakia	1	2	3	6
37	Serbia	1	2	2	5
38	Brazil	1	2	1	4
	Serbia and Montenegro	1	2	1	4
	Spain	1	2	1	4
41	Peru	1	2	0	3
42	Cuba	1	1	3	5
43	Chile	1	1	0	2
	Vietnam	1	1	0	2
45	Azerbaijan	1	0	2	3
	North Korea	1	0	2	3
	Slovenia	1	0	2	3
48	Guatemala	1	0	1	2
	Independent Olympic Athletes	1	0	1	2
	United Team of Germany	1	0	1	2
51	Iran	1	0	0	1
	Lithuania	1	0	0	1
	United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1
54	Kazakhstan	0	2	2	4
55	Colombia	0	2	0	2
56	Independent Olympic Participants	0	1	2	3
57	Mongolia	0	1	1	2
	Netherlands	0	1	1	2
	New Zealand	0	1	1	2
	Russian Empire	0	1	1	2
	San Marino	0	1	1	2
62	Argentina	0	1	0	1
	Latvia	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	1	0	1
	Moldova	0	1	0	1
	Portugal	0	1	0	1
	South Africa	0	1	0	1
	Turkey	0	1	0	1
69	Kuwait	0	0	3	3
70	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Georgia	0	0	1	1
	Haiti	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (74 entries)		302	303	302	907

Multi-participation

Afanasijs Kuzmins holds the record with nine participations in this special classification.

#	Athlete	Country	Editions	Event
9	Afanasijs Kuzmins	Latvia  Soviet Union	1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
8	Francisco Boza	Peru	1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2016	Shotgun
8	Rajmond Debevec	Slovenia  Yugoslavia	1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Rifle
8	Giovanni Pellielo	Italy	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024	Shotgun
7	François Lafortune Jr.	Belgium	1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Rifle
7	Ralf Schumann	Germany  East Germany	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
7	Ragnar Skanåker	Sweden	1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996	Pistol
6	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Qatar	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	Shotgun
6	Fehaid Aldeehani	Kuwait	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016	Shotgun
6	Abdullah Alrashidi	Kuwait	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	Shotgun
6	Sorin Babii	Romania	1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	Pistol
6	Andrea Benelli	Italy	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Shotgun
6	Michael Diamond	Australia	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Shotgun
6	Franck Dumoulin	France	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
6	Thomas Farnik	Austria	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Rifle
6	Juan Giha	Peru	1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000	Shotgun
6	Juha Hirvi	Finland	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Rifle
6	Tanyu Kiriakov	Bulgaria	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008	Pistol
6	Kanstantsin Lukashyk	Belarus  Unified Team	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Pistol
6	Russell Mark	Australia	1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012	Shotgun
6	Sergei Martynov	Belarus  Soviet Union	1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012	Rifle
6	William McMillan	United States	1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Pistol
6	Emil Milev	United States  Bulgaria	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016	Pistol
6	Stevan Pletikosic	Serbia  Serbia and Montenegro  Yugoslavia	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016	Rifle
6	John Primrose	Canada	1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992	Shotgun
6	Adam Smelczynski	Poland	1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976	Shotgun
6	Harald Stenvaag	Norway	1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	Rifle
6	Eric Swinkels	Netherlands	1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996	Shotgun
6	Guillermo Alfredo Torres	Cuba	1980, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012	Shotgun
6	Yifu Wang	China	1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	Pistol