ACOG - Shooting - IBM

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  • Olympic Shooting Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Shooting
  • History of Olympic Shooting
  • Olympic Medals in Shooting
  • Competition Dates
    20 to 27 Jul 1996

    Venue
    Wolf Creek Shooting Complex
    Capacity: 7,500

    Events/Disciplines
    15 Events

    MenWomen
    50m Free Pistol25m Sport Pistol
    25m Rapid Fire Pistol10m Air Pistol
    10m Air Pistol50m Standard Rifle Three Position
    50m Free Rifle Prone
    50m Free Rifle Three Position
    10m Air Rifle10m Air Rifle
    Trap
    Double TrapDouble Trap
    Skeet
    10m Running Target

    Number of Athletes
    300 men, 130 women, 430 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    Added: Men’s double trap and women’s double trap
    Changed: Mixed men’s and women’s trap and skeet events to men only

    Qualifications
    Individual athletes must shoot a minimum qualifying score in a world championship, world cup or continental championship.

    Competition Format
    In each event, all athletes fire a qualification or preliminary round, after which the top eight (rifle and pistol) or top six (shotgun and running target) athletes shoot a final round.

    International Federation
    UIT - Union Internationale de Tir
    Bavariaring 21
    80336 Munich, Germany
    Tel: (49-89) 53-4243 or 53-1012
    Fax: (49-89) 530-9481

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1896
    Women: 1968 (separate events, 1984)

    Olympic History
    As an avid shooter, Games founder Baron Pierre DE COUBERTIN made sure shooting was included in the Games in 1896. Women were first allowed to compete along with men in 1968, and in 1976, Margaret MURDOCK (USA) became the first woman to win a shooting medal. In 1984, separate women’s events were introduced and, in 1996, women will no longer compete against men. The United States leads the medal count with 44 gold medals, 31 more than any other country.

    1996 Atlanta UIT Shooting World Cup
    22 Apr to 29 Apr 1996: Fact Sheet and Competition Schedule

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    Olympic Factoid
    Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Games involved a crew of 2,100 who worked with more than 3,500 performers as well as thousands of athletes who celebrated on the field of Olympic Stadium.