Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
| Men's 50 metre pistol at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Shooting pictogram | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sydney International Shooting Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 19 September 2000 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 666.0 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Shooting at the 2000 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 | men | women |
| Double trap | men | women |
| Skeet | men | women |
| Running target | ||
| 10 m running target | men | |
The men's
Background
This was the 20th 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 open to women from 1968 to 1980. 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][1]
All eight finalists from the 1996 Games returned: gold medalist
Kazakhstan and Namibia each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 18th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the 1900 event and the boycotted 1980 Games.
Kiryakov used a Hämmerli 152.
Competition format
The competition featured two rounds, qualifying and final. 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. The top 8 shooters advanced to a final; ties necessary for qualifying were broken by 6th-series score, while other ties were not broken. They shot an additional series of 10 shots, with the score added to their qualifying round score to give a 70-shot total. The 1996 competition had added decimal scoring to the final; shots could score up to 10.9 for the final. The total maximum was therefore 709.0. Ties were broken first by final round score. Any pistol was permitted.[1]
Records
The existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Qualifying (60 shots) | ||||
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| World record |  Aleksandr Melentiev (URS ) |
581 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 20 July 1980 |
| Olympic record | Aleksandr Melentiev (URS ) |
581 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 20 July 1980 |
| Final (70 shots) | ||||
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| World record |  William Demarest (USA) |
676.2 | Milan, Italy | 4 June 2000 |
| Olympic record |  Boris Kokorev (RUS) |
666.4 | Atlanta, United States |
23 July 1996 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Tuesday, 19 September 2000 | 9:00 | Qualifying Final |
Results
Qualifying
Final
| Rank | Shooter | Nation | Qualifying | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tanyu Kiryakov |  Bulgaria
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570 | 96.0 | 666.0 |
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Igor Basinski |
 Belarus
|
569 | 94.3 | 663.3 |
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Martin Tenk |  Czech Republic
|
566 | 96.5 | 662.5 |
| 4 | Vladimir Gontcharov | Russia
|
564 | 98.2 | 662.2 |
| 5 | Dilshod Mukhtarov |  Uzbekistan
|
565 | 97.0 | 662.0 |
| 6 | Wang Yifu |  China
|
563 | 96.0 | 659.0 |
| 7 | Roberto Di Donna |  Italy
|
560 | 97.3 | 657.3 |
| 8 | Vladimir Guchsha |  Kazakhstan
|
562 | 93.8 | 655.8 |
References
- ^ a b c "Free Pistol, 50 Metres, Men's". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Shooting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Sources
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad — Shooting (PDF). Retrieved 6 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. |
