Vladas Turla (born 22 February 1953) is a

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n former

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

who competed for the

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in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and finished 4th.

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1953 births Living people Soviet male sport shooters Lithuanian male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for the Soviet Union Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Vilnius Gediminas Technical University alumni People from Biržai Sportspeople from Panevėžys County Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners {{Lithuania-sportshooting-bio-stub