The shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of four events. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 August 1948.
| Shooting at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Bisley Rifle Range |
| Dates | 2–6 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 188 from 28 nations |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| rapid fire pistol | Károly Takács Hungary | Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente Argentina | Sven Lundquist Sweden |
| pistol | Edwin Vásquez Peru | Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland | Torsten Ullman Sweden |
| 300 metre rifle three positions | Emil Grünig Switzerland | Pauli Janhonen Finland | Willy Røgeberg Norway |
| rifle prone | Art Cook United States | Walter Tomsen United States | Jonas Jonsson Sweden |
Participating nations
A total of 188 shooters from 28 nations competed at the London Games:
- Argentina (12)
- Australia (6)
- Austria (3)
- Belgium (3)
- Brazil (7)
- Chile (4)
- Cuba (7)
- Denmark (7)
- Finland (12)
- France (12)
- Great Britain (12)
- Greece (7)
- Hungary (4)
- Iran (3)
- Italy (6)
- Lebanon (2)
- Mexico (9)
- Monaco (4)
- Netherlands (4)
- Norway (8)
- Peru (9)
- Philippines (3)
- Portugal (5)
- Puerto Rico (2)
- Spain (6)
- Sweden (11)
- Switzerland (7)
- United States (12)
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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