Jonas Edman

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Olympic medal record
Men's shooting
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 50 m rifle prone

Jonas Edman (born 4 March 1967 in

50 m Rifle. He got a very late wild card to the 2000 Olympics
and performed 599, only one point from the maximum (and World record) result, in the qualification round, and managed to keep his lead during the final.

Edman also won the 2001 ISSF World Cup Final in Munich after the same score, 599. His results after this have been varying, but he has continued to be one of the best Prone shooters in the world. He currently owns a company that sells shooting equipment, and has also occasionally helped the Swedish biathlon team with shooting issues.

Olympic results
Event 2000 2004
50 metre rifle three positions
20th
1159
50 metre rifle prone
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
599+102.3
32nd

590