| | Event type
Military Pistol, 30 metres, Men
| Date | 3 August 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kamp Beverlo, Beverlo | |
| Participants | 13 from 4 countries | |
| Format | 30 metres. 30 shots in five series of six shots. Individual possible 300. Team competitors could allow their score to stand for the individual match. | |
In this event the Brazilian shooters used Smith & Wesson revolvers with adjustable sights, while the American shooters used either the Colt Army Special or the Smith & Wesson Military with fixed sights. Guilherme Paraense used his adjustable sighted S&W quite well to win the gold medal. Paraense finished fairly early, and the American team knew of his score. Only Ray Bracken had a chance to defeat him but his first shot in the last round was a 6, costing him any possibility of catching Paraense.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guilherme Paraense |  BRA | 274 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Ray Bracken |  USA | 272 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Fritz Zulauf |  SUI | 269 | Bronze | ||
| Louis Harant | USA | 264 | ||||
| Karl Frederick | USA | 262 | ||||
| Al Lane | USA | 258 | ||||
| Mário Maurity | BRA | 249 | ||||
| Sebastião Wolf | BRA | 249 | ||||
| Geoffrey Lehain |  CAN | 249 | ||||
| Fernando Soledade | BRA | 248 | ||||
| James Boa | CAN | 247 | ||||
| Howard Bayles | USA | 244 | ||||
| Demerval Peixoto | BRA | 241 |