| | Event type
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men
| Date | 31 July 1992 — 9:00 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Campo de Tiro Olímpico de Mollet, Mollet del Vallès |
| Participants | 42 from 24 countries |
The last two gold medals had been won by Britain’s Malcolm Cooper but he was no longer competing and the competition was considered wide open. Juha Hirvi (FIN) led the preliminary round with 1,172 over Ryohei Koba of Japan at 1,171. But Hirvi’s first shot in the final only found the 5-ring and he was never a factor for the gold medal. The final was extremely close with the lead changing hands eight times. On the final shot, Armenia’s Hrachya Petikyan shot 10.1 to win the gold medal over American Robert Foth.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hrachya Petikyan |  EUN | 1,267.4 | 1,169 (4) | 1,267.4 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Bob Foth |  USA | 1,266.6 | 1,169 (3) | 1,266.6 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Ryohei Koba |  JPN | 1,265.9 | 1,171 (2) | 1,265.9 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Juha Hirvi |  FIN | 1,264.8 | 1,172 (1) | 1,264.8 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Harald Stenvaag |  NOR | 1,264.6 | 1,166 (7) | 1,264.6 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Rajmond Debevec |  SLO | 1,262.6 | 1,167 (6) | 1,262.6 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Peter Gabrielsson |  SWE | 1,261.1 | 1,168 (5) | 1,261.1 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Zsolt Vári |  HUN | 1,258.6 | 1,164 (8) | 1,258.6 (8) | |||
| 9 | – | Nemanja Mirosavljev |  IOA | 1,163 | 1,163 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Jiang Rong |  CHN | 1,163 | 1,163 (10) | – | |||
| =11 | – | Petr Kůrka |  TCH | 1,162 | 1,162 (=11) | – | |||
| =11 | – | Lee Eun-Cheol |  KOR | 1,162 | 1,162 (=11) | – | |||
| =11 | – | Jari Pälve | FIN | 1,162 | 1,162 (=11) | – | |||
| =14 | – | Tadeusz Czerwiński |  POL | 1,160 | 1,160 (=14) | – | |||
| =14 | – | Thomas Farnik |  AUT | 1,160 | 1,160 (=14) | – | |||
| 16 | – | Jean-Pierre Amat |  FRA | 1,159 | 1,159 (16) | – | |||
| =17 | – | Hubert Bichler |  GER | 1,158 | 1,158 (=17) | – | |||
| =17 | – | Cha Yeong-Cheol | KOR | 1,158 | 1,158 (=17) | – | |||
| =17 | – | Goran Maksimović | IOA | 1,158 | 1,158 (=17) | – | |||
| 20 | – | Attila Záhonyi | HUN | 1,157 | 1,157 (20) | – | |||
| =21 | – | Milan Bakeš | TCH | 1,155 | 1,155 (=21) | – | |||
| =21 | – | Michel Bury | FRA | 1,155 | 1,155 (=21) | – | |||
| =21 | – | David Johnson | USA | 1,155 | 1,155 (=21) | – | |||
| 24 | – | Norbert Sturny |  SUI | 1,154 | 1,154 (24) | – | |||
| 25 | – | Klavs Jørn Christensen |  DEN | 1,153 | 1,153 (25) | – | |||
| =26 | – | Enrique Claverol |  ESP | 1,152 | 1,152 (=26) | – | |||
| =26 | – | Olimpiu Marin |  ROU | 1,152 | 1,152 (=26) | – | |||
| =26 | – | Wayne Sorensen |  CAN | 1,152 | 1,152 (=26) | – | |||
| =29 | – | Nils Petter Håkedal | NOR | 1,151 | 1,151 (=29) | – | |||
| =29 | – | Bernd Rücker | GER | 1,151 | 1,151 (=29) | – | |||
| =31 | – | Kirill Ivanov | EUN | 1,150 | 1,150 (=31) | – | |||
| =31 | – | Zhang Yingzhou | CHN | 1,150 | 1,150 (=31) | – | |||
| =33 | – | Michel Dion | CAN | 1,146 | 1,146 (=33) | – | |||
| =33 | – | Andi Zumbach | SUI | 1,146 | 1,146 (=33) | – | |||
| =35 | – | Jorge González | ESP | 1,145 | 1,145 (=35) | – | |||
| =35 | – | Jacek Kubka | POL | 1,145 | 1,145 (=35) | – | |||
| 37 | – | Jørgen Herlufsen | DEN | 1,141 | 1,141 (37) | – | |||
| =38 | – | Alister Allan |  GBR | 1,140 | 1,140 (=38) | – | |||
| =38 | – | Wolfram Waibel, Jr. | AUT | 1,140 | 1,140 (=38) | – | |||
| 40 | – | Akihiro Mera | JPN | 1,137 | 1,137 (40) | – | |||
| 41 | – | Menachem Ilan |  ISR | 1,132 | 1,132 (41) | – | |||
| 42 | – | Ricardo Rusticucci |  ARG | 1,110 | 1,110 (42) | – |
Preliminary Round
| Date | 31 July 1992 |
|---|---|
| Format | 50 metres. 120 shots, 40 shots prone, 40 kneeling, and 40 standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1,200 posible overall. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Prone Points | Kneeling Points | Standing Points | Prone | Standing | Kneeling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Juha Hirvi | FIN | 1,172 | 398 | 390 | 384 | 398 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 390 (NP) | ||
| 2 | – | Ryohei Koba | JPN | 1,171 | 393 | 391 | 387 | 393 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 391 (NP) | ||
| 3 | – | Bob Foth | USA | 1,169 | 395 | 388 | 386 | 395 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| 4 | – | Hrachya Petikyan | EUN | 1,169 | 399 | 387 | 383 | 399 (NP) | 383 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| 5 | – | Peter Gabrielsson | SWE | 1,168 | 398 | 391 | 379 | 398 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 391 (NP) | ||
| 6 | – | Rajmond Debevec | SLO | 1,167 | 394 | 386 | 387 | 394 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 386 (NP) | ||
| 7 | – | Harald Stenvaag | NOR | 1,166 | 397 | 388 | 381 | 397 (NP) | 381 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| 8 | – | Zsolt Vári | HUN | 1,164 | 398 | 387 | 379 | 398 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| 9 | – | Nemanja Mirosavljev | IOA | 1,163 | 397 | 392 | 374 | 397 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 392 (NP) | ||
| 10 | – | Jiang Rong | CHN | 1,163 | 398 | 381 | 384 | 398 (NP) | 384 (NP) | 381 (NP) | ||
| =11 | – | Petr Kůrka | TCH | 1,162 | 394 | 386 | 382 | 394 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 386 (NP) | ||
| =11 | – | Lee Eun-Cheol | KOR | 1,162 | 396 | 388 | 378 | 396 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| =11 | – | Jari Pälve | FIN | 1,162 | 395 | 389 | 378 | 395 (NP) | 378 (NP) | 389 (NP) | ||
| =14 | – | Tadeusz Czerwiński | POL | 1,160 | 397 | 389 | 374 | 397 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 389 (NP) | ||
| =14 | – | Thomas Farnik | AUT | 1,160 | 391 | 387 | 382 | 391 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| 16 | – | Jean-Pierre Amat | FRA | 1,159 | 395 | 388 | 376 | 395 (NP) | 376 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| =17 | – | Hubert Bichler | GER | 1,158 | 399 | 389 | 370 | 399 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 389 (NP) | ||
| =17 | – | Cha Yeong-Cheol | KOR | 1,158 | 399 | 382 | 377 | 399 (NP) | 377 (NP) | 382 (NP) | ||
| =17 | – | Goran Maksimović | IOA | 1,158 | 396 | 383 | 379 | 396 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 383 (NP) | ||
| 20 | – | Attila Záhonyi | HUN | 1,157 | 395 | 381 | 381 | 395 (NP) | 381 (NP) | 381 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | Milan Bakeš | TCH | 1,155 | 397 | 383 | 375 | 397 (NP) | 375 (NP) | 383 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | Michel Bury | FRA | 1,155 | 396 | 388 | 371 | 396 (NP) | 371 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | David Johnson | USA | 1,155 | 394 | 382 | 379 | 394 (NP) | 379 (NP) | 382 (NP) | ||
| 24 | – | Norbert Sturny | SUI | 1,154 | 391 | 390 | 373 | 391 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 390 (NP) | ||
| 25 | – | Klavs Jørn Christensen | DEN | 1,153 | 395 | 384 | 374 | 395 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 384 (NP) | ||
| =26 | – | Enrique Claverol | ESP | 1,152 | 393 | 384 | 375 | 393 (NP) | 375 (NP) | 384 (NP) | ||
| =26 | – | Olimpiu Marin | ROU | 1,152 | 398 | 387 | 367 | 398 (NP) | 367 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| =26 | – | Wayne Sorensen | CAN | 1,152 | 398 | 388 | 366 | 398 (NP) | 366 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| =29 | – | Nils Petter Håkedal | NOR | 1,151 | 400 | 383 | 368 | 400 (NP) | 368 (NP) | 383 (NP) | ||
| =29 | – | Bernd Rücker | GER | 1,151 | 395 | 383 | 373 | 395 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 383 (NP) | ||
| =31 | – | Kirill Ivanov | EUN | 1,150 | 396 | 382 | 372 | 396 (NP) | 372 (NP) | 382 (NP) | ||
| =31 | – | Zhang Yingzhou | CHN | 1,150 | 390 | 386 | 374 | 390 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 386 (NP) | ||
| =33 | – | Michel Dion | CAN | 1,146 | 393 | 388 | 365 | 393 (NP) | 365 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| =33 | – | Andi Zumbach | SUI | 1,146 | 392 | 379 | 375 | 392 (NP) | 375 (NP) | 379 (NP) | ||
| =35 | – | Jorge González | ESP | 1,145 | 390 | 388 | 367 | 390 (NP) | 367 (NP) | 388 (NP) | ||
| =35 | – | Jacek Kubka | POL | 1,145 | 396 | 375 | 374 | 396 (NP) | 374 (NP) | 375 (NP) | ||
| 37 | – | Jørgen Herlufsen | DEN | 1,141 | 395 | 381 | 365 | 395 (NP) | 365 (NP) | 381 (NP) | ||
| =38 | – | Alister Allan | GBR | 1,140 | 399 | 380 | 361 | 399 (NP) | 361 (NP) | 380 (NP) | ||
| =38 | – | Wolfram Waibel, Jr. | AUT | 1,140 | 394 | 379 | 367 | 394 (NP) | 367 (NP) | 379 (NP) | ||
| 40 | – | Akihiro Mera | JPN | 1,137 | 394 | 373 | 370 | 394 (NP) | 370 (NP) | 373 (NP) | ||
| 41 | – | Menachem Ilan | ISR | 1,132 | 390 | 380 | 362 | 390 (NP) | 362 (NP) | 380 (NP) | ||
| 42 | – | Ricardo Rusticucci | ARG | 1,110 | 392 | 368 | 350 | 392 (NP) | 350 (NP) | 368 (NP) |
Final Round
| Date | 31 July 1992 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hrachya Petikyan | EUN | 1,267.4 | ||
| 2 | – | Bob Foth | USA | 1,266.6 | ||
| 3 | – | Ryohei Koba | JPN | 1,265.9 | ||
| 4 | – | Juha Hirvi | FIN | 1,264.8 | ||
| 5 | – | Harald Stenvaag | NOR | 1,264.6 | ||
| 6 | – | Rajmond Debevec | SLO | 1,262.6 | ||
| 7 | – | Peter Gabrielsson | SWE | 1,261.1 | ||
| 8 | – | Zsolt Vári | HUN | 1,258.6 |