The men's individual trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports

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Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London saw fifteen shooting events. Most of the events were held at Bisley, Surrey while the trap shooting events were held at Uxendon.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

programme. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first round, 20 in the second, and 30 in the third. Eliminations took place after each round.

28 shooters advanced to the final round. The highest possible aggregate score was 80 points.

Results

Place	Shooter	Score
		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1		27	18	27	72
2		21	17	22	60
3		21	14	22	57
		21	14	22	57
5		23	12	20	55
		21	12	22	55
7		22	9	22	53
		23	10	20	53
		20	13	20	53
10		21	11	20	52
11		18	9	24	51
12		19	14	17	50
		22	12	16	50
14		18	13	17	48
15		19	13	15	47
		18	14	15	47
17		22	9	15	46
		18	11	17	46
19		18	10	17	45
20		10	12	22	44
		16	10	18	44
22		18	11	—	29
23		18	10	—	28
24		15	11	—	26
25		13	9	—	22
26		13	8	—	21
27		14	5	—	19
		13	6	—	19