Olympic shooting explained

The term Olympic shooting can refer to any of the following:

• Shooting at the Summer Olympics, formal shooting competitions at the Summer Olympics
• The shooting events included in the Olympic program, or by extension all ISSF shooting events, 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)
• The Munich massacre, an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich involving firearms

See also

• Biathlon at the Winter Olympics, a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting