1950 World Shotgun Championships
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The 1950 World Shotgun Championships were held in Madrid
, Spain
. Carola Mandel of the United States
became the first woman to ever win a world championship medal in shooting when she finished third in Madrid's Trap competition.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Carola Mandel of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
became the first woman to ever win a world championship medal in shooting when she finished third in Madrid's Trap competition.
Medal count
| Rank | Country |  |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Results
| Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions... |
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| Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... |
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| Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... , Team |
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 ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... Carlo Sala Italo Bellini Giulio Prati Giacomo Prati |
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 GreeceGreece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... Jean Coutzis Manfredi George Coutzis Lynardakis |
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 SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... Mascort Amigo Serrahima Sarasqueta Rafael Juan Garcia |
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