Malcolm Cooper

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Men's shooting
Olympic medal record
Gold	1984 Los Angeles	50 m Rifle Three Positions
Gold	1988 Seoul	50 m Rifle Three Positions

Malcom Douglas Cooper (b. December 20, 1947, Camberley; d. June 9, 2001, Eastergate) was a British sport shooter and founder of Accuracy International. As of 2007, he is the only shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in 50 m Rifle.

Cooper learned shooting small bore rifles in New Zealand and attended Westlake Boys High School, where his father was stationed with the Royal Navy. He started shooting competitively in 1970. In 1978 he established his own rifle making company Accuracy International. His successes in sports somehow depended on the success of his company, since he wasn't sponsored as well as most of his opponents from outside the UK. He won gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul (both in the three positions event). He was also, in 1986, world champion in 300 m Standard Rifle.

On June 9 2001 Cooper died from cancer, which was diagnosed only about eight months earlier. He died at his home in Eastergate, West Sussex.

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Persondata
NAME	Cooper, Malcolm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Olympic sports shooter, business man
DATE OF BIRTH	December 20, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Camberley, England
DATE OF DEATH	June 9, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH	Eastergate, England