| Shooting at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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| Dates | 27 August–2 September 1972 |
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| 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.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| pistol details |
 Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)
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 Dan Iuga (ROU)
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 Rudolf Dollinger (AUT)
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| rapid fire pistol details |
 Józef Zapędzki (POL)
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 Ladislav Falta (TCH)
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 Viktor Torshin (URS)
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| running target details |
Yakov Zheleznyak (URS)
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 Helmut Bellingrodt (COL)
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 John Kynoch (GBR)
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| rifle prone details |
 Ri Ho-jun (PRK)
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 Vic Auer (USA)
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Nicolae Rotaru (ROU)
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| rifle three positions details |
John Writer (USA)
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Lanny Bassham (USA)
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 Werner Lippoldt (GDR)
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| 300 metre free rifle three positions details |
Lones Wigger (USA)
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Boris Melnik (URS)
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 Lajos Papp (HUN)
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| skeet details |
 Konrad Wirnhier (FRG)
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Yevgeni Petrov (URS)
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Michael Buchheim (GDR)
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| trap details |
 Angelo Scalzone (ITA)
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 Michel Carrega (FRA)
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Silvano Basagni (ITA)
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Participating nations
A total of 397 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 71 nations competed at the Munich Games:
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Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- ^ "Shooting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
External links
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