| Date | 31 July 1984 — 9:00 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Prado Recreational Area, Chino, California | |
| Participants | 33 from 20 countries | |
| Format | 10 metres. Four rounds of 10 shots each. 400 possible. | |
Pat Spurgin was an 18-year-old college student at Murray State University in Kentucky. She had no international experience but won the first gold medal offered in this event at the Olympics. She later became a college rifle coach at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. The bronze medalist Wu Xiaoxuan became the first female to win a gold medal for China when she won the women’s small-bore event in 1984.