Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol

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Men's 50 metre pistol
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
KOCIS London Korea Jinjongoh Shooting 06 (7683325808).jpg
Jin Jong-oh (2012)
Venue Beijing Shooting Range Hall
DateAugust 12, 2008
Competitors45 from 32 nations
Winning score660.4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jin Jong-oh
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Tan Zongliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Vladimir Isakov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
  2004
2012  

The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 12 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall. There were 45 competitors from 32 nations. [1] The event was won by Jin Jong-oh of South Korea, the first of his three consecutive victories in the free pistol. It was his second medal, after taking silver in 2004; he was the 10th man to win multiple medals in the event (he would later become the fourth to win three and second to win four).

Kim Jong-su of North Korea originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for propranolol. [2] This moved Tan Zongliang of China from bronze to silver and gave Vladimir Isakov of Russia the bronze. It was China's first medal in the event since 1992; Russia was on the free pistol podium for the third time in four Games.

Background

This was the 22nd 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]

Five of the eight finalists from the 2004 Games returned: gold medalist Mikhail Nestruyev of Russia, silver medalist Jin Jong-oh of South Korea, bronze medalist Kim Jong-su of North Korea, fourth-place finisher Norayr Bakhtamyan of Armenia, and seventh-place finisher (and 2000 gold medalist and 1992 finalist) Tanyu Kiryakov of Bulgaria. Tan Zongliang of China was the two-time reigning (2002 and 2006) world champion, with Vigilio Fait of Italy the 2006 runner-up and Vladimir Isakov of Russia third.

Montenegro, Serbia, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the 1900 event and the boycotted 1980 Games.

Jin used a Morini CM84E.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to two shooters if the NOC earned enough quota sports or had enough crossover-qualified shooters. To compete, a shooter needed a quota spot and to achieve a Minimum Qualification Score (MQS). Once a shooter was using a quota spot in any shooting event, they could enter any other shooting event for which they had achieved the MQS as well (a crossover qualification). There were 23 quota spots used for the free pistol: 4 at the 2005 World Cup events, 4 at the 2006 World Cup events, 4 at the 2006 World Championship, 4 at the 2007 World Cup events, 2 each at the 2007 European Championships and 2007 Asian Championships, and 1 each at the 2005 American Continental Championships, 2007 Pan American Games, and 2007 Oceania Champions. One additional place came from the exchange system, and one place from re-allocation. There were also 19 shooters who double-started into the free pistol, primarily from the 10 metre air pistol event.

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. 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, then a single-shot shoot-off. Any pistol was permitted. [1]

Records

The existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Qualifying (60 shots)
World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Melentiev  (URS)581 Moscow, Soviet Union 20 July 1980
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Melentiev  (URS)581 Moscow, Soviet Union 20 July 1980
Final (70 shots)
World recordFlag of the United States.svg  William Demarest  (USA)676.2 (577+99.2) Milan, Italy 4 June 2000
Olympic recordFlag of Russia.svg  Boris Kokorev  (RUS)666.4 (570+96.4) Atlanta, United States 23 July 1996

No new world or Olympics records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 12 August 20089:00
12:00
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying

Kim's results were wiped out when he was disqualified a few days after the event.

RankShooterNation123456TotalNotes
1 Tan Zongliang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 969493969096565Q
2 Kim Jong-su Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 949295949494563Q, DPG [2]
3 Oleg Omelchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 949694939393563Q
4 Pavol Kopp Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 999289939892563Q
5 Vladimir Isakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 959396949392563Q
6 Jin Jong-oh Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 919494979790563Q
7 Tanyu Kiryakov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 909395949595562Q
8 Damir Mikec Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 929394959590559Q
9 Tomoyuki Matsuda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 929491949394558
10 Susumu Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 919594929393558
11 Kanstantsin Lukashyk Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 969592929291558
12 Yury Dauhapolau Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 939495959388558
13 Hans-Jörg Meyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 939188959694557
14 Daryl Szarenski Flag of the United States.svg  United States 919488949296555
15 Norayr Bakhtamyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 939192939393555
16 Lin Zhongzai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 929294939292555
17 Rashid Yunusmetov Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 919692909690555
18 Júlio Almeida Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 969194938991554
19 Francesco Bruno Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 929595929288554
20 Ivan Rybovalov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 899191969195553
21 Jason Turner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 919392939094553
22 Kai Jahnsson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 929493909292553
23 Yusuf Dikeç Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 949492939089552
24 Mikhail Nestruyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 988893909588552
25 Walter Lapeyre Flag of France.svg  France 949493968788552
26 Lee Dae-myung Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 909090919694551
27 Ryu Myong-yon Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 879392939294551
28 Vigilio Fait Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 929089919693551
29 Florian Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 939191899194549
30 Jakkrit Panichpatikum Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 919388939193549
31 Dilshod Mukhtarov Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 939290909391549
32 Samy Abdel Razek Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 919297879191549
33 João Costa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 939591958887549
34 Franck Dumoulin Flag of France.svg  France 908996948891548
35 David Moore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 898592929593546
36Edirisinghe SenanayakeFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 899388889493545
37 Martin Tenk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 909190919389544
38 Nguyễn Mạnh Tường Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 928989919389543
39 Wojciech Knapik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 958695918987543
40 Christoph Schmid Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 948691919288542
41 Daniel Repacholi Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 899389819494540
42 Samaresh Jung Flag of India.svg  India 889291869093540
43 Sergey Babikov Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 908393929092540
44 Stênio Yamamoto Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 918986929189538
45 Nikola Šaranović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 898887909388535

Final

Kim initially placed second, but his results were wiped out when he was disqualified a few days after the event.

RankShooterNationQualifyingFinalTotalShoot-offNotes
12345678910Total
Gold medal icon.svg Jin Jong-oh Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 56310.310.59.88.510.410.39.79.99.88.297.4660.4
Silver medal icon.svg Tan Zongliang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5657.99.210.28.110.69.810.29.69.79.294.5659.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Vladimir Isakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5638784989710.59510.3959110.495.9658.99.1
4 Oleg Omelchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5638.210.510.110.59.310.19.68.310.39.095.9658.96.5
5 Pavol Kopp Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5639.410.310.010.08.78.310.28.710.09.094.6657.6
6 Tanyu Kiryakov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5629.39.19.810.49.810.78.79.38.98.894.8656.8
7 Damir Mikec Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 5599.910.68.79.98.79.810.58.210.210.396.8655.8
Kim Jong-su Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 5639.310.09.09.010.710.29.49.29.910.597.2660.2DPG [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Free Pistol, 50 Metres, Men's". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7562384.stm Athletes stripped of medals for doping
  3. "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.