Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 metre rapid fire pistol
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The men's 30 metre rapid fire pistol, labeled the "revolver" in the Official Report[2] and often described as a "military pistol" event[3] was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The International Shooting Sport Federation identified this event as the fourth appearance of an individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event;[1] it was the second time the distance was 30 metres (after 1912). In 1896 the distance was 25 metres; in 1900, 20 metres. The competition was held on 3 August 1920. 11 shooters from 3 nations competed.[4] The event was won by Guilherme Paraense in Brazil's debut in the event; it was Brazil's first Olympic gold in any event. American Raymond Bracken took silver, while Swiss shooter Fritz Zulauf earned his nation's first medal in the event.
Men's 30 metre military pistol at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beverloo Camp | |||||||||
Date | 3 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 3 nations | |||||||||
winning score | 274 | |||||||||
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