Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Dates 15 – 20 October 1964
Medal Events 6

The events were the same as in 1960: two pistol events – free pistol and rapid fire pistol; three rifle events – free rifle, small-bore three positions, and small-bore prone; and trap shooting. The pistol and rifle events were held at the Asaka Shooting Range while the trap shooting took place at the Tokorozawa Trap Shooting Range, specially built for the 1964 Olympics. The facilities were the most advanced yet for Olympic shooting, with electronic scoreboards showing broken targets in green lights and lost targets in orange at Tokorozawa. All countries had their own private locker rooms at both sites, with fresh flowers put out daily by the hosts.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Olympic 19 October 1964 53 34
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Olympic 18 October 1964 52 34
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Olympic 15 October 1964 30 18
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Olympic 20 October 1964 53 33
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Olympic 16 October 1964 73 43
Trap, Men Olympic 15 – 17 October 1964 51 28
262 (262/0) 51 (51/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Pentti LinnosvuoFIN Ion TripșaROU Lubomír NácovskýTCH
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Väinö MarkkanenFIN Frank GreenUSA Yoshihisa YoshikawaJPN
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Gary AndersonUSA Shota KveliashviliURS Martin GunnarssonUSA
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Lones WiggerUSA Velichko VelichkovBUL László HammerlHUN
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men László HammerlHUN Lones WiggerUSA Tommy PoolUSA
Trap, Men Ennio MattarelliITA Pāvels SeničevsURS Bill MorrisUSA

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 2 2 3 7
Finland FIN 2 0 0 2
Hungary HUN 1 0 1 2
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union URS 0 2 0 2
Bulgaria BUL 0 1 0 1
Romania ROU 0 1 0 1
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1
Japan JPN 0 0 1 1