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 |
Read more about this topic: Venezuela At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Famous quotes containing the word shooting:
“I’ll tell you one thing. If a little green man pops out at me I’m shooting first and asking questions later.”
—Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1922–1978)
“My time has come.
There are twenty people in my belly,
there is a magnitude of wings,
there are forty eyes shooting like arrows,
and they will all be born.
All be born in the yellow wind.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
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—Frances Wright (1795–1852)