Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
took place at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi (north-eastern part of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) between July 20 and July 26. 7 events were contested. All events were mixed, i.e. both for men and women.
Medal count
| Pos | Country |  |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Events/Results
| Pos | | Competitor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Free pistol | |||
| |
Aleksandr Melentiev Aleksandr Melentiev Aleksandr Remmovich Melentyev is a former Soviet/Kyrgyz sport shooter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.... |
581 (WR,OR) | |
| |
Harald Vollmar | 568 | |
| |
Lubcho Diakov | 565 | |
| 4 | Soh Gil-San | 565 | |
| 5 | Seppo Saarenpää | 565 | |
| 6 | Sergey Pyzhyanov | 564 | |
| 7 | Ragnar Skanåker Ragnar Skanåker Ragnar Skanåker is a Swedish pistol shooter who was a world-class shooter for an extremely long period. His international breakthrough came in the 1972 Olympics, where he won the 50 m Pistol event... |
563 | |
| 8 | Paavo Palokangas | 561 | |
| 9 | Sílvio Carvalho | 558 | |
| 10 | Slawomir Romanowski | 558 | |
| 11 | Lyuben Popov | 558 | |
| 12 | Enrico Rabbachin | 558 | |
| 13 | Ermin Matelski | 557 | |
| 14 | Lajos Nagy | 557 | |
| 15 | Ivan Neméthny | 557 | |
| 16 | Uwe Potteck Uwe Potteck Uwe Potteck is a German sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal. At the Olympics in 1980 he placed 16th, and in 1988 he placed ninth.-References:... |
556 | |
| 17 | Daniel Iuga | 555 | |
| 18 | Carlos Hora | 551 | |
| 19 | Kim Gi Yong | 551 | |
| 20 | Fan Huy Khang | 550 | |
| 21 | Rudolf Seres | 549 | |
| 22 | Ngo Huu Kinh | 548 | |
| 23 | Staffan Oscarsson | 547 | |
| 24 | Roberto Ferraris | 546 | |
| 25 | Kenneth Stanford | 545 | |
| 26 | Mariano Lara | 542 | |
| 27 | Ian Redmond Ian Redmond Ian Redmond OBE is a tropical field biologist and conservationist. His career spans more than 30 years in which he is renowned for his work with gorillas and elephants. He is best known for his work with mountain gorrilas, Redmond has been involved in more than 50 documentaries on the subject for,... |
527 | |
| 28 | Maureen Reichert | 524 | |
| 29 | Rodrigo Ruiz | 512 | |
| 30 | Gian Franco Giardi | 509 | |
| 31 | Giorgio Eliseo Paolini | 507 | |
| 32 | Souvanni | 502 | |
| 33 | Syseuy | 481 | |
| Small-bore rifle - prone position | |||
| |
Károly Varga Károly Varga Károly Varga is a Hungarian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
599 | |
| |
Hellfried Heilfort | 599 | |
| |
Petar Zaprianov | 598 | |
| 4 | Krzysztof Stefaniak | 598 | |
| 5 | Timo Hagman | 597 | |
| 6 | Aleksandr Mastianin | 597 | |
| 7 | Nonka Matova Nonka Matova Nonka Decheva Matova , is a Bulgarian police officer and rifle shooter who won silver at the 1992 Olympics and fourteen medals at World Championships... |
597 | |
| 8 | Walter Frescura | 597 | |
| 9 | Odette Meuter | 597 | |
| 10 | Piotr Kosmatko | 596 | |
| 11 | Aleksandr Bulkin | 596 | |
| 12 | Yvonne Hill | 596 | |
| 13 | Mircea Ilca | 596 | |
| 14 | Roland Jacoby | 596 | |
| 15 | David Hollister | 595 | |
| 16 | Zdravko Milutinović | 595 | |
| 17 | Adelso Peňa | 595 | |
| 18 | Ferenc Szilágyi | 594 | |
| 19 | Sven Johansson | 594 | |
| 20 | Mario Gonsierowski | 593 | |
| 21 | Adolf Jakeš | 593 | |
| 22 | Kim Yun Sop | 593 | |
| 23 | Hannes Rainer | 5973 | |
| 24 | Stefan Thynell | 593 | |
| 25 | Juan Casamajo | 592 | |
| 26 | Henning Clausen | 592 | |
| 27 | Durval Ferreira Guimarães | 592 | |
| 28 | Dennis Hardman | 592 | |
| 29 | Kim Gyong Ho | 592 | |
| 30 | Jyrki Lehtonen | 592 | |
| 31 | Wolfram Waibel, Sr. | 592 | |
| 32 | José Luis Calvo | 591 | |
| 33 | Waldemar Capucci | 591 | |
| 34 | Gilbert Hoef | 591 | |
| 35 | Amr Khairy | 591 | |
| 36 | Athanasios Papageorgiou Athanasios Papageorgiou Athanasios "Thanasis" Papageorgiou is a football defender who currently plays for Larissa. He started his professional career in 2006 playing for Atromitos F.C.In July 2011 he signed a 1+2 years contract with Larissa, after having a successful season with Football League team Pierikos... |
591 | |
| 37 | Jiří Vogler | 591 | |
| 38 | Sangidornjiyn Adilbish | 590 | |
| 39 | Oscar Caceres | 590 | |
| 40 | Gian Chand | 590 | |
| 41 | Miguel Valdés | 590 | |
| 42 | José Rosario Alvarez | 589 | |
| 43 | Justo Moreno | 589 | |
| 44 | Roy Chaudhry | 588 | |
| 45 | Le Minh Hien | 588 | |
| 46 | Christian van Velzen | 588 | |
| 47 | Srečko Pejović | 587 | |
| 48 | Mendbayaryn Jantsankhorloo | 583 | |
| 49 | Nguyễn Tiến Trung | 583 | |
| 50 | Pier Paolo Taddei | 583 | |
| 51 | Mohamed Jbour | 579 | |
| 52 | Alfredo Pelliccioni | 577 | |
| 53 | Roger Cartín | 570 | |
| 54 | Mauricio Alvarado | 560 | |
| 55 | Khamseua Bounheuang | 556 | |
| Small bore rifle - three positions | |||
| |
Viktor Vlassov Viktor Vlassov Viktor Vlassov is a former Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in 50 m rifle 3 pos at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
1173 (WR,OR) | |
| |
Bernd Hartstein | 1166 | |
| |
Sven Johansson | 1165 | |
| 4 | Mauri Röppänen Mauri Röppänen Mauri Uolevi Röppänen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.-References:*... |
1164 | |
| 5 | Alexandr Mitrofanov | 1164 | |
| 6 | Nonka Matova Nonka Matova Nonka Decheva Matova , is a Bulgarian police officer and rifle shooter who won silver at the 1992 Olympics and fourteen medals at World Championships... |
1163 | |
| Rapid fire pistol | |||
| |
Corneliu Ion Corneliu Ion Corneliu Ion is a Romanian sports shooter and Olympic Champion.He was born in Focşani.He won Gold medal in Rapid-Fire Pistol in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and obtained a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:... |
596 | |
| |
Jurgen Wiefel | 596 | |
| |
Gerhard Petritsch | 596 | |
| 4 | Vladas Turla | 595 | |
| 5 | Roberto Ferraris | 595 | |
| 6 | Afanasy Kuzmin | 595 | |
| Olympic trap | |||
| |
Luciano Giovanetti | 198 | |
| |
Rustam Yambulatov | 196 | |
| |
Jorg Damme | 196 | |
| 4 | Josef Hojny | 196 | |
| 5 | Eladio Vallduvi | 195 | |
| 6 | Alexandr Asanov | 195 | |
| Skeet | |||
| |
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen Hans Kjeld Rasmussen Hans Kjeld Rasmussen is a Danish sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:*... |
196 | |
| |
Lars-Goran Carlsson | 196 | |
| |
Roberto Castrillo Roberto Castrillo Roberto Castrillo is a Cuban sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in Skeet Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
196 | |
| 4 | Pavel Pulda | 196 | |
| 5 | Celso Giardini | 196 | |
| 6 | Guillermo Torres Guillermo Torres Juan Guillermo Torres-Colon or Guillermo Torres is an American songwriter and record producer. He has contributed as a writer in programs such as Dame a Break, Bombazo Latino and Operacion Chef for the Telemundo Network, and as a writer for other projects... |
195 | |
| Running game target | |||
| |
Igor Sokolov Igor Sokolov Igor Sokolov is a former Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in 50 m Running Target at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
589(WR,OR) | |
| |
Thomas Pfeffer | 589(WR,OR) | |
| |
Alexandr Gazov | 587 | |
| 4 | Andreas Doleschall | 584 | |
| 5 | Tibor Bodnar | 584 | |
| 6 | Jorma Lievonen | 584 | |
Remark:country names are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.