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Margaret Murdock
 Murdock at the 1976 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Margaret L. Thompson | |||||||||||
| Born | August 25, 1942 Topeka, Kansas, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
| Event | Small-bore rifle | |||||||||||
| University team | Kansas State University | |||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army Reserve | |||||||||||
| Retired | At age 35[2] | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 1976 Montreal | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret Thompson Murdock (born August 25, 1942) is a nurse and former United States Army officer most widely known for her success in international shooting competitions, including a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Murdock is the first woman to win a medal in shooting at the Summer Olympics and the first to win an individual open World Shooting Championship.[2] In international competition Murdock set four individual world records and nine team world records.[2] She is a member of five halls of fame, including the USA Shooting Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ Margaret Murdock. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d "No. 5: Murdock didn't miss upon getting her shot". The Topeka Capital-Journal. August 26, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
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