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Men's trap shooting was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. It was held on 20 and 21 July 1996 at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex. there were 58 competitors from 41 nations, with each nation having up to three shooters. Michael Diamond of Australia won, setting two new Olympic records, ahead of two Americans. After the regular 150 targets, it took a marathon shoot-off to separate the silver and bronze medalists; after both shooters had hit 27 straight targets, Josh Lakatos hit his 28th while Lance Bade missed. It was the first medal in the men's trap for Australia; the United States had most recently been on the podium in the event in 1984.
Trap was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the last Olympic trap competition open to both men and women. It was held from 31 July to 2 August 1992 at the Mollet del Vallès. There were 54 competitors from 36 nations, with each nation having up to 3 shooters. The competition consisted of a qualification round of 150 targets, a semifinal of 50 targets for the top 24 competitors, and a final of 25 targets for the top six. Petr Hrdlička and Kazumi Watanabe both hit 219 of the 225 targets, with Hrdlička winning the gold medal shoot-off. One hit behind, another shoot-off determined the bronze medalist, with Marco Venturini defeating Jörg Damme. Hrdlička's victory was the first gold medal for Czechoslovakia in the trap, shortly after the nation won its first medal in the event. Watanabe's silver was Japan's first medal in the trap. Venturini put Italy back on the podium after a one-Games absence in 1988 broke a four-Games medal streak in the event.
Trap was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was held on 20 September 1988 at the Taereung International Shooting Range. There were 49 competitors from 28 nations, with each nation having up to four shooters. The event was decided by a shoot-off between Dmitry Monakov of the Soviet Union and Miloslav Bednařík of Czechoslovakia, with Monakov emerging as the winner with 8–7. Frans Peeters of Belgium took bronze after a three-way shoot-off. Monakov's victory was the first gold medal for the Soviet Union in the trap; Czechoslovakia and Belgium each received their first medal in the event as well. Italy's four-Games medal streak ended.
The individual show jumping event, part of the equestrian program at the 2000 Summer Olympics, was held from 25 September to 1 October 2000 at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre 45 miles outside of Sydney, Australia. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. There were 74 competitors from 28 nations. Each nation could have up to 4 riders. The event resulted in a three-way tie for first and a medal jump-off. Dutch riders Jeroen Dubbeldam and Albert Voorn finished first and second in that jump-off, earning the Netherlands' first gold medal and second silver medal in individual jumping. Khaled Al Eid earned Saudi Arabia's first medal in the event with his bronze, finishing third in the jump-off.
The trap competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was an open-gender event held from 27 to 29 August 1972 at Schießanlage. There were 57 competitors from 34 nations, with each nation limited to two shooters. The 1970 and 1971 world champion and co-holder of the world record Michel Carrega of France finished a surprise second to Angelo Scalzone of Italy, who broke the world record with a near perfect performance of 199 out of 200. Bronze went to Silvano Basagni, also of Italy. Scalzone's victory was Italy's third gold medal in the last five Games; Carrega's medal was France's first medal in the trap since the nation swept the medals in 1900.
The individual show jumping event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, was held from 29 July to 1 August 1996 at the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. There were 82 competitors from 24 nations. Each nation could have up to 4 riders. The event was won by Ulrich Kirchhoff of Germany, the nation's second consecutive victory in the individual jumping. It was the fourth consecutive Games at which Germany competed that the nation reached the podium in the event—gold in 1936 and bronze in 1952, before gold again in 1992 and 1996. The silver medal went to Wilhelm Melliger of Switzerland and the bronze to Alexandra Ledermann of France, the two of whom came out on top of a seven-way jump-off for second place.
The trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held between 20 and 22 July 1980 at the shooting ranges in Moscow. 34 shooters from 19 nations competed. Each nation was limited to two shooters. The event was won by Luciano Giovannetti of Italy, the nation's fourth victory in the trap. Silver went to the host Soviet Union's Rustam Yambulatov, that nation's first medal in the event since 1964. Jörg Damme of East Germany took bronze. The second through fourth places required a shoot-off, with a second shoot-off for silver and bronze.
The trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held between July 29 and 31, 1984 at the shooting ranges in Los Angeles. 70 shooters from 42 nations competed. Each nation was limited to two shooters. The event was won by Luciano Giovannetti of Italy, the first person to successfully defend an Olympic title in the trap. It was Italy's fifth victory in the event, most among nations. Giovannetti's win required winning a three-way shoot-off for the medal positions. Francisco Boza of Peru came second in that shoot-off, taking silver to earn Peru's first trap medal. Daniel Carlisle of the United States finished third for bronze.
John Maxwell is an Australian sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1996; in 1988, he tied for 22nd place in the mixed trap event, while in 1996, he placed fourth in the men's trap event.
Pavel Kubec is a Czech sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996. In 1992, he placed fifth in the mixed trap event, and in 1996, he tied for 13th place in the men's trap event.
Aleksandr Asanov was a Kazakhstani sport shooter. He was born in Kzyl-Tuz, Almaty Region. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1980 and 1992. In 1980, he placed sixth in the mixed trap event, while in 1992, he tied for 21st place in the mixed trap event.
Antonio Palminha is a Portuguese sport shooter. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the mixed trap event, in which he tied for eleventh place.
José Bladas Torras is a Spanish sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992. In 1988, he tied for 18th place in the mixed trap event, and in 1992, he placed seventh in the mixed trap event.
Luboš Adamec is a Czech sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992. In 1988, he tied for 27th place in the mixed skeet event, and in 1992, he tied for 11th place in the mixed skeet event.
Urmas Saaliste is an Estonian sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992. In 1988, he placed seventh in the mixed trap event, and in 1992, he tied for 39th place in the mixed trap event.
Rafael Axpe is a Spanish sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992. In 1988, he placed 11th in the mixed trap event, while in 1992, he tied for 33rd place in the mixed trap event.
Björn Thorwaldson is a Swedish sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992. In 1988, he tied for 13th place in the mixed skeet event, and in 1992, he tied for 51st place in the mixed skeet event.
Walter Ward Zobell, Jr. is an American sports shooter. He competed in the mixed trap event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. During his trap shooting career he won 4 medals in the World Shooting Championships and 2 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Walter served in the U.S. Army Reserve till 1998. He is a cattle rancher in Montana and has a degree in economics from Montana State University.
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