Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre military pistol
The men's 25 metre military pistol was one of the five sport shooting events on the 1896 Summer Olympics shooting programme.
| Men's 25 metre military pistol at the Games of the I Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kallithea shooting range | |||||||||
| Date | April 10 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 200 m military rifle | men |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m military pistol | men |
| 25 m muzzle-loading pistol | men |
| 30 m free pistol | men |
16 competitors from four nations entered the military pistol match, held on 10 April. Each shot thirty rounds in five strings of six at a target 25 metres away. The winner, John Paine of the United States, hit the target 25 times. His brother, Sumner Paine, hit the target 23 times. Their American-made military revolvers (Colt revolvers) were far superior to the arms used by the other contestants.[1]
Results
| Rank | Shooter | Nation | Score | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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442 | 25 |
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Sumner Paine | |
380 | 23 |
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205 | Unknown |
| 4 | Ioannis Phrangoudis | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Holger Nielsen |  |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Zenon Mikhailidis | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Georgios Orphanidis | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Pantazidis | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Patsouris | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Panagiotis Pavlidis | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Aristovoulos Petmezas | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Platis | |
Unknown | |
| 6-13 | Vavis | |
Unknown | |
| – | Pantelis Karasevdas | |
Did not finish | |
| – | Sidney Merlin |  |
Did not finish | |
| – | Sanidis | |
Did not finish | |
References
- "Shooting at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Military Pistol, 25 metres". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J. & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
- Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.
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