[1] It is considered more difficult than most other trap versions in that the distance to the targets and the speed with which they are thrown are both greater.

Until 1992, the Olympic trap event was open to both men and women.

The course of fire is 125 targets in the qualification round for both men and women since 2018.

In 2005, the final rules were changed so that only one shot could be taken at each target instead of two in the qualification round.

Mixed trap team only took place for the 2020 Summer Olympics before being replaced by Mixed skeet team Hermann Josef von dem Bongart Kurt Schöbel Following the 2016 Rio Olympics, the ISSF created a new event, Mixed Team Trap.