Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 24 July 1976 at the Olympic Shooting Range in L'Acadie, featuring a total of seven events — all nominally open to both genders.
This edition marked the third time to witness the women compete against the men in all shooting events and the first to have a female sport shooter ascend the Olympic podium.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 West Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m rifle prone | Karlheinz Smieszek
|
Ulrich Lind
|
Gennady Lushchikov
|
| 50 m rifle three positions | Lanny Bassham
|
Margaret Murdock
|
Werner Seibold
|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Norbert Klaar
|
Jurgen Wiefel
|
Roberto Ferraris
|
| 50 m pistol | Uwe Potteck
|
Harald Vollmar
|
Rudolf Dollinger
|
| 50 m running target | Aleksandr Gazov
|
Aleksandr Kedyarov
|
Jerzy Greszkiewicz
|
| Skeet | Josef Panacek
|
Eric Swinkels
|
Wieslaw Gawlikowski
|
| Trap | Donald Haldeman
|
Armando Silva Marques
|
Ubaldesco Baldi
|
Statistics[]
- 344 total shooters from 60 countries have participated at the edition of the Olympic Games, with only eight of them comprising of females.
- Francisco Romero was the youngest participant with 16 years and 211 days.
- Owen Phillips was the oldest participant with 70 years and 10 days.
- 5 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Netherlands won its first medal in the sport since Paris 1900.
- Czechoslovakia won its first gold medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Portugal won its first-ever medal in the sport.
