Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich comprised eight events. The running target event was re-added to the programme, after last appearing in 1956. The events were held between 27 August and 2 September 1972. All events were mixed, meaning both men and women were allowed to compete in the same events, against each other. Four women competed in these games.
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| Dates | 27 August–2 September 1972 |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| pistol | Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) | Dan Iuga (ROU) | Rudolf Dollinger (AUT) |
| rapid fire pistol | Józef Zapędzki (POL) | Ladislav Falta (TCH) | Viktor Torshin (URS) |
| running target | Yakov Zheleznyak (URS) | Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) | John Kynoch (GBR) |
| rifle prone | Ri Ho-jun (PRK) | Vic Auer (USA) | Nicolae Rotaru (ROU) |
| rifle three positions | John Writer (USA) | Lanny Bassham (USA) | Werner Lippoldt (GDR) |
| 300 metre free rifle three positions | Lones Wigger (USA) | Boris Melnik (URS) | Lajos Papp (HUN) |
| skeet | Konrad Wirnhier (FRG) | Yevgeni Petrov (URS) | Michael Buchheim (GDR) |
| trap | Angelo Scalzone (ITA) | Michel Carrega (FRA) | Silvano Basagni (ITA) |
Participating nations
A total of 397 shooters, 393 men and 4 women, from 71 nations competed at the Munich Games:
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Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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