Uwe Potteck
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Uwe Potteck is a German sports shooter
and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montréal
. At the Olympics in 1980 he placed 16th, and in 1988 he placed ninth.
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. At the Olympics in 1980 he placed 16th, and in 1988 he placed ninth.