Shooting at the Olympic Games
Shooting · the IOC, with the ISSF
2024LatestParis 2024: 15 events; China won 5 golds
Shooting was on the programme of the first modern Games (Athens 1896) and of every Games since except St. Louis 1904 and Amsterdam 1928.
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028
- Most golds (nation)
- United States, 58; then China, 31
- India
- 7 medals: 1 gold (Abhinav Bindra, men's 10 m air rifle, 2008), 2 silver, 4 bronze
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Olympic Games
Paris 20241 event
Event Medal Shooters Men's 50 m rifle three positions Bronze Swapnil Kusale Paris 20241 event
Event Medal Shooters Mixed 10 m air pistol team Bronze Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh Paris 20241 event
Event Medal Shooters Women's 10 m air pistol Bronze Manu Bhaker London 20121 event
Event Medal Shooters Men's 10 m air rifle Bronze Gagan Narang London 20121 event
Event Medal Shooters Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Silver Vijay Kumar Beijing 20081 event
Event Medal Shooters Men's 10 m air rifle Gold Abhinav Bindra Athens 20041 event
Event Medal Shooters Men's double trap Silver Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
More about this tournament
Paris 2024 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 10 m air pistol | Xie Yu (China) |
| Men | 10 m air rifle | Sheng Lihao (China) |
| Men | 25 m rapid fire pistol | Li Yuehong (China) |
| Men | 50 m rifle three positions | Liu Yukun (China) |
| Men | Skeet | Vincent Hancock (United States) |
| Men | Trap | Nathan Hales (Great Britain) |
| Women | 10 m air pistol | Oh Ye-jin (South Korea) |
| Women | 10 m air rifle | Ban Hyo-jin (South Korea) |
| Women | 25 m pistol | Yang Ji-in (South Korea) |
| Women | 50 m rifle three positions | Chiara Leone (Switzerland) |
| Women | Skeet | Francisca Crovetto (Chile) |
| Women | Trap | Adriana Ruano (Guatemala) |
| Mixed | 10 m air pistol team | Serbia (Zorana Arunović, Damir Mikec) |
| Mixed | 10 m air rifle team | China (Huang Yuting, Sheng Lihao) |
| Mixed | Skeet team | Italy (Diana Bacosi, Gabriele Rossetti) |
Medal table (1896 to 2024, top 10)
| 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 | France | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 | South Korea | 10 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Germany | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
History
How it began
Five shooting events were held at Athens 1896; Greece won three and the United States two (John and Sumner Paine).
Champions by era
The United States lead with 58 golds; China, first on the podium at Los Angeles 1984, is second with 31. Mixed team events joined in 2020.
India's story
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won India's first Olympic shooting medal, silver in double trap at Athens 2004, and Abhinav Bindra the first gold, in 10 m air rifle at Beijing 2008. At Paris 2024 Manu Bhaker won two bronzes, the first Indian to win two medals at one Games in the sport.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with shooting: Athens 1896.
- Not held: 1904 and 1928.
- India's first gold: Abhinav Bindra, 2008.