Venezuela at The 1956 Summer Olympics - Shooting

Shooting

157 shooters from 37 countries competed in 7 events between November 29 to December 5 on the Army rifle rage at Williamstown, Australia. 9 shooters represented Venezuela in 6 events.

Men

35 shooters competed in the silhouette event, 33 in free pistol, 44 in small-bore rifle, both prone and three positions, 11 in running deer and 32 in clay pigeon.

Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Carlos Monteverde Rapid Fire Pistol, 25 metres 572 10
Carlos Crassus Rapid Fire Pistol, 25 metres 555 20
Héctor de Lima Polanco Free Pistol, 50 metres 511 24
José Bernal Free Pistol, 50 metres 508 25
Juan Llabot Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres 1,118 32
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres 592 33
Enrique Lucca Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres 594 25
Germán Briceño Running Target, Single And Double Shot 375 9
Franco Mignini Trap 172 19
Raúl Olivo Trap 165 19

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