The Gold Cup Trophy was presented to General John J. Pershing by the Minister of War of the Republic of China to be used as the first place award in the pistol match among the Allies at Le Mans, France in 1919. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) Pistol Team won the award and then presented it for annual competition in the National Trophy Pistol Team Match.
The Gold Cup Trophy is a helmet-shaped gold cup, engraved and mounted on an ebony base.
Awarded to: Winning team
GOLD CUP TROPHY WINNERS
TEAM |
SCORE |
YEAR |
US MARINE CORPS |
1330 |
1920 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1318 |
1921 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1236 |
1922 |
US INFANTRY |
1313 |
1923 |
US INFANTRY |
1313 |
1924 |
US INFANTRY |
1201 |
1925 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1259 |
1927 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1315 |
1928 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1256 |
1929 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1304 |
1930 |
US CALVRY |
1261 |
1931 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1264 |
1935 |
LOS ANGELES POLICE |
1264 |
1936 |
LOS ANGELES |
1332 |
1937 |
US INFANTRY |
1335 |
1938 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1315 |
1939 |
US INFANTRY |
1343 |
1940 |
LOS ANGELES POLICE |
1068 |
1947 |
US MARINE CORPS SCHOOL |
1085 |
1949 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1088 |
1951 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1116 |
1952 |
US ARMY |
1103X1200 |
1953 |
US ARMY GREY |
1108X1200 |
1954 |
US ARMY |
1137X1200 |
1955 |
US MARINE CORPS |
1221X1200 |
1956 |
US ARMY |
1136 |
1957 |
US ARMY |
1128 |
1958 |
US MARINE CORPS BLUE |
1127-26X |
1959 |
US ARMY PACIFIC |
1132 |
1960 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1132 |
1961 |
US ARMY WESTERN |
1129 |
1962 |
| US ARMY WESTERN |
1158-36X |
1963 |
US ARMY MTU BLUE |
1128 |
1964 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1143 |
1965 |
US AIR FORCE SILVER WESTERN |
1149 |
1966 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1144-35X |
1967 |
US ARMY MTU BLUE |
1136-35X |
1969 |
US MARINE CORPS RED |
1149-44X |
1970 |
US ARMY WESTERN REGION |
1139-32X |
1971 |
US ARMY |
1143-39X |
1972 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1140-41X |
1973 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1130-21X |
1974 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1131-24X |
1975 |
US ARMY WESTERN |
1097-26X |
1976 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1126-39X |
1977 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1135-32X |
1978 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1119-34X |
1979 |
US MARINE CORPS CAMOFLAGE |
1129-32X |
1980 |
ALL NATIONAL GUARD BLUE |
1120-26X |
1981 |
US MARINE CORPS TARAWA |
1132-26X |
1982 |
ALL NATIONAL GUARD BLUE |
1114-28X |
1983 |
US MARINE CORPS GOLD |
1135-38X |
1984 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1127-37X |
1985 |
ALL NATIONAL GUARD BLUE |
1132-33X |
1986 |
ALL NATIONAL GUARD BLUE |
1126-27X |
1987 |
USMC SCARLET |
1129-23X |
1988 |
USMC SCARLET |
1130-27X |
1989 |
USMC SCARLET |
1121-35X |
1990 |
USMC SCARLET |
1115-30X |
1991 |
USMC GOLD |
1133-30X |
1992 |
USMC SCARLET |
1126-26X |
1993 |
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU BLUE |
1111-33X |
1994 |
USMC SCARLET |
1124-29X |
1995 |
ALL GUARD BLUE |
1112-23X |
1996 |
ALL GUARD GOLD |
1130-32X |
1997 |
USAMU BLUE |
1114-25X |
1998 |
USAMU BLUE |
1125-07X |
1999 |
USMC SCARLET |
1117-32X |
2000 |
USAR BLACK |
1118-32X |
2001 |
USAR BLACK |
1112-23X |
2002 |
USAMU BLUE |
1115-32X |
2003 |
USAR BLACK |
1102-29X |
2004 |
USMC SCARLET |
1114-30X |
2005 |
USMC SCARLET |
1133-37X |
2006 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1126-33X |
2007 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1116-23X |
2008 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1142-41X |
2009 |
USAMU BLUE |
1141-32X |
2010 |
US ARMY BLUE |
1126-33X |
2011 |
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