The men's 30 metre military pistol was a shooting sports

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

 event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested. The competitions were held from July 22, 1920 to August 3, 1920.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

 programme. It was the third appearance of a military pistol event but the first time the distance was 30 metres. In 1896 and 1906 the distance was 25 metres. The competition was held on August 3, 1920. 34 shooters competed.

Results

The maximum score was 300. Guilherme Paraense

Guilherme Paraense

Guilherme Paraense was a Brazilian sport shooter and Olympic Champion. He was the first Brazilian ever to win an Olympic gold medal.He won gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Rapid-Fire Pistol...

 won the first Olympic gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

 for Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ever.

Place	Shooter	Total
1		274
2		272
3		269
-		264
		262
		258
		244
	27 unknown competitors