Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team trap

The men's team trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.[1] Teams consisted of six shooters. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first, 25 in the second, and 50 in the third.

Men's team trap
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueUxendon Shooting School Club
Dates9–11 July
Competitors24 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
Percy Easte, Alexander Maunder, Frederic Moore, Charles Palmer, John Pike, John Postans
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada (CAN)
George Beattie, Walter Ewing, Mylie Fletcher, David McMackon, George Vivian, Arthur Westover
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
John Butt, Henry Creasey, Bob Hutton, William Morris, George Skinner, George Whitaker
1912 →

Each nation could enter up to 2 teams of 6 shooters.[2] Great Britain entered two teams, with Canada and the Netherlands also entering a team each. Belgium, France, and Sweden initially registered teams, but their teams did not compete. The Dutch team was eliminated before the final round.

Results

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Place Nation Shooter Score
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
1   Great Britain (GBR) #1 Team total 127 96 184 407
Alexander Maunder 25 18 40 83
John Pike 23 22 32 77
Charles Palmer 25 12 34 71
John Postans 16 14 31 61
Frederic Moore 22 15 23 60
Percy Easte 16 15 24 55
2   Canada (CAN) Team total 114 95 196 405
Walter Ewing 24 19 38 81
George Beattie 20 18 35 73
Arthur Westover 22 15 35 72
Mylie Fletcher 18 13 34 65
George Vivian 18 12 28 58
David McMackon 12 18 26 56
3   Great Britain (GBR) #2 Team total 106 84 182 372
George Whitaker 15 18 37 70
George Skinner 17 16 30 63
John Butt 19 12 31 62
William Morris 18 12 32 62
Henry Creasey 20 14 25 59
Bob Hutton 17 12 27 56
4   Netherlands (NED) Team total Unknown 174
John Wilson Unknown 34
Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Unknown 34
Cornelis Viruly Unknown 28
Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Unknown 28
Rudolph van Pallandt Unknown 26
Reindert de Favauge Unknown 24

References

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  1. ^ "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Trap, Team". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 39.

Sources

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  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 11 May 2006.