Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 metre military pistol

Men's 30 metre military pistol
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueBeverloo Camp
Date3 August
Competitors7
Medalists
   Brazil
   United States
   Switzerland
Shooting at the
1920 Summer Olympics
30 m military pistol men
Team 30 m military pistol men
50 m free pistol men
Team 50 m free pistol men
50 m small-bore rifle men
Team 50 m small-bore rifle men
300 m free rifle, 3 positions men
Team free rifle men
300 m military rifle, prone men
Team 300 m military rifle, prone men
300 m military rifle, standing men
Team 300 m military rifle, standing men
600 m military rifle, prone men
Team 600 m military rifle, prone men
Team 300 + 600 m military rifle, prone men
100 m running deer, single shots men
Team 100 m running deer, single shots men
100 m running deer, double shots men
Team 100 m running deer, double shots men
Trap men
Team clay pigeons men

The men's 30 metre military pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of a military pistol event but the first time the distance was 30 metres. In 1896 and 1906 the distance was 25 metres. The competition was held on 3 August 1920. 7 shooters competed.[1]

Results

The maximum score was 300. Guilherme Paraense won the first Olympic gold medal for Brazil ever.

Place Shooter Total
1  Guilherme Paraense (BRA) 274
2  Raymond Bracken (USA) 272
3  Fritz Zulauf (SUI) 269
-  Louis Harant (USA) 264
 Karl Frederick (USA) 262
 Alfred Lane (USA) 258
 Howard Bayles (USA) 244

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