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]
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| pistol |  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) | .svg.png){kind=small} Dan Iuga (ROU) |  Rudolf Dollinger (AUT) |
| rapid fire pistol | .svg.png){kind=small} Józef Zapędzki (POL) |  Ladislav Falta (TCH) |  Viktor Torshin (URS) |
| running target | Yakov Zheleznyak (URS) |  Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) |  John Kynoch (GBR) |
| rifle prone | .svg.png){kind=small} Ri Ho-jun (PRK) |  Vic Auer (USA) | Nicolae Rotaru (ROU) |
| rifle three positions | John Writer (USA) | Lanny Bassham (USA) |  Werner Lippoldt (GDR) |
| 300 metre free rifle three positions | Lones Wigger (USA) | Boris Melnik (URS) |  Lajos Papp (HUN) |
| skeet |  Konrad Wirnhier (FRG) | Yevgeni Petrov (URS) | Michael Buchheim (GDR) |
| trap |  Angelo Scalzone (ITA) |  Michel Carrega (FRA) | Silvano Basagni (ITA) |
Participating nations
A total of 397 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 71 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
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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 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- ^ a b "Shooting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.