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Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Prado Olympic Shooting Park, Chino, California, United States. The games marked the first time that women’s shooting events were included in the Olympic program.[1]

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)3126
2 China (CHN)3036
3 Italy (ITA)1113
4 France (FRA)1102
5 Great Britain (GBR)1034
6 Canada (CAN)1001
Japan (JPN)1001
8 Austria (AUT)0101
Colombia (COL)0101
Denmark (DEN)0101
Peru (PER)0101
Romania (ROU)0101
Sweden (SWE)0101
Switzerland (SUI)0101
West Germany (FRG)0101
16 Australia (AUS)0011
Finland (FIN)0011
Totals (17 nations)11111133

Men's events

From left to right: Michel Bury, Edward Etzel and Michael Sullivan
Event Gold Silver Bronze
air rifle
Philippe Heberlé (FRA) Andreas Kronthaler (AUT) Barry Dagger (GBR)
pistol
Xu Haifeng (CHN) Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) Wang Yifu (CHN)
rapid fire pistol
Takeo Kamachi (JPN) Corneliu Ion (ROU) Rauno Bies (FIN)
rifle prone
Edward Etzel (USA) Michel Bury (FRA) Michael Sullivan (GBR)
rifle three positions
Malcolm Cooper (GBR) Daniel Nipkov (SUI) Alister Allan (GBR)
running target
Li Yuwei (CHN) Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) Huang Shiping (CHN)

Women's events

From left to right: Ulrike Holmer, Wu Xiauxuan and Wanda R. Jewell
From left to right: Ruby Fox, Linda Thom and Patricia Dench
Event Gold Silver Bronze
air rifle
Pat Spurgin (USA) Edith Gufler (ITA) Wu Xiaoxuan (CHN)
pistol
Linda Thom (CAN) Ruby Fox (USA) Patricia Dench (AUS)
rifle three positions
Wu Xiaoxuan (CHN) Ulrike Holmer (FRG) Wanda Jewell (USA)

Mixed events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
skeet
Matthew Dryke (USA) Ole Riber Rasmussen (DEN) Luca Scribani Rossi (ITA)
trap
Luciano Giovannetti (ITA) Francisco Boza (PER) Daniel Carlisle (USA)

Participating nations

A total of 460 shooters, 382 men and 77 women, from 68 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:[1]

See also

  • Shooting at the Friendship Games

References

  1. ^ a b "Shooting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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