Zhang Shan

For twenty years, men and women competed together in skeet shooting at the Olympics. But after Zhang Shan won the gold in 1992, the International Shooting Union suddenly felt it necessary to prevent women from shooting against the men, with a separate women’s event established for the 2000 Olympics.

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Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley is a famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting. During her lifetime she traveled with her husband across the country and abroad showing off her skills with a rifle. She became a star in a male-dominated sport, and legendary throughout the world.

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