Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sports shooting at the Olympics
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Dates | 27 August-2 September 1972 |
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Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich comprised eight events. The running target event was re-added to the programme, after last appearing in 1956. The events were held between 27 August and 2 September 1972. All events were mixed, meaning both men and women were allowed to compete in the same events, against each other. Four women competed in these games.[1]
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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pistol details | Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) | Dan Iuga (ROU) | Rudolf Dollinger (AUT) |
rapid fire pistol details | Józef Zapędzki (POL) | Ladislav Falta (TCH) | Viktor Torshin (URS) |
running target details | Yakov Zheleznyak (URS) | Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) | John Kynoch (GBR) |
rifle prone details | Ri Ho-jun (PRK) | Vic Auer (USA) | Nicolae Rotaru (ROU) |
rifle three positions details | John Writer (USA) | Lanny Bassham (USA) | Werner Lippoldt (GDR) |
300 metre free rifle three positions details | Lones Wigger (USA) | Boris Melnik (URS) | Lajos Papp (HUN) |
skeet details | Konrad Wirnhier (FRG) | Yevgeni Petrov (URS) | Michael Buchheim (GDR) |
trap details | Angelo Scalzone (ITA) | Michel Carrega (FRA) | Silvano Basagni (ITA) |
Participating nations
A total of 397 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 71 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
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Medal count
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
References
- ^ a b "Shooting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
External links
- Official Olympic Report