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Shooting At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Trap
The men's trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 29 November to 1 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 32 shooters from 18 nations competed. Nations were limited to two shooters each. The event was won by Galliano Rossini of Italy, with his countryman Alessandro Ciceri taking bronze. Between the two Italians was Adam Smelczyński of Poland, earning bronze. They were the first medals in the men's trap for both nations. Ciceri had to win a three-way shoot-off for the bronze medal against the Soviet pair, Nikolay Mogilevsky and Yury Nikandrov; his win in that shoot-off made the men's trap the only shooting event in 1956 with no Soviets on the podium. Background This was the seventh appearance of 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Olivo (sport Shooter)
Raúl Olivo (6 June 1921 – 17 January 2018) was a Venezuelan sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1921 births 2018 deaths Venezuelan male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Venezuela Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wheater
Joe Wheater (6 October 1918 – 24 November 2011) was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References External links * 1918 births 2011 deaths British male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Caldwell (sport Shooter)
Earl Caldwell (27 October 1912 – 20 July 1983) was a Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1912 births 1983 deaths Canadian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Canada Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gindre
Luis Maximiliano Juan Gindre Musso (5 July 1915 – 27 November 1990) was an Argentine sports shooter. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1915 births 1990 deaths Argentine male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Argentina Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zygmunt Kiszkurno
Zygmunt Kiszkurno (6 January 192124 August 2012) was a Polish sport shooter who competed in the men's trap event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he finished 15th in a field of 32 competitors. He was born in Brudzew, Turek County and completed high school in 1939 in Warsaw. He trained in Łódź to be a dentist and received a medical degree from the University of Warsaw in 1969. During this time he also served in the Polish Land Forces, eventually achieving the rank of Pułkownik (; ) is a military rank used mostly in Slavic peoples, Slavic-speaking countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states, ''coronel'' in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking states and ''oberst'' in several German-speaking and Scan .... Kiszkurno continued shooting competitively following his Olympic appearance and was the Polish national champion in trap shooting in 1957 and 1969. Additionally, he won a silver medal at the 1964 European Shooting Championships. His fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Prévost (sport Shooter)
Michel Prévost (7 August 1925 – 1 August 2016) was a French sports shooter. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References 1925 births 2016 deaths French male sport shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Mignini
Franco Mignini (25 October 1921 – 14 June 1987) was a Venezuelan sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1921 births 1987 deaths Venezuelan male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Venezuela Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Perugia 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Koutsis (sport Shooter)
Ioannis Koutsis (born 1908, date of death unknown) was a Greek sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1908 births Year of death missing Greek male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Greece Shooters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Sportspeople from Piraeus 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Aasnæs
Hans Aasnæs, (15 December 1902 – 4 July 1965) was a Norwegian lawyer and army officer, and international sport shooter. A member of the Norwegian Army during the Second World War, Aasnæs fought against Nazi Germany during the Norwegian Campaign, eventually as battalion commander, until May 1940. Joining the exiled Norwegian forces in the United Kingdom in 1941, he served as chief of staff of the Norwegian Brigade in Scotland in 1944. He was awarded the Norwegian Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. A sport shooter, he participated in numerous national and international shooting championships, winning a total of 29 national titles in various shooting disciplines, and was awarded the kongepokal trophy six times. He competed in five Olympic Games between 1936 and 1960, with a 5th place in trap at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome as best result. He won a world champion title in individual 100 metre running deer d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pignard
Robert Pignard (13 November 1902 – 15 November 1964) was a French football player and sports shooter. In football, he most notably played six years for Stade Malherbe Caen. In shooting, he competed in the trap event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1902 births Year of death missing French male sport shooters Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
