Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol
December 20, 2023
The mixed ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 15th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 and 23 July 1976 at the Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie in Montreal. 48 shooters from 30 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. East Germany did the most possible with that two-shooter limit, taking gold (Norbert Klaar) and silver (Jürgen Wiefel). They were the first rapid fire pistol medals for East Germany and the first medals for any German shooter in the event since 1936. Roberto Ferraris of Italy earned the bronze medal, the nation's first medal in the rapid fire pistol since 1932.
This was the 15th appearance of what had been standardised in 1948 as the men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, the only event on the 2020 programme that traces back to 1896.[2] The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1928 (when no shooting events were held) and 1908; it was nominally open to women from 1968 to 1980, although very few women participated these years. There is no women's equivalent on the Olympic programme, as of 2021.[3][4] The first five events were quite different, with some level of consistency finally beginning with the 1932 event—which, though it had differences from the 1924 competition, was roughly similar. The 1936 competition followed the 1932 one quite closely.[5] The post-World War II event substantially altered the competition once again.[6]
Six of the top 10 shooters from 1972 returned: two-time gold medalist Józef Zapędzki of Poland, bronze medalist Viktor Torshin of the Soviet Union, fourth-place finisher Paul Buser of Switzerland, fifth-place finisher Jaime González of Spain, eighth-place finisher Gerhard Petritsch of Austria, and ninth-place finisher Vladimír Hurt of Czechoslovakia. 1960 gold medalist William McMillan of the United States competed once again. West Germany had the top two shooters at the 1974 world championships, but the nation sent two different competitors to Montreal; Torshin had finished third at worlds.
North Korea made its debut in the event (after having an entered shooter not start in 1972). The United States made its 13th appearance in the event, most of any nation.
Competition formatedit
The competition format followed the 1948 format, now very close to the modern rapid fire pistol competition after significant variation before World War II. Each shooter fired 60 shots. These were done in two courses of 30; each course consisted of two stages of 15; each stage consisted of three series of 5. In each stage, the time limit for each series was 8 seconds for the first, 6 seconds for the second, and 4 seconds for the third. Ties for medals were broken via shoot-off.
A holdover from the previous Games was that full-body silhouettes, rather than round targets, continued to be used; however, scoring rings had been added so that now each shot was scored up to 10 rather than being strictly hit or miss.
One change from 1948–1956 was that hits were no longer the primary measurement of success. As in 1960–1972, ranking was done by score, regardless of hits.[2][7]
Recordsedit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.[7]
Norbert Klaar beat the Olympic record with 597 points, as did Jurgen Wiefel at 596 points. The next three men tied the old record.
Scheduleedit
Date
Time
Round
Thursday, 22 July 1976
9:30
Course 1
Friday, 23 July 1976
9:30
Course 2
Resultsedit
Two-time defending gold medalist Zapędzki's pistol malfunctioned after his first shot in one series on the first day, costing him 4 shots, 40 points, and a chance at a third medal.[2]
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The mixed ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme It was the 15th appearance of the event The competition was held on 22 and 23 July 1976 at the Olympic Shooting Range L Acadie in Montreal 48 shooters from 30 nations competed 1 Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games East Germany did the most possible with that two shooter limit taking gold Norbert Klaar and silver Jurgen Wiefel They were the first rapid fire pistol medals for East Germany and the first medals for any German shooter in the event since 1936 Roberto Ferraris of Italy earned the bronze medal the nation s first medal in the rapid fire pistol since 1932 Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistolat the Games of the XXI OlympiadShooting pictogramVenueOlympic Shooting Range L AcadieDates22 23 JulyCompetitors48 from 30 nationsWinning score597 ORMedalistsNorbert Klaar East GermanyJurgen Wiefel East GermanyRoberto Ferraris Italy 19721980 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 ReferencesBackground editThis was the 15th appearance of what had been standardised in 1948 as the men s ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol event the only event on the 2020 programme that traces back to 1896 2 The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1928 when no shooting events were held and 1908 it was nominally open to women from 1968 to 1980 although very few women participated these years There is no women s equivalent on the Olympic programme as of 2021 3 4 The first five events were quite different with some level of consistency finally beginning with the 1932 event which though it had differences from the 1924 competition was roughly similar The 1936 competition followed the 1932 one quite closely 5 The post World War II event substantially altered the competition once again 6 Six of the top 10 shooters from 1972 returned two time gold medalist Jozef Zapedzki of Poland bronze medalist Viktor Torshin of the Soviet Union fourth place finisher Paul Buser of Switzerland fifth place finisher Jaime Gonzalez of Spain eighth place finisher Gerhard Petritsch of Austria and ninth place finisher Vladimir Hurt of Czechoslovakia 1960 gold medalist William McMillan of the United States competed once again West Germany had the top two shooters at the 1974 world championships but the nation sent two different competitors to Montreal Torshin had finished third at worlds North Korea made its debut in the event after having an entered shooter not start in 1972 The United States made its 13th appearance in the event most of any nation Competition format editThe competition format followed the 1948 format now very close to the modern rapid fire pistol competition after significant variation before World War II Each shooter fired 60 shots These were done in two courses of 30 each course consisted of two stages of 15 each stage consisted of three series of 5 In each stage the time limit for each series was 8 seconds for the first 6 seconds for the second and 4 seconds for the third Ties for medals were broken via shoot off A holdover from the previous Games was that full body silhouettes rather than round targets continued to be used however scoring rings had been added so that now each shot was scored up to 10 rather than being strictly hit or miss One change from 1948 1956 was that hits were no longer the primary measurement of success As in 1960 1972 ranking was done by score regardless of hits 2 7 Records editPrior to the competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows 7 World record 598Olympic record nbsp Jozef Zapedzki POL 595 Munich West Germany August 31 amp September 1 1972Norbert Klaar beat the Olympic record with 597 points as did Jurgen Wiefel at 596 points The next three men tied the old record Schedule editDate Time RoundThursday 22 July 1976 9 30 Course 1Friday 23 July 1976 9 30 Course 2Results editTwo time defending gold medalist Zapedzki s pistol malfunctioned after his first shot in one series on the first day costing him 4 shots 40 points and a chance at a third medal 2 Rank Shooter Nation Score Notes nbsp Norbert Klaar nbsp East Germany 597 OR nbsp Jurgen Wiefel nbsp East Germany 596 nbsp Roberto Ferraris nbsp Italy 5954 Afanasijs Kuzmins nbsp Soviet Union 5955 Corneliu Ion nbsp Romania 5956 Erwin Glock nbsp West Germany 5947 Gerhard Petritsch nbsp Austria 5948 Marin Stan nbsp Romania 5949 Werner Beier nbsp West Germany 59310 Paul Buser nbsp Switzerland 59211 Viktor Torshin nbsp Soviet Union 59212 Takeo Kamachi nbsp Japan 591Vladimir Hurt nbsp Czechoslovakia 59114 Gianfranco Mantelli nbsp Italy 58915 Kell Runland nbsp Denmark 587Brian Girling nbsp Great Britain 587Park Jong gil nbsp South Korea 587So Gil san nbsp North Korea 587Franc Peternel nbsp Yugoslavia 58720 Jaime Gonzalez nbsp Spain 586Juan Segui nbsp Spain 586Kanji Kubo nbsp Japan 586Curt Andersson nbsp Sweden 586Ove Gunnarsson nbsp Sweden 586Vladimir Hyka nbsp Czechoslovakia 586Bill McMillan nbsp United States 58627 Osvaldo Scandola nbsp Argentina 585Jean Baumann nbsp France 585Maciej Orlik nbsp Poland 58530 Yun Chang ho nbsp North Korea 58431 Jules Sobrian nbsp Canada 583John Cooke nbsp Great Britain 58333 Alfredo Gonzalez nbsp Colombia 58134 Alexander Taransky nbsp Australia 58035 Solos Nalampoon nbsp Thailand 57836 Bruno Morri nbsp San Marino 576Tom Treinen nbsp United States 57638 Steven Kelly nbsp Canada 57039 Jaime Vives nbsp Puerto Rico 56840 Oscar Yuston nbsp Argentina 56541 Delival Nobre nbsp Brazil 563Somboon Pattra nbsp Thailand 56343 Juan Marchand nbsp Puerto Rico 55844 Tom Ong nbsp Philippines 55745 Jozef Zapedzki nbsp Poland 55646 Roberto Tamagnini nbsp San Marino 54747 Solomon Lee nbsp Hong Kong 54548 Michel Braun nbsp Luxembourg 445References edit Shooting at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Mixed Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metres Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 6 February 2020 a b c Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metres Open Olympedia Retrieved 14 December 2020 Shooting Olympedia Retrieved 24 August 2021 Muzzle Loading Pistol 25 metres Men 1896 Olympedia Retrieved 11 December 2020 Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metres Men 1936 Olympedia Retrieved 11 December 2020 Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metres Men 1948 Olympedia Retrieved 11 December 2020 a b Official Report vol 3 p 577 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol amp oldid 1040388921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,