Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
For the attack that took place during the 1972 Summer Olympics, see Munich massacre.
| Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Rifle | ||||
| 300 m free rifle three positions | mixed | |||
| 50 m rifle prone | mixed | |||
| 50 m rifle three positions | mixed | |||
| Pistol | ||||
| 50 m free pistol | mixed | |||
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | mixed | |||
| Shotgun | ||||
| Trap | mixed | |||
| Skeet | mixed | |||
| Running target | ||||
| 50 m running target | mixed | |||
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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| free pistol |
 Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) |
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 Rudolf Dollinger (AUT) |
| rapid fire pistol |
.svg.png){kind=small} Józef Zapędzki (POL) |
 Ladislav Falta (TCH) |
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| running target |
Yakov Zheleznyak (URS) |
 Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) |
 John Kynoch (GBR) |
| rifle prone |
 Ri Ho-jun (PRK) |
 Vic Auer (USA) |
Nicolae Rotaru (ROU) |
| rifle three positions |
John Writer (USA) |
Lanny Bassham (USA) |
 Werner Lippoldt (GDR) |
| 300 metre free rifle three positions |
Lones Wigger (USA) |
Boris Melnik (URS) |
 Lajos Papp (HUN) |
| Trap |
 Angelo Scalzone (ITA) |
 Michel Carrega (FRA) |
Silvano Basagni (ITA) |
| Skeet |
 Konrad Wirnhier (FRG) |
Yevgeni Petrov (URS) |
Michael Buchheim (GDR) |
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 |
References
- 1 2 "Shooting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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