Gerhard Petritsch

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Gerhard Petritsch
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Gerhard Petritsch (right) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Born (1940-09-02) 2 September 1940 (age 82)
Berchtesgaden, Germany
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Gerhard Petritsch (born 2 September 1940) is an Austrian former sport shooter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerhard Petritsch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.