Margaret Murdock
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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.
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Birth name | Margaret L. Thompson | |||||||||||
Born | (1942-08-25) August 25, 1942 (age 81) Topeka, Kansas, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
Event | Small-bore rifle | |||||||||||
University team | Kansas State University | |||||||||||
Club | U.S. Army Reserve | |||||||||||
Retired | At age 35[2] | |||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1976 Montreal | |||||||||||
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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]