Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
| Men's 50 metre pistol at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Sorin Babii | ||||||||||
| Venue | Taereung International Shooting Range | |||||||||
| Date | 18 September 1988 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 31 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 660 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Rifle | ||
| 50 m rifle three positions | men | women |
| 50 m rifle prone | men | |
| 10 m air rifle | men | women |
| Pistol | ||
| 50 m pistol | men | |
| 25 m pistol | women | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men | |
| 10 m air pistol | men | women |
| Shotgun | ||
| Trap | mixed | |
| Skeet | mixed | |
| Running target | ||
| 50 m running target | men | |
The men's
Background
This was the 17th appearance of the ISSF 50 meter pistol event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1920 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1936 to 2016; it was nominally open to women from 1968 to 1980, although very few women participated these years. 1896 and 1908 were the only Games in which the distance was not 50 metres; the former used 30 metres and the latter 50 yards.[3][2]
Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1984 Games returned: gold medalist
New Zealand made its debut in the event. Sweden and the United States each made their 15th appearance, tied for most of any nation.
Babii used a Tula TOZ 35.
Competition format
The competition featured two rounds, adding a final to the event. The qualifying round was the same as the previous competitions: each shooter fired 60 shots, in 6 series of 10 shots each, at a distance of 50 metres. The target was round, 50 centimetres in diameter, with 10 scoring rings. Scoring for each shot was up to 10 points, in increments of 1 point. The maximum score possible was 600 points. Now, however, the top 8 shooters advanced to a final. They shot an additional series of 10 shots, with the score added to their qualifying round score to give a 70-shot total. Ties were broken first by final round score. Any pistol was permitted.[2][4]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Qualifying (60 shots) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Aleksandr Melentyev (URS) |
581 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 20 July 1980 |
| Olympic record |  Aleksandr Melentyev (URS ) |
581 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 20 July 1980 |
| Final (70 shots) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Igor Basinski (URS) |
[1] | |||
| Olympic record | New format | — | — | — | [2] |
Sorin Babii set the initial Olympic record for the final format at 660 points.
Schedule
All times are
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 18 September 1988 | 13:00 | Qualifying Final |
Results
Qualifying
Final
| Rank | Shooter | Nation | Qualifying | Final | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sorin Babii |  Romania
|
566 | 94 | 660 | OR |
 |
Ragnar Skanåker |  Sweden
|
564 | 93 | 657 | |
 |
Igor Basinski |
Soviet Union
|
570 | 87 | 657 | |
| 4 | Tanyu Kiryakov |  Bulgaria
|
566 | 90 | 656 | |
| 5 | Gernot Eder |  East Germany
|
561 | 93 | 654 | |
| 6 | Gyula Karácsony |  Hungary
|
564 | 90 | 654 | |
| 7 | Arndt Kaspar |  West Germany
|
562 | 89 | 651 | |
| 8 | Wang Yifu |  China
|
563 | 88 | 651 |
References
- ^ "Shooting at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Free Pistol, 50 Metres, Men's". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 541.
Sources
- XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2 Part 2 (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2008.
1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres. 2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards. |
