The following are the results of the 50 metre running target competition at the

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. Various types of a running target event had been held on and off throughout the history of the Olympics. It was last in the Olympics in

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where it was a 100 metre running deer event. This event often consisted as a running deer target at several speeds and distances, but at these games it was contested as a running

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shot at 50 metres at two speeds. The gold medal went to Yakiv Zheleznyak of the

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. He broke the world record in event with a score of 569. The silver medal went to

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of Colombia this was the first Olympic medal won by a Colombian athlete.

Final

The format was: 50 metres; 30 shots at each speed, slow and fast. 60 shots in total, for a possible score of 600.

References

External links

Official report pg. 233
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics - 50 metre running target Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics