Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.[1]
| Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics  |
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| Rifle | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre free pistol |
 Uwe Potteck (GDR) |
Harald Vollmar (GDR) |
 Rudolf Dollinger (AUT) |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Norbert Klaar (GDR) |
Jürgen Wiefel (GDR) |
 Roberto Ferraris (ITA) |
| 50 metre running target |
 Aleksandr Gazov (URS) |
Aleksandr Kediarov (URS) |
 Jerzy Greszkiewicz (POL) |
| 50 metre rifle prone |
 Karlheinz Smieszek (FRG) |
Ulrich Lind (FRG) |
Gennadi Lushikov (URS) |
| 50 metre rifle three positions |
 Lanny Bassham (USA) |
Margaret Murdock (USA) |
Werner Seibold (FRG) |
| Trap |
Donald Haldeman (USA) |
 Armando Marques (POR) |
Ubaldesco Baldi (ITA) |
| Skeet |
 Josef Panáček (TCH) |
 Eric Swinkels (NED) |
Wiesław Gawlikowski (POL) |
Participating nations
A total of 344 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 60 nations competed at the Montreal Games:[1]
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Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 West Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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