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Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men

Date21 August 2004
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympiako Kentro Skopovolis Markopoulou, Markopoulo
Participants17 from 14 countries

Ralf Schumann (GER) was the World Champion in 1990 and 1998, the Olympic Champion in 1992 and 1996, the world record holder, and was favored in every rapid-fire competition he entered. In Athina he was tied after the preliminary round with two Russians, Sergey Polyakov and the 2000 gold medalist, Sergey Alifirenko. But the final round was all Schumann who easily won his third gold medal, posting the highest final round with 102.9. Polyakov won silver while Alifirenko added a bronze to his 2000 gold.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCTotal PointsPreliminary RoundFinal
1Ralf SchumannGER694.9592 (=1)694.9 (1)Gold
2Sergey PolyakovRUS692.7592 (=1)692.7 (2)Silver
3Sergey AlifirenkoRUS692.3592 (=1)692.3 (3)Bronze
4Oleh TkachovUKR688.7587 (5)688.7 (4)
5Iulian RaiceaROU687.6588 (4)687.6 (5)
6Chen YongqiangCHN683.8586 (6)683.8 (6)
=7Zhang PenghuiCHN585585 (=7)Q
=7Leuris PupoCUB585585 (=7)Q
9Emil MilevBUL582582 (9)
10Marco SpangenbergGER581581 (10)
11Gang Hyeong-CheolKOR580580 (11)
=12Nik MartySUI577577 (=12)
=12Lajos PálinkásHUN577577 (=12)
14Afanasijs KuzminsLAT574574 (14)
15Shuji TazawaJPN573573 (15)
16Kim Hyon-UngPRK572572 (16)
17Bruce QuickAUS571571 (17)

Preliminary Round

Date21 August 2004
Format25 metres. 60 shots in two courses of 30. 600 possible.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCPointsStage 1 PointsStage 2 Points
=1Sergey AlifirenkoRUS592294298Q
=1Sergey PolyakovRUS592296296Q
=1Ralf SchumannGER592297295Q
4Iulian RaiceaROU588294294Q
5Oleh TkachovUKR587297290Q
6Chen YongqiangCHN586289297Q
=7Zhang PenghuiCHN585291294
=7Leuris PupoCUB585289296
9Emil MilevBUL582288294
10Marco SpangenbergGER581292289
11Gang Hyeong-CheolKOR580287293
=12Nik MartySUI577289288
=12Lajos PálinkásHUN577287290
14Afanasijs KuzminsLAT574282292
15Shuji TazawaJPN573287286
16Kim Hyon-UngPRK572282290
17Bruce QuickAUS571283288

Final Round

Date21 August 2004 — 14:30
FormatTop six from preliminary round advanced to the final round.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTotal PointsPreliminary Round PointsFinal Round Points
1Ralf SchumannGER694.9592102.9
2Sergey PolyakovRUS692.7592100.7
3Sergey AlifirenkoRUS692.3592100.3
4Oleh TkachovUKR688.7587101.7
5Iulian RaiceaROU687.658899.6
6Chen YongqiangCHN683.858697.8