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Vic Auer

Full name: Victor Lee "Vic" Auer
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 161 lbs (73 kg)
Born: March 24, 1937 in Santa Ana, California, United States
Died: May 3, 2011 in Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Affiliations: US Army, (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Shooting

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

Vic Auer’s specialty was the English match – the smallbore rifle, prone competition. The UCLA grad won his Olympic medal in this event, added three gold medals (two individual) at the 1971 and 1975 Pan-American Games in the English match, and won two national titles at this event. Auer made his living as a scriptwriter for television.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Summer 35 München Shooting Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres United States USA 2 Silver
1976 Summer 39 Montréal Shooting Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres United States USA 31T

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit PTS R1P R2P R3P R4P R5P R6P
1972 Summer 35 München Shooting United States USA Final Standings 598 100 98 100 100 100 100
1976 Summer 39 Montréal Shooting United States USA Final Standings 588 98 96 99 99 98 98