The men's team trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first, 25 in the second, and 50 in the third.
Each nation could enter up to 2 teams of 6 shooters.Official Report, p. 39. Great Britain entered two teams, with Canada and the Netherlands also entering a team each. Belgium, France, and Sweden initially registered teams, but their teams did not compete. The Dutch team was eliminated before the final round.
Results
Place Nation Shooter Score Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total 1 #1 Team total 127 96 184 407 Alexander Maunder 25 18 40 83 John Pike 23 22 32 77 Charles Palmer 25 12 34 71 John Postans 16 14 31 61 Frederic Moore 22 15 23 60 Percy Easte 16 15 24 55 2 Team total 114 95 196 405 Walter Ewing 24 19 38 81 George Beattie 20 18 35 73 Arthur Westover 22 15 35 72 Mylie Fletcher 18 13 34 65 George Vivian 18 12 28 58 David McMackon 12 18 26 56 3 #2 Team total 106 84 182 372 George Whitaker 15 18 37 70 George Skinner 17 16 30 63 John Butt 19 12 31 62 William Morris 18 12 32 62 Henry Creasey 20 14 25 59 Bob Hutton 17 12 27 56 4 Team total Unknown — 174 John Wilson Unknown — 34 Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Unknown — 34 Cornelis Viruly Unknown — 28 Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Unknown — 28 Rudolph van Pallandt Unknown — 26 Reindert de Favauge Unknown — 24
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