Shooting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

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Shooting
at the VI Paralympic Games
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Paralympic Shooting
1976
1984

Shooting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven events.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's air pistol amputee
details
Joel Guillon
Flag of France.svg  France
Laszlo Decsi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dick Munter
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Women's air pistol amputee
details
Marianne Ruml
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
NoneNone
Mixed air pistol 2-5
details
Alfred Bangerter
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Oskar Kreuzer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Dave Tarrant
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Mixed air rifle 3 positions 1A-1C
details
Jan Kristensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Barbara Caspers
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Yvon Page
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mixed air rifle 3 positions 2-5
details
J. Gruber
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Libby Kosmala
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jonas Jacobsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Mixed air rifle kneeling 1A-1C
details
Barbara Caspers
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Philip Wouters
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Jan Kristensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Mixed air rifle kneeling 2-5
details
J. Gruber
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Libby Kosmala
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jan van Ballenberghe
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Mixed air rifle prone 1A-1C
details
Philip Wouters
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Yvon Page
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
P. Hommerson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Mixed air rifle prone 2-5
details
Libby Kosmala
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
J. Gruber
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Peter Klotz
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Mixed air rifle standing 1A-1C
details
Jan Kristensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Yvon Page
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Barbara Caspers
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Mixed air rifle standing 2-5
details
Jonas Jacobsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
J. Gruber
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Bernard Pique
Flag of France.svg  France

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