[2] Anders Peter Nielsen Denmark Ole Østmo Norway Event that currently is not considered as "Olympic" by IOC.
A prize purse of up to 20,000 Francs was awarded to the winners, though the top four finishers agreed to split the winnings.
[4] This was the first and only time in Olympic history when animals were killed on purpose.
Animal rights campaigns were mounted to stop live shooting; in 1902 bans came into force in the United States leading to the introduction of clay pigeons.
[5] The following results are not included in the IOC Olympic results list: Live pigeon shooting – 20 franc entrance fee Live pigeon shooting – 200 franc entrance fee Running game target A total of 72 shooters from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games:[citation needed] 20 metre military pistol event was an event for professionals with prize money.