 Franco Donna c. 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||
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Franco Donna is a retired Italian rifle shooter. He won the individual European title in three positions in 1969 and the team world title in the 50 meter rifle prone in 1970. [1]
The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed from the late 1960s–1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch, Dynamit Nobel, and Hensoldt Wetzlar. The rifle is noted for its use of caseless ammunition.
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The 1977 European 300 m Rifle Championships was the 2nd edition of the 300 m rifle competition, European 300 m Rifle Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation as a stand alone championships after 18 years from the first edition held in 1959.
The European 300 m Rifle Championships are special shooting sport championships of 300 metre rifle discipline, organized discontinuously as a stand alone championships by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) since 1959.
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The 1995 European 300 m Rifle Championships was the 9th edition of the 300 m rifle competition, European 300 m Rifle Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation as a stand-alone championships.
The 1993 European 300 m Rifle Championships was the 8th edition of the 300 m rifle competition, European 300 m Rifle Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation as a stand alone championships.
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