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 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]
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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 | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 300 metre free rifle three positions |
 Lones Wigger (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Boris Melnik (URS) |
 Lajos Papp (HUN) |
| 50 metre free pistol |
 Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Dan Iuga (ROU) |
 Rudolf Dollinger (AUT) |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
.svg.png){kind=small} Józef Zapędzki (POL) |
 Ladislav Falta (TCH) |
Viktor Torshin (URS) |
| 50 metre running target |
Yakov Zheleznyak (URS) |
 Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) |
 John Kynoch (GBR) |
| 50 metre rifle prone |
 Ri Ho-jun (PRK) |
Vic Auer (USA) |
Nicolae Rotaru (ROU) |
| 50 metre rifle three positions |
John Writer (USA) |
Lanny Bassham (USA) |
 Werner Lippoldt (GDR) |
| 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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