Vic Auer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Victor Lee "Vic"•Auer |
| Used name | Vic•Auer |
| Born | 24 March 1937 in Santa Ana, California (USA) |
| Died | 3 May 2011 (aged 74 years 1 month 10 days) in Thousand Oaks, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 175 cm / 73 kg |
| Affiliations | US Army, (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Vic Auer’s specialty was the English match – the smallbore rifle, prone competition. The UCLA grad won his Olympic medal in this event, added three gold medals (two individual) at the 1971 and 1975 Pan-American Games in the English match, and won two national titles at this event. Auer made his living as a scriptwriter for television.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Vic Auer | |||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Shooting | USA |
Vic Auer | |||
| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open (Olympic) | =31 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (0–1–0 1974 Bern/Thun silver: 50 m small-bore rifle prone team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–0–0 1971 Cali SHO gold: small-bore rifle prone and small-bore rifle prone team; 1975 Ciudad de México SHO gold: small-bore rifle prone team)