Margaret Thompson Murdock (born August 25, 1942) is a nurse and former United States Army officer most widely known for her success in international shooting competitions, including a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

They got a new coach and he thought it would be a good idea for me to be on the team since I was shooting better than everyone else.Margaret L. Thompson was born August 25, 1942, in Topeka, Kansas.

[4] At the final, her score was tied with Lanny Bassham, the U.S. team captain,[4] but she was bumped down to silver because of a tie-break rule weighting the last 10 shots.

[4] During the national anthem, Bassham pulled Murdock up to stand with him on the gold medal spot at the podium.

[4] Murdock retired from competitive shooting at age 35,[2] becoming a registered nurse, specializing in anesthesia.