[1] By defending his title from Atlanta, Michael Diamond won the host country's only gold medal in the shooting competitions.

[2] Diamond was the second man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the trap (after Luciano Giovannetti of Italy in 1980 and 1984).

Ian Peel earned Great Britain's first men's trap medal since 1968.

Three-time World Champion (1995–1997) Giovanni Pellielo, the first man to score a perfect 125-target qualifying round, was a contender to unseat Diamond.

)[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Slovenia, and the United Arab Emirates each made their debut in the event.