Margaret Thompson

Margaret Thompson

Margaret Thompson was the first woman to win an Olympic medal in a shooting sport (silver) in 1976 after tying with the gold medal winner. When the Olympic committee refused a shoot-off, the gold medalist pulled Thompson onto the gold medal platform with him.

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