Live Pigeon Shooting was held only once in Olympic history, in 1900. The object of this event was to shoot and kill as many birds as possible. The official report of the Games described this sport as 'très aristocratique' (very aristocratic). This was the first and only time in Olympic history when animals were killed on purpose, though the event is not listed in official IOC medal records.
Almost 300 birds were reportedly killed when the live pigeon shooting event made its only Olympic appearance at the Paris Games in 1900. Belgian Leon de Lunden gunned down 21 birds to take the title. But he was unable to repeat his win, as future Games saw the live animals replaced with clay targets. To take a screenshot with your iPhone or iPod Touch, press and hold the sleep/wake button and then click the Home button. Android Take a Screenshot with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) just press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time. Game Pigeon - Game Pigeon is probably the best game for Messages currently, as it contains 20 games with promises of more to come. Games include Sea Battle (Battleship), Basketball, Mini Golf, Chess, Word Hunt, 8 and 9 Ball pool, and 20 Questions among others.
Pigeon shooting was held at Cercle du Bois de Boulogne. There were two competitions, Grand Prix du Centenaire (Centenary Grand Prize) and Grand Prix de l'Exposition universelle de 1900 (1900 World Expo Grand Prize).
In the Centenary Grand Prize was held on June 19, with 166 entrants.
The 1900 World Expo Grand Prize was held on the 25, 26 and 27 June, 1900. There were 54 competitors in this main event.
Six birds were released 27 meters in front of the participant. The participant was eliminated once they missed two birds. The winner was the competitor who shot down the most birds from the sky. Nearly 300 birds were killed. The event turned out to be quite messy in the end with dead or injured birds on the ground and blood and feathers all over the place. An award of 20,000 Francs was the prize for the winner, though the top four finishers agreed to split the winnings.
Results
1900 World Expo Grand Prize
- Leon de Lunden (Belgium) 21 birds killed
- Maurice Faure (France) 20 birds killed
- Donald MacIntosh (Australia) 18 birds killed
- Crittenden Robinson [USA] 18 birds killed
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Centenary Grand Prize
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- Donald MacIntosh (Australia) 22 birds killed
- Pedro Pidal (Marquis de Villaviciosa, Spain) 21 birds killed
- Murphy (USA) 19 birds killed
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Related Pages
- some discontinued shooting events
- see the full list of discontinued Olympic Sports
- Current Shooting at the Olympic Games
- some other unusual animal sports, and some that are also cruel.