Shooting at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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Dates | 27 August–2 September 1972 |
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 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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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pistol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
rapid fire pistol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
running target | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
rifle prone | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
rifle three positions | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
300 metre free rifle three positions | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
skeet | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
trap | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
A total of 397 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 71 nations competed at the Munich Games: [1]
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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