Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
November 16, 2023
The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol (then called free pistol) was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the second Olympic free pistol competition to feature final shooting, after an abortive attempt in 1960.[1] There were 43 competitors from 31 nations.[2] Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Sorin Babii of Romania, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal in free pistol since 1972. Ragnar Skanåker of Sweden repeated as silver medalist, the second man to earn three medals in the free pistol; four years later, he would become the first to win four medals. Soviet Igor Basinski took bronze.
This was the 17th 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. 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][2]
Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1984 Games returned: gold medalist Xu Haifeng of China, silver medalist (and 1972 gold medalist and 1976 and 1980 top-10 finisher) Ragnar Skanåker of Sweden, bronze medalist Wang Yifu of China, and sixth-place finisher Philippe Cola of France. Also returning after the 1984 boycott were 1976 gold medalist Uwe Potteck of East Germany and 1980 gold medalist Aleksandr Melentyev of the Soviet Union. The reigning (1986) world champion was Sergei Pyzhianov, but he was not on the Soviet team that instead comprised Melentyev and world record holder (and runner-up in the world championship) Igor Basinski.
New Zealand made its debut in the event. Sweden and the United States each made their 15th appearance, tied for most of any nation.
The competition featured two rounds, adding a final to the event. 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. Now, however, 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. Ties were broken first by final round score. Any pistol was permitted.[2][4]
Recordsedit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2 Part 2(PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2008.
November 16, 2023
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The men s ISSF 50 meter pistol then called free pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics It was the second Olympic free pistol competition to feature final shooting after an abortive attempt in 1960 1 There were 43 competitors from 31 nations 2 Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games The event was won by Sorin Babii of Romania the nation s first victory in the event and first medal in free pistol since 1972 Ragnar Skanaker of Sweden repeated as silver medalist the second man to earn three medals in the free pistol four years later he would become the first to win four medals Soviet Igor Basinski took bronze Men s 50 metre pistolat the Games of the XXIV OlympiadSorin BabiiVenueTaereung International Shooting RangeDate18 September 1988Competitors43 from 31 nationsWinning score660 ORMedalistsSorin Babii RomaniaRagnar Skanaker SwedenIgor Basinski Soviet Union 19841992 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Qualifying 5 2 Final 6 References 7 SourcesBackground editThis was the 17th 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 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 2 Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1984 Games returned gold medalist Xu Haifeng of China silver medalist and 1972 gold medalist and 1976 and 1980 top 10 finisher Ragnar Skanaker of Sweden bronze medalist Wang Yifu of China and sixth place finisher Philippe Cola of France Also returning after the 1984 boycott were 1976 gold medalist Uwe Potteck of East Germany and 1980 gold medalist Aleksandr Melentyev of the Soviet Union The reigning 1986 world champion was Sergei Pyzhianov but he was not on the Soviet team that instead comprised Melentyev and world record holder and runner up in the world championship Igor Basinski New Zealand made its debut in the event Sweden and the United States each made their 15th appearance tied for most of any nation Babii used a Tula TOZ 35 Competition format editThe competition featured two rounds adding a final to the event 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 Now however 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 Ties were broken first by final round score Any pistol was permitted 2 4 Records editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows Qualifying 60 shots World record nbsp Aleksandr Melentyev URS 581 Moscow Soviet Union 20 July 1980Olympic record nbsp Aleksandr Melentyev URS 581 Moscow Soviet Union 20 July 1980Final 70 shots World record nbsp Igor Basinski URS 1 Olympic record New format 2 Sorin Babii set the initial Olympic record for the final format at 660 points Schedule editAll times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings UTC 10 Date Time RoundSunday 18 September 1988 13 00 QualifyingFinalResults editQualifying edit Rank Shooter Nation Score Notes1 Igor Basinski nbsp Soviet Union 570 Q2 Sorin Babii nbsp Romania 566 Q3 Tanyu Kiryakov nbsp Bulgaria 566 Q4 Ragnar Skanaker nbsp Sweden 564 Q5 Gyula Karacsony nbsp Hungary 564 Q6 Wang Yifu nbsp China 563 Q7 Arndt Kaspar nbsp West Germany 562 Q8 Gernot Eder nbsp East Germany 561 Q9 Uwe Potteck nbsp East Germany 55910 Zoltan Papanitz nbsp Hungary 55911 Don Nygord nbsp United States 55912 Aleksandr Melentiev nbsp Soviet Union 558Dario Palazzani nbsp Italy 55814 Benny Ostlund nbsp Sweden 557Jerzy Pietrzak nbsp Poland 55716 Jean Bogaerts nbsp Belgium 556Miroslav Ruzicka nbsp Czechoslovakia 556Darius Young nbsp United States 55619 Phillip Adams nbsp Australia 555Philippe Cola nbsp France 555Sakari Paasonen nbsp Finland 555Tu Tai hsing nbsp Chinese Taipei 55523 Roberto Di Donna nbsp Italy 554Lyubtcho Diakov nbsp Bulgaria 554Alfons Messerschmitt nbsp West Germany 554Bengt Sandstrom nbsp Australia 554Fumihisa Semizuki nbsp Japan 554Xu Haifeng nbsp China 55429 Min Young sam nbsp South Korea 552Bernardo Tobar nbsp Colombia 552U G King Hung nbsp Hong Kong 55232 Hans Hierzer nbsp Austria 55033 Bruno Deprez nbsp France 54734 Paul Leatherdale nbsp Great Britain 546Undralbatiin Lkhagvaa nbsp Mongolia 54636 Rolf Beutler nbsp Switzerland 545Konstantinos Panageas nbsp Greece 54538 Horst Krasser nbsp Austria 54339 Carlos Hora nbsp Peru 54040 Lisandro Sugezky nbsp Argentina 53941 Greg Yelavich nbsp New Zealand 53542 Shuaib Adam nbsp Kenya 53243 Hubert Foidl nbsp Denmark 531Final edit Rank Shooter Nation Qualifying Final Total Notes nbsp Sorin Babii nbsp Romania 566 94 660 OR nbsp Ragnar Skanaker nbsp Sweden 564 93 657 nbsp Igor Basinski nbsp Soviet Union 570 87 6574 Tanyu Kiryakov nbsp Bulgaria 566 90 6565 Gernot Eder nbsp East Germany 561 93 6546 Gyula Karacsony nbsp Hungary 564 90 6547 Arndt Kaspar nbsp West Germany 562 89 6518 Wang Yifu nbsp China 563 88 651References edit Shooting at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Men s Free Pistol 50 metres Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 20 February 2020 a b c Free Pistol 50 Metres Men s Olympedia Retrieved 15 December 2020 Historical Results issf sports org International Shooting Sport Federation Retrieved 15 December 2020 Official Report vol 2 p 541 Sources editXXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report Volume 2 Part 2 PDF Retrieved 28 September 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shooting at the 1988 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