Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Shooting; at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue	Bisley Rifle Range
Dates	2–6 August 1948
Competitors	188 from 28 nations

Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London comprised four events. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 August 1948.[1]

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
rapid fire pistol	Károly Takács Hungary	Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente Argentina	Sven Lundquist Sweden
pistol	Edwin Vásquez Peru	Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland	Torsten Ullman Sweden
300 metre rifle three positions	Emil Grünig Switzerland	Pauli Janhonen Finland	Willy Røgeberg Norway
rifle prone	Art Cook United States	Walter Tomsen United States	Jonas Jonsson Sweden

A total of 188 shooters from 28 nations competed at the London Games:[1]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Switzerland (SUI)	1	1	0	2
1	United States (USA)	1	1	0	2
3	Hungary (HUN)	1	0	0	1
3	Peru (PER)	1	0	0	1
5	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
5	Finland (FIN)	0	1	0	1
7	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	3	3
8	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		4	4	4	12

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Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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