Margaret Murdock
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Margaret Thompson Murdock is an American shooter and United States Army
officer. She won a varsity letter at Kansas State by competing on the men’s rifle team. Furthermore, she was the 1966 World Champion in Women's Standard Rifle. She was also the first woman on the U.S. Olympic shooting team (in 1976) and the first woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympic Games. She won a silver medal that year, after tying with Lanny Bassham, the U.S. team captain. Olympic rules forbade a shoot-off, which Bassham had requested. During the national anthem, Bassham pulled Murdock up to stand with him on the gold medal spot at the podium. In 1992 she was named to the U.S. International Shooting Hall of Fame.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
officer. She won a varsity letter at Kansas State by competing on the men’s rifle team. Furthermore, she was the 1966 World Champion in Women's Standard Rifle. She was also the first woman on the U.S. Olympic shooting team (in 1976) and the first woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympic Games. She won a silver medal that year, after tying with Lanny Bassham, the U.S. team captain. Olympic rules forbade a shoot-off, which Bassham had requested. During the national anthem, Bassham pulled Murdock up to stand with him on the gold medal spot at the podium. In 1992 she was named to the U.S. International Shooting Hall of Fame.