Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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]
| Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rifle | |
| 300 m free rifle three positions | mixed |
| 50 m rifle prone | mixed |
| 50 m rifle three positions | mixed |
| Pistol | |
| 50 m free pistol | mixed |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | mixed |
| Shotgun | |
| Trap | mixed |
| Skeet | mixed |
| Running target | |
| 50 m running target | mixed |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| pistol |
 |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
 |
| rapid fire pistol |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
 |
 |
| running target |
|
 |
 |
| rifle prone |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
 |
|
| rifle three positions |
|
|
 |
| 300 metre free rifle three positions |
|
|
 |
| skeet |
 |
|
|
| trap |
 |
 |
|
Participating nations
A total of 397 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 71 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
|
|
|
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
%3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
gollark: But as long as one person did the network could work across them.
gollark: Most people did not have access to intercontinental or really long distance links IIRC.
gollark: The networks of the time just wouldn't make it practical to have everyone connect to one server somewhere like we can now.
gollark: Nope.
gollark: Additionally, there was only one IRC network and it had all servers in it.
References
- "Shooting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.