Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's trap
| Men's trap at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Entrance to the target stand | ||||||||||
| Venue | Satory | |||||||||
| Dates | July 15–17 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Rifle | |
| 300 metre free rifle, standing | men |
| 300 metre free rifle, kneeling | men |
| 300 metre free rifle, prone | men |
| 300 metre free rifle, three positions | men |
| 300 metre free rifle, team | men |
| Pistol | |
| 20 metre rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 metre free pistol | men |
| 50 metre free pistol, team | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Trap | men |
The men's
Justinien de Clary bronze. There was a shoot-off between de Barbarin and Guyot (which the former won 13–12), which de Clary did not compete in despite having scored the same as the other two in the main round.[1]
Background
This was the first appearance of what would become standardised as the men's ISSF Olympic trap event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1924 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1952 to 2016; it was open to women from 1968 to 1996.[2][1]
Competition format
Each shooter fired 20 shots, with a point per hit. There was a shoot-off for first place.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | ||||
| Olympic record | New format |
Justinien de Clary
set the initial Olympic record with 17 points.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 15 July 1900 Monday, 16 July 1900 Tuesday, 17 July 1900 |
9:00 | Final |
Results
Each shooter fired at 20 targets, scoring 1 point for each target hit.
Justinien de Clary
was not part of that shoot-off, nor are scores beyond 14th place known.
| Rank | Shooter | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
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Roger de Barbarin |  France |
17 |
 |
René Guyot |  Belgium |
17 |
 |
Justinien de Clary |
France |
17 |
| 4 | César de Bettex | France |
16 |
| 5 | Hilaret | France |
15 |
| 6 | Édouard Geynet | France |
13 |
| 7 | Jules Charpentier | France |
12 |
| Charles de Jaubert | France |
12 | |
| Joseph Labbé | France |
12 | |
| Sidney Merlin |  Great Britain |
12 | |
| André de Schonen | France |
12 | |
| Sion | France |
12 | |
| 13 | Amédée Aubry | France |
11 |
| Gheorghe Plagino |  Romania |
11 | |
| 15 | Maurice Bucquet | France |
Unknown |
| 16 | Léon Moreaux | France |
Unknown |
| 17 | Reverdin | France |
Unknown |
| 18 | Jacques Nivière | France |
Unknown |
| 19 | Gaston Legrand | France |
Unknown |
| 20 | Ador | France |
Unknown |
| 21 | André Mercier | France |
Unknown |
| 22 | Roger Nivière | France |
Unknown |
| 23 | Paul de Montholon | France |
Unknown |
| 24 | de Saint-James | France |
Unknown |
| 25 | Soucaret | France |
Unknown |
| 26 | Pierre Perrier | France |
Unknown |
| 27 | G. Brosselin | France |
Unknown |
| 28 | Achille Darnis | France |
Unknown |
| 29 | N. Guyot | France |
Unknown |
| 30 | Pourchainaux | France |
Unknown |
| 31 | Anjou | France |
Unknown |
References
- ^ a b c "Trap, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Shooting 1900". Accessed 3 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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