Competitors 62 from 39 nations Venue Schießanlage | Winning score 595 OR | |
Date August 31 & September 1, 1972 | ||
The following are the results of the 25 metre rapid fire pistol competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Józef Zapędzki of Poland set an Olympic record of 595 to defend his gold medal. He was the first shooter to defend the gold medal, in this event, since Károly Takács of Hungary defended his gold at the 1948 and 1952 games.
Final
The format was: 25 metres. 60 shots in three courses of 20; with a possible score of 600.
References
Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA