Margaret Murdock
Olympic athlete
1942 –
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Who is Margaret Murdock?
Margaret Thompson Murdock is a nurse and former United States Army officer most widely known for her success in international shooting competitions, including a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics..
Murdock is the first woman to win a medal in Shooting at the Summer Olympics and the first to win an individual open World Shooting Championship. In international competition Murdock set four individual world records and nine team world records. She is a member of five halls of fame, including the USA Shooting Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1942
Topeka - Also known as
- Margaret Thompson-Murdock
- Education
- Kansas State University
- Lived in
- Topeka
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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