Date | 1 – 2 August 1984 — 9:00 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Prado Recreational Area, Chino, California | |
Participants | 55 from 31 countries | |
Format | 25 metres. 60 shots in two courses of 30. 600 possible. |
Takeo Kamachi (JPN) had competed in rapid-fire pistol at the Olympics in 1968, 1972, and 1976, with a best placement of 12th in 1968 and =12th in 1976. But in 1984, he upset defending champion Corneliu Ion (ROM) to win the gold medal. Ion did win the silver medal.