Mixed skeet at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles, United States | ||||||||||||
Date | August 2–4 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 69 from 41 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Rifle | ||
50 m rifle three positions | men | women |
50 m rifle prone | men | |
10 m air rifle | men | women |
Pistol | ||
50 m pistol | men | |
25 m pistol | women | |
25 m rapid fire pistol | men | |
Shotgun | ||
Trap | mixed | |
Skeet | mixed | |
Running target | ||
50 m running target | men | |
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