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Shan Zhang
Barcelona, 28 July 1992. Games of the XXV Olympiad. Shooting, mixed skeet event. Chinese competitor ZHANG Shan, 1st, in action. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections Born: 23 March 1968 Birthplace: Nanchong (China) Nationality: China Sport: Shooting ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES Barcelona 1992 Sydney 2000 AWARDS Olympic medals: Gold: 1 Other results: World Championships Gold: 1 (98) Silver: 3 (98, 99, 01) The Woman Who Outshot the Men At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Zhang Shan, a 24-year-old from Nanchong in Sichuan Province, represented China in the skeet shooting event, which included both men and women. Zhang caused a sensation by finishing first and becoming the first woman to win a mixed sex shooting event. The International Shooting Union barred women from shooting against men after the Barcelona Games. Women were not allowed to compete in skeet shooting at the 1996 Olympics, so Zhang was unable to defend her title. A separate women's skeet event was added to the program for the Sydney Games of 2000. Zhang entered and placed eighth.
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