San Marino made history at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 when Alessandra Perilli shot right on target and won the first Olympic medal for the country. Hitting 29 of the 50 targets in the final for trap shooting, Perilli earned a bronze medal in women’s trap for her small country.
Made up of only 34,000 people, San Marino is now the smallest country by population to ever win an Olympic medal. The picturesque republic completely surrounded by Italy — and lying due east of Florence — measures only 23 square miles.