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did a shooter succeed in winning three gold medals in this event.
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322:. However, Takács surprised the world by
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342:second gold medal in the same event
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491:. 2008. Archived from
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222:25 m rapid fire pistol
201:25 m rapid fire pistol
379:After shooting career
292:commissioned officers
254:in 1928, followed by
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495:on 21 September 2007
358:1956 Summer Olympics
346:1952 Summer Olympics
328:1948 Summer Olympics
296:1940 Summer Olympics
284:1936 Summer Olympics
63:Personal information
52:1956 Summer Olympics
485:"Heros in shooting"
274:Takács was born in
242:gold medals in the
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94:Kingdom of Hungary
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141:Medal record
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1276:1976 deaths
1271:1910 births
1172:Leuris Pupo
689:Alfred Lane
385:Szilárd Kun
290:, and only
195:1948 London
68:Nationality
1265:Categories
1241:Li Yuehong
541:4 February
457:References
256:Liz Hartel
82:1910-01-21
608:in men's
425:Bydgoszcz
332:Argentine
266:in 2012.
258:in 1952,
71:Hungarian
56:Melbourne
562:Archived
288:sergeant
276:Budapest
155:shooting
112:Budapest
90:Budapest
620:Summary
559:Profile
514:Profile
344:at the
326:at the
303:grenade
240:Olympic
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