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Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics 
Summary
Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City comprised seven events. A second shotgun event, Skeet, was introduced. They were held between 18 and 23 October 1968. For the first time, women competed alongside men.[1]
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| Dates | 18-23 October 1968 |
Medal summary edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| rapid fire pistol |
Józef Zapędzki Poland |
593 | Marcel Roșca Romania |
591 | Renart Suleymanov Soviet Union |
591 |
| pistol |
Grigory Kosykh Soviet Union |
562 | Heinz Mertel West Germany |
562 | Harald Vollmar East Germany |
560 |
| 300 metre rifle, three positions |
Gary Anderson United States |
1157 | Valentin Kornev Soviet Union |
1151 | Kurt Müller Switzerland |
1148 |
| rifle, three positions |
Bernd Klingner West Germany |
1157 | John Writer United States |
1156 | Vitali Parkhimovitch Soviet Union |
1154 |
| rifle, prone |
Jan Kůrka Czechoslovakia |
598 | László Hammerl Hungary |
598 | Ian Ballinger New Zealand |
597 |
| skeet |
Yevgeni Petrov Soviet Union |
198 | Romano Garagnani Italy |
198 | Konrad Wirnhier West Germany |
198 |
| trap |
Bob Braithwaite Great Britain |
198 | Thomas Garrigus United States |
196 | Kurt Czekalla East Germany |
196 |
Participating nations edit
A total of 351 shooters, 348 men and 3 women, from 62 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
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Medal count edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References edit
External links edit
- Official Olympic Report