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Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
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The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 12th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 19 October 1964 at the Camp Asaka shooting ranges in Tokyo. 53 shooters from 34 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Pentti Linnosvuo of Finland, the nation's first victory in the event. Linnosvuo was the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event, adding to his 1960 silver; it was his fourth straight Games finishing in the top 5 of the event. Ion Tripșa of Romania took silver, putting that nation back on the podium after a one-Games absence. Czechoslovakia's first rapid fire pistol medal came in the form of Lubomír Nácovský's bronze.
Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Pentti Linnosvuo | ||||||||||
Venue | Camp Asaka | |||||||||
Date | 19 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 53 from 34 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 592 OR | |||||||||
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