Description: This 1972 + 1976 Olympics Lanny Bassham Autograph 3x5 Card USA Shooting Gold Medal is the exact item you will receive. Lanny Robert Bassham (born January 2, 1947) is an American sport shooter who won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Bassham was born in Comanche, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1969, where he participated in the ROTC program. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bassham won the silver medal in the mixed 50 m rifle three positions event. Between 1972 and 1978, Lanny Bassham won three gold medals at the Pan American Games, Three Individual World Titles at the World Shooting Championships in 1974, World Champion in 50m three-position in The 1978 World shooting Championships, and a total of 22 world individual and team titles, setting four world records. At the 1974 World Shooting Championships in Thun Switzerland Lanny won 15 medals, the most any individual athlete has ever won in a single World Shooting Championships. At the 1976 Olympics, he tied for the gold medal with Margaret Murdock in the mixed 50m rifle three position event. Bassham suggested that both should be awarded gold medals as there was a tie score, but the judges placed him first based on the current tie-breaking procedure. At the awards ceremony, he asked Murdock to share the first place podium with him. He ranks third in total medal count among all US International Shooters with 35 medals, and is in the USA Shooting Hall of Fame.
Price: 29 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, California
End Time: 2025-01-03T18:37:04.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Player: Lanny Bassham
Signed: Yes
Original/Reprint: Original
Product: Index Card
Olympic Sport: Shooting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Event/Tournament: Summer Olympics
