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Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's trap
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The men's trap (originally called clay bird shooting) was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900. The competition was held from Tuesday, 2 July 1912 to Thursday, 4 July 1912.[1] Each nation could send up to 12 shooters.[2] Sixty-one sport shooters from eleven nations competed. The event was won by James Graham of the United States. Silver went to Alfred Goeldel of Germany and bronze to Haralds Blaus of the Russian Empire. Each of the nations on the podium was making its debut in the event. Graham also received Lord Westbury's Cup, a challenge prize instituted in 1908.[3]
Men's trap at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Gold medalist James Graham | |||||||||||||
Venue | Råsunda | ||||||||||||
Dates | 2–4 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 61 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 96 OR | ||||||||||||
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