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Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Movement, was a former French national pistol champion and possibly helped ensure the sport was part of the first Olympic Games in 1896.

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At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five sport shooting events were contested. These events took place at the newly constructed shooting range at Kallithea. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Shooting. Sixty-one shooters from seven nations competed.

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