Silver went to Konrad Huber of Finland, that nation's first medal in the men's trap.

The United States, which had earned gold in 1912 and 1920, took bronze this year with Frank Hughes on the podium.

[2] Six of the shooters from the 1920 Games returned: sixth-place finisher Robert Montgomery of Canada, ninth-place finishers Albert Bosquet and Émile Dupont of Belgium, and also-competeds George Beattie of Canada (who had taken silver in the event in 1908), Samuel Vance of Canada, and Enoch Jenkins of Great Britain.

[3] Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, and Spain each made their debut in the event.

Great Britain made its fifth appearance, the only nation to have competed at each edition of the event to that point.

There was an extra, shoot-out round for Halasy and Huber to determine the gold medal.