Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle prone

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50 metre rifle prone
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Schießanlage
DateAugust 28, 1972
Competitors101 from 58 nations
Winning score599 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ri Ho-jun Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Victor Auer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Nicolae Rotaru Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
  1968
1976  

The following are the results of the 50 metre rifle prone competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics . The gold medal was won by Ri Ho-jun of North Korea, this was the first ever medal for a North Korean athlete at the Summer Olympics. It appeared that Vic Auer from the United States won the gold with 598. After a controversial "review" the official scores were announced and the judges gave Li 599 for the gold medal. [1]

Final

The format was: 50 metres prone. 60 shots in prone position. For a possible score of 600. All ties are broken by the best score in the sixth stage, if still tied it goes to the fifth stage and continues until the tie is broken.

RankNameNationality123456Total
Gold medal icon.svg Ri Ho-jun Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 99100100100100100599 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Victor Auer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10098100100100100598
Bronze medal icon.svg Nicolae Rotaru Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1001001009910099598
4 Giuseppe De Chirico Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 991009999100100597
5 Jiří Vogler Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1001009899100100597
6 Jaime Santiago Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 100100999999100597
7 Lones Wigger Flag of the United States.svg  United States 999910010010099597
8 László Hammerl Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 100991001009999597
9 Andrzej Trajda Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1001001001009899597
10 Donald Brook Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 99999910099100596
11 Rudolf Pojer Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 100100999810099596
12 Werner Lippoldt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10099100999999596
13 Wolfram Waibel, Sr. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001001009810098596
14 Frans Lafortune Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 99981009910099595
15 Henning Clausen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9999100999999595
16 Silvester Knipfer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 991009810010098595
17 Willy Hillen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 99100999910098595
18 Vitaly Parkhimovich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9998999999100594
19 Emiliyan Vergov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 981001009799100594
20 Ernesto Montemayor, Jr. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10098999998100594
21 Stefan Vasilev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9998991009999594
22 Ismail Rama Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 9999991009899594
23 Henry Herscovici Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 10099979810099593
24 Peter Gorewski Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 989999999999593
25 Russell Dove Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9810098999999593
26 Ioannis Skarafingas Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 9899100989999593
27 Lambis Manthos Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 969910010010098593
28 Eulalia Rolińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 99971009910098593
29 Mike Watt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 99981001009997593
30 Zdravko Milutinović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 10098991009997593
31 Joe Barral Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 9910099999997593
32 Olegario Vázquez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 98100979899100592
33 Manuel Hawayek Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 9899989998100592
34 Valentin Kornev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9799999810099592
35 Mehmet Dursun Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 10097989810099592
36 Christer Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 979999999999592
37 Gottfried Kustermann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 999998999899592
38 Ricardo Rusticucci Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 99100971009799592
39 Sven Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9910098999799592
40 Helge Anshushaug Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1009999989997592
41 Wu Tao-yan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 9898999799100591
42 Mendbayaryn Jantsankhorloo Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 979899999999591
43 Walter Frescura Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 989898999999591
44 Humberto Cabrera Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 979999999899591
45 Michel Fontaine Flag of France.svg  France 9810099989898591
46 Ian Ballinger Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 981001001009796591
47 Alf Mayer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 97989798100100590
48Sándor NagyFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9899989897100590
49 Luis del Cerro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 97989910096100590
50 Gil Boa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9598991009999590
51 Adelso Peña Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 989998989998590
52 Robert Houman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 999998979998590
53 Ilie Codreanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9999961009898590
54 John Palin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 98989710010097590
55 Phil Lawrence Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9798999910097590
56 Dismus Onyiego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10099969910096590
57 Zelig Shtroch Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9698971009999589
58 Li Yun-hae Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 9898951009999589
59 Minoru Ito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9796100999899589
60 Choi Chung-seok Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9998989610098589
61 Jaakko Asikainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 989899989898589
62 Erwin Vogt Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 989999969898588
63 Theo Ditzler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9895979810099587
64 José Luis Calvo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1009697999798587
65 Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ceylon 979998989897587
66 Beqir Kosova Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 1009698989996587
67 Karl Fröschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1009797999995587
68 Hugo Chamberlain Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 979697989999586
69 Jens Nygård Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9998971009498589
70 Udomsak Theinthong Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 969898999897586
71 Alfonso Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 969897999798585
72 Chira Prabandhayodhin Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 989799969897585
73 Pierre Boisson Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 969899999796585
74 Milton Tucker Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 979896969998584
75 Gladys Baldwin Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 959998969898584
76 Vagn Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 979896979997584
77 Agustin Rangel Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 9895951009798583
78 Douglas Mast Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 989797969798583
79 Simon Ekeno Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9695100989698583
80 Esa Kervinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 979598989897583
81 Remo Sele Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 9596989810096583
82 Takeshi Sugita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 999896989795583
83 Peter Rull, Sr. Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 979598999697582
84 André Noël Flag of France.svg  France 9498971009399581
85 Wong Foo Wah Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 989898959696581
86 Fernando Inchauste Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 979798949698580
87 Louis Frommelt Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 999995969596580
88 Harold Frederick Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 989599979794580
89 Jaime Callejas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 9794971009596579
90 César Batista Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 989694979499578
91 Juan Antonio Valencia Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 979397979795576
92 Mário Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 969596949698575
93 Cavour Morris Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 979595979497575
94 Eduardo Arroyo Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 969994979396575
95 Prithipal Chatterjee Flag of India.svg  India 979696939595572
96 Yondonjamtsyn Batsükh Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 989694959693572
97 Lodovico Espinosa Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 929496989694570
98 José Mario Váldez Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 949496969396569
99 Roy Choudhury Flag of India.svg  India 939597969294567
100 Bèto Adriana Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 939396939695566
101 Owen Phillips Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 879494949591555
Italo Casali Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino DNS
Libero Casali Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino DNS

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