Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics  |
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| Rifle | ||
| 50 m rifle three positions | mixed | |
| 50 m rifle prone | mixed | |
| Pistol | ||
| 50 m pistol | mixed | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | mixed | |
| Shotgun | ||
| Trap | mixed | |
| Skeet | mixed | |
| Running target | ||
| 50 m running target | mixed | |
Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi in eastern part of Moscow between July 20 and July 26. Seven events were contested. All events were mixed, i.e. open to both men and women.[1]
Contents
Events
Seven sets of medals were awarded to 21 athletes in the following events:
| Discipline | Mixed | |
|---|---|---|
| Rifle | 50 metre rifle three positions | ✔ |
| 50 metre rifle prone | ✔ | |
| Pistol | 50 metre pistol | ✔ |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | ✔ | |
| Shotgun | Trap | ✔ |
| Skeet | ✔ | |
| Running target | 50 metre running target | ✔ |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROM) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Mixed events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Corneliu Ion (ROM) |
Jürgen Wiefel (GDR) |
Gerhard Petritsch (AUT) |
| 50 metre pistol |
Aleksandr Melentyev (URS) |
Harald Vollmar (GDR) |
Lyubcho Dyakov (BUL) |
| 50 metre rifle prone |
Károly Varga (HUN) |
Hellfried Heilfort (GDR) |
Petar Zapryanov (BUL) |
| 50 metre rifle three positions |
Viktor Vlassov (URS) |
Bernd Hartstein (GDR) |
Sven Johansson (SWE) |
| Trap |
Luciano Giovannetti (ITA) |
Rustam Yambulatov (URS) |
Jörg Damme (GDR) |
| Skeet |
Kjeld Rasmussen (DEN) |
Lars-Göran Carlsson (SWE) |
Roberto Castrillo (CUB) |
| 50 metre running target |
Igor Sokolov (URS) |
Thomas Pfeffer (GDR) |
Aleksandr Gazov (URS) |
Participating nations
A total of 239 shooters, 234 men and 5 women, from 38 nations competed at the Moscow Games:[1]
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