Roman Burkard

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Roman Burkard
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NationalitySwiss
Born (1940-04-27) 27 April 1940 (age 80)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Roman Burkard (born 27 April 1940) is a Swiss sports shooter. He competed in the men's 50 metre free pistol event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roman Burkard Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.