The mixed 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 21 July 1980 at the shooting ranges in Moscow. 56 shooters from 32 nations competed.[1] Gold medallist Károly Varga broke his shooting hand in a football match two days before the competition started, and had to wear a bandage over it when competing.[2] He said that the injury actually helped him, because he was forced to squeeze the trigger more delicately.[2] The event was technically mixed, although no women competed. Mixed events were abolished after 1980, with women-only events being introduced instead.[3]
| Mixed 50 metre rifle, prone at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ "Shooting at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 372. ISBN 0140066322.
- ^ "Shooting". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.