Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie
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The Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie was a temporary firing range located in L'Acadie, Quebec
. For the 1976 Summer Olympics
held in neighboring Montreal
, it hosted the shooting
and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon
events.
L'Acadie, Quebec
L'Acadie is a town in the Montérégie region of Québec, Canada, on the west side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It was about 30 miles from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain...
. For the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
held in neighboring Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, it hosted the shooting
Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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.-Medal count:...
and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon
Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...
events.