Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
April 12, 2024
The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 2 August 1948 at the shooting ranges at London. 50 shooters from 22 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three shooters each since the 1932 Games. The event was won by Edwin Vásquez of Peru in the nation's debut in the free pistol. Vásquez is still (through the 2020 Games) the only Peruvian athlete to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games.[2]Rudolf Schnyder of Switzerland took silver. Defending champion Torsten Ullman of Sweden earned bronze, the second man to win multiple medals in the event.
This was the seventh 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 nominally open to women from 1968 to 1980, although very few women participated these years. A separate women's event would be introduced in 1984.[3] 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.[4][5]
Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1936 Games returned despite the 12-year hiatus: gold medalist Torsten Ullman of Sweden, fourth-place finisher Marcel Bonin of France, seventh-place finisher Georgios Stathis of Greece, and ninth-place finisher Sándor Tölgyesi of Hungary. Ullman was the reigning world champion as well, having regained the title in 1947 after coming second in 1937 to break a streak of three victories in 1933, 1935, and 1937. Oscar Bidegain of Argentina had been the runner-up in 1947.
Cuba, Lebanon, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Spain each made their debut in the event. Greece and the United States each made their sixth appearance, tied for most of any nation.
The competition had each shooter fire 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 time limit for each series of 10 shots was 20 minutes. Any pistol was permitted. Ties were broken first by bulls-eyes (7s and above), then by 10s, then by 9s, etc.[5][6]
Recordsedit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.[7]
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Scheduleedit
Date
Time
Round
Monday, 2 August 1948
9:00
Final
Resultsedit
The three-way tie for second was broken first by bulls-eyes (7s and above, the middle 20 cm diameter); Benner had 58 while Schnyder and Ullman had both put all 60 shots in the target area, so the American placed fourth and the other two continued to the next tie-breaker. There, the advantage went to Schnyder with 21 10s against Ullman's 16.[5][6]
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The men s ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme It was the seventh appearance of the event The competition was held on 2 August 1948 at the shooting ranges at London 50 shooters from 22 nations competed 1 Nations had been limited to three shooters each since the 1932 Games The event was won by Edwin Vasquez of Peru in the nation s debut in the free pistol Vasquez is still through the 2020 Games the only Peruvian athlete to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games 2 Rudolf Schnyder of Switzerland took silver Defending champion Torsten Ullman of Sweden earned bronze the second man to win multiple medals in the event Men s 50 metre pistolat the Games of the XIV OlympiadShooting pictogramVenueNational Shooting CentreDate2 AugustCompetitors50 from 22 nationsWinning score545MedalistsEdwin Vasquez PeruRudolf Schnyder SwitzerlandTorsten Ullman Sweden 19361952 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 ReferencesBackground editThis was the seventh 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 nominally open to women from 1968 to 1980 although very few women participated these years A separate women s event would be introduced in 1984 3 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 4 5 Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1936 Games returned despite the 12 year hiatus gold medalist Torsten Ullman of Sweden fourth place finisher Marcel Bonin of France seventh place finisher Georgios Stathis of Greece and ninth place finisher Sandor Tolgyesi of Hungary Ullman was the reigning world champion as well having regained the title in 1947 after coming second in 1937 to break a streak of three victories in 1933 1935 and 1937 Oscar Bidegain of Argentina had been the runner up in 1947 Cuba Lebanon Peru Puerto Rico and Spain each made their debut in the event Greece and the United States each made their sixth appearance tied for most of any nation Vasquez used a Hammerli MP33 Competition format editThe competition had each shooter fire 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 time limit for each series of 10 shots was 20 minutes Any pistol was permitted Ties were broken first by bulls eyes 7s and above then by 10s then by 9s etc 5 6 Records editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows 7 World record nbsp Torsten Ullman SWE 559 Berlin Germany 7 August 1936Olympic record nbsp Torsten Ullman SWE 559 Berlin Germany 7 August 1936No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition Schedule editDate Time RoundMonday 2 August 1948 9 00 FinalResults editThe three way tie for second was broken first by bulls eyes 7s and above the middle 20 cm diameter Benner had 58 while Schnyder and Ullman had both put all 60 shots in the target area so the American placed fourth and the other two continued to the next tie breaker There the advantage went to Schnyder with 21 10s against Ullman s 16 5 6 Rank Shooter Nation Score nbsp Edwin Vasquez nbsp Peru 545 nbsp Rudolf Schnyder nbsp Switzerland 539 nbsp Torsten Ullman nbsp Sweden 5394 Huelet Benner nbsp United States 5395 Beat Rhyner nbsp Switzerland 5366 Angel Leon Gozalo nbsp Spain 5347 Ambrus Balogh nbsp Hungary 5328 Marcel Lafortune nbsp Belgium 5309 Federico Gruben nbsp Argentina 52710 Eino Saarnikko nbsp Finland 52711 Sture Nordlund nbsp Sweden 52712 Walter Walsh nbsp United States 52513 Lajos Borzsonyi nbsp Hungary 52514 Sandor Tolgyesi nbsp Hungary 52515 Heinz Ambuhl nbsp Switzerland 52416 Oscar Bidegain nbsp Argentina 52317 Quentin Brooks nbsp United States 52318 Ignacio Cruzat nbsp Chile 52219 Klaus Lahti nbsp Finland 52220 Vaino Skarp nbsp Finland 52021 Guy Granet nbsp Great Britain 51922 Lars Berg nbsp Sweden 51723 John Gallie nbsp Great Britain 51724 Jacques Mazoyer nbsp France 51625 Martin Gison nbsp Philippines 51426 Albert von Einsiedel nbsp Philippines 51227 Wenceslao Salgado nbsp Peru 51228 Silvino Ferreira nbsp Brazil 51129 Marcel Bonin nbsp France 51130 Gunnar Svendsen nbsp Norway 51031 Alvaro dos Santos Filho nbsp Brazil 50932 Vangelis Khrysafis nbsp Greece 50933 Nikolaos Tzovlas nbsp Greece 50834 Cesar Injoque nbsp Peru 50735 Juan Rostagno nbsp Argentina 50736 Stefano Margotti nbsp Italy 50337 Luis Ruiz Tagle nbsp Chile 50238 Luis Palomo nbsp Spain 50139 Miguel Barasorda nbsp Puerto Rico 50140 Roberto Muller nbsp Chile 49741 Herman Schultz nbsp Monaco 49542 Moyses Cardoso nbsp Portugal 48543 Peter Marchant nbsp Great Britain 48444 Georgios Stathis nbsp Greece 48445 Mauritz Amundsen nbsp Norway 48346 Carlos Queiroz nbsp Portugal 48247 Godofredo Basso nbsp Cuba 47748 R Stephan nbsp France 47749 Enrique Tejeda nbsp Cuba 47050 Khalil Hilmi nbsp Lebanon 331References edit Shooting at the 1948 London Summer Games Men s Free Pistol 50 metres Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 29 January 2015 Wallechinsky David 1984 The Complete Book of the Olympics England Penguin Books p 369 ISBN 0140066322 Shooting Olympedia Retrieved 24 August 2021 Historical Results issf sports org International Shooting Sport Federation Retrieved 15 December 2020 a b c Free Pistol 50 Metres Men Olympedia Retrieved 15 December 2020 a b Official Report p 440 Free Pistol 50 Metres Men Olympedia Retrieved 15 December 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics Men 27s 50 metre pistol amp oldid 1208729856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
