Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from 29 July to 4 August 1984 at Prado Olympic Shooting Park, featuring a total of eleven events — six men's, three women's, and two open to both genders.
This edition marked the first time to include the separate shooting events exclusively for women and air rifle shooting in the Olympic program.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Italy |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Austria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air rifle | Philippe Heberle
|
Andreas Kronthaler
|
Barry Dagger
|
| 50 m rifle prone | Edward Etzel
|
Michel Bury
|
Michael Sullivan
|
| 50 m rifle three positions | Malcolm Cooper
|
Daniel Nipkow
|
Alister Allan
|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Takeo Kamachi
|
Corneliu Ion
|
Rauno Bies
|
| 50 m pistol | Xu Haifeng
|
Ragnar Skanaker
|
Wang Yifu
|
| 50 m running target | Li Yuwei
|
Helmut Bellingrodt
|
Huang Shiping
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air rifle | Pat Spurgin
|
Edith Gufler
|
Wu Xiaoxuan
|
| 50 m rifle three positions | Wu Xiaoxuan
|
Ulrike Holmer
|
Wanda Jewell
|
| 25 m pistol | Linda Thom
|
Ruby Fox
|
Patricia Dench
|
Open[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeet | Matthew Dryke
|
Ole Riber Rasmussen
|
Luca Scribani Rossi
|
| Trap | Luciano Giovannetti
|
Francisco Boza
|
Daniel Carlisle
|
Statistics[]
- 460 total shooters from 68 countries have participated at the edition of the Olympic Games.
- Soma Dutta was the youngest participant with 16 years and 219 days.
- Luis del Cerro was the oldest participant with 60 years and 84 days.
- 8 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Canada won its first medal in the sport since Melbourne 1956.
- Switzerland won its first medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Great Britain won its first gold medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Finland won its first medal in the sport since Tokyo 1964.
- Japan won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- China won its first-ever 6 medals in the sport.
- Australia won its first-ever medal in the sport.
- Colombia and Peru won their only medal in this edition of the Olympic Games.