Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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With the competitions in shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Olympic shooting program began its expansion. Three new events were added: 100 m Running Deer, 50 m Rifle Three positions and Trap. In total there were seven events, all open to both men and women.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 300 m Rifle, Three positions |  Anatoli BogdanovSoviet Union (URS) |
1123 |  Robert BürchlerSwitzerland (SUI) |
1120 | Lev Weinstein Soviet Union (URS) |
1109 |
| 50 m Rifle, Three positions |  Erling Asbjørn KongshaugNorway (NOR) |
1164 |  Vilho YlönenFinland (FIN) |
1164 | Boris Andrejev Soviet Union (URS) |
1163 |
| 50 m Rifle, Prone position | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1948-1952).svg.png){kind=small} Josif SarbuRomania (ROU) |
400 | Boris Andrejev Soviet Union (URS) |
400 |  Arthur Charles JacksonUnited States (USA) |
399 |
| 50 m Pistol | Huelet Benner United States (USA) |
553 |  Angel Leon de GozaloSpain (ESP) |
550 |  Ambros BaloghHungary (HUN) |
549 |
| 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol | Károly Takács Hungary (HUN) |
579 | Szilard Kun Hungary (HUN) |
578 | Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania (ROU) |
578 |
| Trap |  George GenereuxCanada (CAN) |
192 |  Knut HolmqvistSweden (SWE) |
191 | Hans Liljedahl Sweden (SWE) |
190 |
| 100 m Running Deer (single and double shot) |
John Larsen Norway (NOR) |
413 | Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden (SWE) |
409 | Tauno Mäki Finland (FIN) |
407 |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United States (USA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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