Show QUEEN OF THE SMALL BORE RIFLE a C y r j. j H HF 1 t ii I. I J rJ e t 1 O F f 1 i iry lf iw 4 Ii s tr rp i h tit f t t V i J M 4 t I tk r rr 4 1 r ea 10 u Jf r 1 J yi v c. c t t. t it 1 t At the Olympiad In Montreal Canada US U.S. Army Reserve Captain Margaret Murdock wrote a new chapter chap chap- ter in Olympic history She became the first woman to win a medal in shooting since the Modern Games began back in 1896 Dubbed Queen of the Small Bore Dore Rifle this mod mod- day ern-day Annie Oakley from Topeka Kansas won won the silver medal in three three position tion rifle with a score of 1162 out of a possible 1200 In fact for a few short hours it appeared that Mrs Murdock the world record holder in the standing position position tion had captured first place in this highly competitive tive shooting event Murdock was originally declared the winner by one point over her US U.S. teammate teammate teammate team team- mate Army Anny Captain Lanny Bassham a silver medal winner winner winner win win- ner in the same event in the 1972 Olympics at Munich However as is the custom custom custom cus cus- tom in all shooting events the targets were cross checked check check- ed for errors A mistake was found in one of Bassham's target targets and his score was changed to 1162 Murdock Under l international shooting rules tie tiebreakers breakers ere are settled by awarding the victory to the shooter with the best score in the last round of kneeling Here Bassham Murdock 98 96 to win the gold For Murdock a 33 year year- old soldier citizen-soldier the silver medal was the culmination of 22 years of shooting The first woman ever to make a US U.S. shooting team Mrs Murdock defeated some of the best shooters in the country at the US U.S. team trials this summer summer in Phoenix One of those she beat was another Army Reservist Captain John Writer Writer who won the 1972 Olympic gold medal at Munich in small bore rifle was Instrumental instrumental mental In helping Margaret get her silver medal He invited invited in in- her to train for the Olympics at his gun club in Wheaton Illinois There Margaret was able to relax and prepare for the Games Equestrian is the only other Olympic sport in which women have won medals in direct competition competition tion with men S m |