Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's trap
| Men's trap at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 5–9 September 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 66 from 38 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 192 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| Rifle | |
| 300 m rifle three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle three positions | men |
| 50 m rifle prone | men |
| Pistol | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men |
| 50 m pistol | men |
| Shotgun | |
| Trap | men |
The men's trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 to 9 September 1960 at the shooting ranges in Rome. 66 shooters from 38 nations competed. Each nation could send up to two shooters. The event was won by Ion Dumitrescu of Romania, the nation's first medal in the men's trap. The defending champion, Galliano Rossini of Italy, took silver this time to become the first person to earn multiple medals in the trap competition. Soviet shooter Sergei Kalinin received bronze.