Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre pistol
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The mixed (or "open") ISSF 50 meter pistol was a competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was held on 27 August 1972 at Schießanlage in Munich. There were 59 competitors from 36 nations.[1] Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games.
50 metre free pistol at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Schießanlage | |||||||||
Date | August 27, 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 59 from 36 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 567 OR | |||||||||
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The defending champion was Grigory Kosykh of the Soviet Union, who also held the world record with 572. He would not be a factor at these Games as he struggled and finished a distant eighth. The gold medal was won by Ragnar Skanåker who brought Sweden its first shooting gold medal in 36 years. Skanåker became a common sight at Olympic Games as he competed continuously thru 1996, appearing in seven Olympics.[2] Daniel Iuga earned Romania's first medal in the event with his silver, while Rudolf Dollinger earned Austria's first with his bronze.