The Greatest Shooter at the Olympic Games
Who is the greatest Shooter of all time based on Olympic Games performances? We have used a weighted total medal count of each male and female shooter from all modern Olympic Games to rank their overall performance, using data from all Olympics including the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The best all-time performing Shooter at the Olympic Games is Carl Osburn from the USA. He won 11 medals between 1912–1924. The highest ranked female shooter is Kim Rhode from the USA, with three golds. See the table below to see how other athletes ranked.
See also the best athlete from each sport, and the best overall.
Top Olympic Athletes From Shooting
Here are the top ranked athletes from the sport of Shooting for performances at all Olympiads, using the Topend Sports Weighted Ranking System to order the athletes, awarding points for both gold (6 points) and other medals (silver 2 pts, bronze 1 pt).
Table: The Top Ranked Athletes from Shooting at the Olympic Games
| rank | name | country | gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | total medals |
rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Osburn | USA | M | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Willis A. Lee | USA | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Ole Lilloe-Olsen | Norway | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 |
| =4 | Alfred Lane | USA | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 |
| =4 | Otto Olsen | Norway | M | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Morris Fisher | USA | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Einar Liberg | Norway | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| =8 | Jin Jong-oh | South Korea | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| =8 | Lloyd Spooner | USA | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28 |
Related Pages
- List of the best athlete from each Olympic sport
- The greatest ever Olympic athlete
- About Olympic Medal Ranking Systems
- medal tables from all Olympic Games
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