Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting
ISSF shooting events
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....

at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

took place at Prado Olympic Shooting Park, Chino

Chino, California

Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. The games were historic as the first time women's events were included and also saw the inclusion of 10 metre air rifle. However, the shooting competitions were severely tainted by the fact that the games were boycotted by the entire Eastern Bloc

Eastern bloc

The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...

, normally dominating most shooting events.

Medal count

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	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
16	0	0	1	1
16	0	0	1	1

Men's shooting events

Pos	\|Competitor
Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...
	Malcolm Cooper Malcolm Cooper Malcolm Douglas Cooper, MBE, was a British sport shooter and founder of Accuracy International. , he is the only shooter to win defend the gold medal in the Olympic 50 metre rifle three positions event....	1173
	Daniel Nipkow	1163
	Alister Allan Alister Allan Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, born 28 January 1944 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 ....	1162
Men's 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle...
	Edward Etzel Edward Etzel Edward Frederick "Ed" Etzel, Jr. is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....	599
	Michel Bury	596
	Michael Sullivan	596
Men's 10 metre air rifle
	Philippe Heberlé Philippe Heberlé Philippe Heberlé is a French sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 10 metre air rifle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...	589
	Andreas Kronthaler	587
	Barry Dagger	587
Men's 50 metre pistol
	Xu Haifeng Xu Haifeng Xu Haifeng is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and the first person to win a gold medal for China in the Olympic Games. He specializes in the 50 metre pistol event....	566
	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...	565
	Wang Yifu Wang Yifu Wang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events....	564
Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
	Takeo Kamachi Takeo Kamachi Takeo Kamachi is a Japanese sports shooter and Olympic champion, born in Manchuria. He won gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...	595
	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:...	593
	Rauno Bies	591
Men's 50 metre running target
	Li Yuwei Li Yuwei Li Yuwei is a male Chinese sports shooter. He won the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games in the 50 m Running Target.Yuwei attended university of Central China-Major performances:...	587
	Helmut Bellingrodt Helmut Bellingrodt Helmut Bellingrodt is a Colombian sport shooter who won two Olympic silver medals. He participated in the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. He is the Colombian sportsman with more olympic medals....	584
	Huang Shiping Huang Shiping Huang Shiping is a male Chinese sports shooter. He won a bronze medal at 1984 Olympic Games in men's 50m running target. 4 years later, Huang won a silver medal at 1988 Seoul Olympics in the same event....	581

Women's shooting events

Pos	\|Competitor
Women's 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...
	Wu Xiaoxuan Wu Xiaoxuan Wu Xiaoxuan is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle 3x20 competition. Wu is the first Chinese female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.-References:* - China Daily...	581
	Ulrike Holmer	578
	Wanda Jewell Wanda Jewell Wanda Rae Jewell is a former American sports shooter and Olympic bronze medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, she won a bronze medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle...	578
Women's 10 metre air rifle
	Pat Spurgin Pat Spurgin Pat Spurgin is an American sports shooter, now living in Fairbanks, Alaska. She competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics...	393
	Edith Gufler	391
	Wu Xiaoxuan Wu Xiaoxuan Wu Xiaoxuan is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle 3x20 competition. Wu is the first Chinese female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.-References:* - China Daily...	389
Women's 25 metre pistol
	Linda Thom Linda Thom Linda Mary Alice Thom, CM, née Malcolm, is a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 from Carleton University....	585
	Ruby Fox Ruby Fox Ruby Ellen Fox is a former American sports shooter and Olympic silver medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, she won a silver medal in the women's 25 metre pistol competition...	585
	Patricia Dench	583

Open shooting events

Pos	\|Competitor
Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...
	Luciano Giovannetti Luciano Giovannetti Luciano Giovannetti is an Italian sports shooter and two times Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in Trap Shooting both in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...	192
	Francisco Boza Francisco Boza Francisco Boza is a Peruvian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later....	192
	Daniel Carlisle Daniel Carlisle Daniel Thomas Carlisle is a former American sports shooter and Olympic bronze medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he won a bronze medal in the men's trap competition...	192
Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions...
	Matthew Dryke Matthew Dryke Matthew Alexander Dryke is a former American sports shooter. He competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics...	198
	Ole Riber Rasmussen	196
	Luca Scribani Rossi	196

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