Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre pistol

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50 metre free pistol
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Ragnar Skanaker.jpg
Ragnar Skanåker (2013)
Venue Schießanlage
DateAugust 27, 1972
Competitors59 from 36 nations
Winning score567 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ragnar Skanåker
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel Iuga
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Rudolf Dollinger
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
  1968
1976  

The mixed (or "open") ISSF 50 meter pistol was a competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was held on 27 August 1972 at Schießanlage in Munich. There were 59 competitors from 36 nations. [1] Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games.

The defending champion was Grigory Kosykh of the Soviet Union, who also held the world record with 572. He would not be a factor at these Games as he struggled and finished a distant eighth. The gold medal was won by Ragnar Skanåker who brought Sweden its first shooting gold medal in 36 years. Skanåker became a common sight at Olympic Games as he competed continuously through 1996, appearing in seven Olympics. [2] Daniel Iuga earned Romania's first medal in the event with his silver, while Rudolf Dollinger earned Austria's first with his bronze.

Background

This was the 13th 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]

Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1968 Games returned: gold medalist Grigory Kosykh of the Soviet Union, silver medalist Heinz Mertel of West Germany, bronze medalist Harald Vollmar of East Germany, and tenth-place finisher Vladimir Stolypin of the Soviet Union. Stolypin had been the 1962 and 1966 world champion, but Vollmar was the champion in 1970. Dencho Denev of Bulgaria and Hynek Hromada of Czechoslovakia had finished second and third, respectively, to both Stolypin in 1966 and Vollmar in 1970; they were competing at the Olympics again seeking better results than in 1968, when neither made the top 10.

Albania, Belize (then British Honduras), Bolivia, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 12th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the 1900 event.

Skanåker used a TsKIB SOO MЦ55.

Competition format

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. Any pistol was permitted. [1] [4]

Ties were broken by the best score in the sixth series, if still tied best score in fifth series, this continues until the tie is broken.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Grigory Kosykh  (URS)572 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 1969
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Grigory Kosykh  (URS)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Heinz Mertel  (FRG)
562 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968

Ragnar Skanåker beat the Olympic record by five points. Daniel Iuga, in second place, matched the old record.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 27 August 19729:00Final

Results

RankShooterNation123456TotalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ragnar Skanåker Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 989295949791567 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Daniel Iuga Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 939292959694562
Bronze medal icon.svg Rudolf Dollinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 919692949592560
4 Rajmund Stachurski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 918899959294559
5 Harald Vollmar Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 939394939392558
6 Hynek Hromada Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 909492959293556
7 Kornél Marosvári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 909093929496555
8 Grigory Kosykh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 929394939390555
9 Gérard Denecheau Flag of France.svg  France 929290959293554
10 Kjell Jacobsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 929193949292554
11 Dencho Denev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 918893949791554
12 Miroslav Štefan Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 919395939488554
13 John Rødseth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 919394939290553
14 Frank Wyatt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 909389959095552
15 Heinrich Fretwurst Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 909294939191551
16 Heinz Mertel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 929190919294550
17 Vladimir Stolypin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 889488939592550
18 Jean Faggion Flag of France.svg  France 839590969590549
19 Seppo Irjala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 959289939089548
20 Pál Katkó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 899490978989548
21 Hubert Garschall Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 919193959088548
22 Shigetoshi Tashiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 899290939290546
23 Zbigniew Fedyczak Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 909095929089546
24 Fatos Pilkati Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 939292938789546
25 Yoshihisa Yoshikawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 949087919291545
26 Immo Huhtinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 938993879489545
27 Gilberto Fernández Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 908893869196544
28 Jimmie Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 948789889294544
29 Ivan Mandov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 899096928582544
30 Fernando Miranda Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 899191939188543
31 Harry Cullum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 879387909392542
32 Edward Jans Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 949091869289542
33 Petar Bajić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 858793969189541
34 Hershel Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 919288919088540
35 Tserenjavyn Ölziibayar Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 899387899190539
36 Bertino de Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 869389909289539
37 Sutham Aswanit Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 879389919089539
38 Dimitrios Kotronis Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 938697849287539
39 Tüdeviin Myagmarjav Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 889089889092537
40 Somsak Chaiyarate Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 898989968787537
41 Severino Requejo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 889386858995536
42 Juventino Sánchez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 919290878888536
43 Jorge Henao Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 888393899191535
44 Santiago Trompeta Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 938789918788535
45 Jules Sobrian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 918791898888534
46 Durval Guimarães Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 908792889384534
47 Arturo Macapagal Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 888890888891533
48 Santiago Machuca Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 918891849287533
49 Hồ Minh Thu Flag of South Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 808993868393524
50 Teodoro Kalaw Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 828392908889524
51 Afërdita Tusha Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 859487838786522
52 André Zoltan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 888585918785521
53 Jaime Sánchez Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 849189887983514
54 John Harun Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 868385908583512
55 André Antunes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 838590858186510
56 Hương Hoàng Thi Flag of South Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 807780858481487
57 José Álvarez Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 768185857683486
58 Abdul Rahman Omar Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 738479787387474
59 Owen Phillips Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 497057617366376
Armando RigualFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DNS
Gaute FleslandFlag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS
Gi Man SonuFlag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea DNS
Lucian Giușcă Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania DNS
Zakai HakkiFlag of Syria (1972-1980).svg  Syria DNS

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