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Olympic trap is a shooting sports discipline contested at the Olympic Games and sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation.Usually referred to simply as "trap", the discipline is also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon. [1]
The "trap" event, officially the ISSF Olympic trap, is an event held at the Summer Olympic Games.The men's event was introduced in 1900, and held at most editions of the Games (except 1904 and 1928, when no shooting events were held, and 1932 to 1948) and every edition since 1952.
Trap shooting is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay pigeon shooting.The other disciplines are skeet shooting and sporting clays. [1] [2]Trap shooting is distinguished by the targets being launched from a single "house" or machine, generally away from the shooter, compared with skeet shooting where targets are launched from two "houses" crossing in front of the shooter.
Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Guatemala during the women's trap finals Wednesday afternoon with an Olympic-record 45/50 score.
not included in the Olympic program: 1908 London details: Albert Helgerud Norway: Harry Simon United States: Ole Sæther Norway: 1912 Stockholm details: Paul Colas France: Lars Jørgen Madsen Denmark: Niels Larsen Denmark: 1920 Antwerp details: Morris Fisher United States: Niels Larsen Denmark: Østen Østensen Norway: 1924–1936: not included ...
The men's ISSF Olympic trap event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 29 July 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range. [1] Approximately 30 sport shooters from 20 nations are expected to compete in the trap, with the precise number depending on how many shooters compete in multiple events.
Shooting competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the National Shooting Centre in Châteauroux. [1] [2] The number of shooters competing across fifteen events was reduced from 360 at the previous Games to 340, with an equal distribution between men and women.
The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 3 sets of 25 targets in trap shooting, with 10 targets being thrown to the left, 10 to the right, and 5 straight-away in each set.