| | Event type
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open
| Date | 23 July 1980 — 9:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Strelbishche Dynamo, Mytishchi | |
| Participants | 39 from 21 countries | |
| Format | 50 metres. 120 shots, 40 shots prone, 40 kneeling, and 40 standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1,200 posible overall. | |
Americans had been dominating this event since the early 1960s but in their absence the gold medal went to Soviet Viktor Vlasov, who broke the world record with 1,173. The previous world record holder, Nonka Matova (BUL), placed sixth with 1,163.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Prone Points | Kneeling Points | Standing Points | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Viktor Vlasov |  URS | 1,173 | 398 | 397 | 378 | 398 (NP) | 397 (NP) | 378 (NP) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Bernd Hartstein |  GDR | 1,166 | 399 | 393 | 374 | 399 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 374 (NP) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Sven Johansson |  SWE | 1,165 | 398 | 388 | 379 | 398 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 379 (NP) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Mauri Röppänen |  FIN | 1,164 | 397 | 388 | 379 | 397 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 379 (NP) | |||
| 5 | – | Aleksandr Mitrofanov | URS | 1,164 | 397 | 389 | 378 | 397 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 378 (NP) | |||
| 6 | – | Nonka Matova |  BUL | 1,163 | 396 | 390 | 377 | 396 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 377 (NP) | |||
| 7 | – | Hellfried Heilfort | GDR | 1,162 | 394 | 390 | 378 | 394 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 378 (NP) | |||
| 8 | – | Eugeniusz Pędzisz |  POL | 1,156 | 397 | 391 | 368 | 397 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 368 (NP) | |||
| 9 | – | Henning Clausen |  DEN | 1,156 | 400 | 390 | 366 | 400 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 366 (NP) | |||
| 10 | – | István Mátrai |  HUN | 1,155 | 397 | 387 | 371 | 397 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 371 (NP) | |||
| =11 | – | Éva Fórián | HUN | 1,153 | 394 | 386 | 373 | 394 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 373 (NP) | |||
| =11 | – | Kim Dong-Gil |  PRK | 1,153 | 396 | 386 | 371 | 396 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 371 (NP) | |||
| =11 | – | Li Ho-Jun | PRK | 1,153 | 390 | 384 | 379 | 390 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 379 (NP) | |||
| =11 | – | Romuald Siemionow | POL | 1,153 | 395 | 388 | 370 | 395 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 370 (NP) | |||
| 15 | – | Stefan Thynell | SWE | 1,150 | 396 | 385 | 369 | 396 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 369 (NP) | |||
| 16 | – | Miguel Valdés |  CUB | 1,148 | 398 | 383 | 367 | 398 (NP) | 383 (NP) | 367 (NP) | |||
| =17 | – | Finn Danielsen | DEN | 1,147 | 393 | 389 | 365 | 393 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 365 (NP) | |||
| =17 | – | Srećko Pejović |  YUG | 1,147 | 390 | 385 | 372 | 390 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 372 (NP) | |||
| 19 | – | Timo Hagman | FIN | 1,146 | 394 | 385 | 367 | 394 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 367 (NP) | |||
| 20 | – | Adelso Peña | CUB | 1,144 | 398 | 384 | 362 | 398 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 21 | – | Zdravko Milutinović | YUG | 1,143 | 395 | 376 | 372 | 395 (NP) | 376 (NP) | 372 (NP) | |||
| =22 | – | Jaroslav Pekař |  TCH | 1,142 | 394 | 382 | 366 | 394 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 366 (NP) | |||
| =22 | – | Emiliyan Yankov | BUL | 1,142 | 396 | 381 | 365 | 396 (NP) | 381 (NP) | 365 (NP) | |||
| =24 | – | Adolf Jakeš | TCH | 1,140 | 397 | 386 | 357 | 397 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 357 (NP) | |||
| =24 | – | Wolfram Waibel, Sr. |  AUT | 1,140 | 398 | 380 | 362 | 398 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 362 (NP) | |||
| 26 | – | Mohamed Jbour |  JOR | 1,138 | 393 | 380 | 365 | 393 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 365 (NP) | |||
| 27 | – | Sangidorjiin Adilbish |  MGL | 1,135 | 392 | 380 | 363 | 392 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 363 (NP) | |||
| 28 | – | Justo Moreno |  PER | 1,133 | 391 | 379 | 363 | 391 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 363 (NP) | |||
| 29 | – | Nguyễn Tiến Trung |  VIE | 1,122 | 397 | 378 | 347 | 397 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 347 (NP) | |||
| =30 | – | Óscar Cáceres | PER | 1,117 | 395 | 376 | 346 | 395 (NP) | 376 (NP) | 346 (NP) | |||
| =30 | – | Dennis Hardman |  ZIM | 1,117 | 390 | 378 | 349 | 390 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 349 (NP) | |||
| =32 | – | Mendbayaryn Jantsankhorloo | MGL | 1,104 | 392 | 373 | 339 | 392 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 339 (NP) | |||
| =32 | – | Khalif Ayyat | JOR | 1,104 | 395 | 365 | 344 | 395 (NP) | 365 (NP) | 344 (NP) | |||
| 34 | – | Roland Jacoby |  LUX | 1,099 | 394 | 369 | 336 | 394 (NP) | 369 (NP) | 336 (NP) | |||
| 35 | – | Nghiêm Văn Sẩn | VIE | 1,094 | 389 | 368 | 337 | 389 (NP) | 368 (NP) | 337 (NP) | |||
| 36 | – | Francesco Nanni |  SMR | 1,093 | 383 | 366 | 344 | 383 (NP) | 366 (NP) | 344 (NP) | |||
| 37 | – | Pasquale Raschi | SMR | 1,081 | 386 | 362 | 333 | 386 (NP) | 362 (NP) | 333 (NP) | |||
| 38 | – | Mauricio Alvarado |  CRC | 1,057 | 385 | 345 | 327 | 385 (NP) | 345 (NP) | 327 (NP) | |||
| 39 | – | Roger Cartín | CRC | 1,022 | 381 | 347 | 294 | 381 (NP) | 347 (NP) | 294 (NP) |