1973 American Shooting Championships

The 1973 American Shooting Championships were the 1st American Shooting Championships and took place in Mexico City, Mexico.

1973 American Shooting Championships

Host city	Mexico City, Mexico

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
50 m rifle 3 positions	Lones Wigger United States	John Writer United States	Margaret Murdock United States
50 m rifle prone	David Boyd United States	Olegario Vázquez Raña Mexico	Miguel Valdes Gonzalez Cuba
50 m standard rifle 3 positions	Boyd Goldsby United States	Miguel Valdes Gonzalez Cuba	Raúl Llanos Cuba
300 m rifle 3 positions	John Writer United States	Lones Wigger United States	Lanny Bassham United States
AR40M	Olegario Vázquez Raña Mexico	Lanny Bassham United States	Boyd Goldsby United States
25 m rapid fire pistol	Jimmy McCauley United States	Osvaldo Scandola Argentina	Homero Laddaga Mexico
25 m center fire pistol	Francis Higginson United States	Jimmie Dorsey United States	Jules Sobrian Canada
25 m standard fire pistol	Donald Hadford Canada	James Thurlow Canada	James Lee Canada
50 m pistol	Jules Sobrian Canada	Hershel Anderson United States	Santiago Trompeta Cuba
AP40M	Hershel Anderson United States	Francis Higginson United States	Bertino Souza Brazil
50 m running target	Helmut Bellingrodt Colombia	Louis Michael Theimer United States	Arlie Jones United States
50 m running target mixed	Helmut Bellingrodt Colombia	Rodolfo Rizo Mexico	Arlie Jones United States
Skeet	Athos Pisoni Brazil	Mirek Switalski Mexico	Roberto Castrillo Cuba
Trap	Hugh Bowie United States	Frank Little United States	James DeFilippi United States

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
25 m pistol	Linda Thom Canada	Frances Sobrian Canada	none awarded

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	8	8	6	22
2	Canada	3	2	2	7
3	Colombia	2	0	0	2
4	Mexico	1	3	1	5
5	Brazil	1	0	1	2
6	Cuba	0	1	4	5
7	Argentina	0	1	0	1
Totals (7 entries)		15	15	14	44

External links

• International Shooting Federation
• Results