Olympic shooting
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The term Olympic shooting can refer to any of the following:
- The actual shooting competitions at the Summer OlympicsShooting at the Summer OlympicsShooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except at the 1904 & 1928 editions.-Men's:...
- The shooting events included in the Olympic program, or by extension all ISSF shooting eventsISSF shooting eventsThe International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....
, even the non-Olympic ones (it is used in this meaning particularly in the United States to distinguish ISSF shooting from a large number of other shooting sports that may be more popular there)