Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London comprised four events. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 August 1948.[1]
| Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 metre pistol | men |
| 300 metre rifle | men |
| 50 m rifle, prone | men |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Károly Takács Hungary |
Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente Argentina |
Sven Lundquist Sweden |
| 50 metre pistol |
Edwin Vásquez Peru |
Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland |
Torsten Ullman Sweden |
| 300 metre rifle |
Emil Grünig Switzerland |
Pauli Janhonen Finland |
Willy Røgeberg Norway |
| 50 metre rifle prone |
Art Cook United States |
Walter Tomsen United States |
Jonas Jonsson Sweden |
Participating nations
A total of 188 shooters from 28 nations competed at the London Games:[1]
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Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States (USA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Peru (PER) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 |  Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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