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Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men

Date	31 July 1992 — 09:00-10:30-12:00-16:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Campo de Tiro Olímpico de Mollet, Mollet del Vallès
Participants	42 from 24 countries
Olympic Record (1,200 maximum)	1,181 / Alister Allan GBR / 22 September 1988
Olympic Record (1,309.0 maximum)	1,279.3 / Malcolm Cooper GBR / 22 September 1988
Olympic Record (109.0 maximum)	102.0 / Kirill Ivanov URS / 22 September 1988
Olympic Record (Kneeling, 400 maximum)	396 / Alister Allan GBR / 22 September 1988
Olympic Record (Prone, 400 maximum)	400 WR / Glenn Dubis USA / 22 September 1988 400 WR / Malcolm Cooper GBR / 22 September 1988 400 WR / Ed Etzel USA / 1 August 1984 400 WR / Harald Stenvaag NOR / 1 August 1984 400 WR / Henning Clausen DEN / 23 July 1980 400 WR / Gil Boa CAN / 4 December 1956 400 WR / Iosif Sîrbu ROU / 29 July 1952 400 WR / Boris Andreyev URS / 29 July 1952
Olympic Record (Standing, 400 maximum)	389 / Harald Stenvaag NOR / 22 September 1988

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	Competitor(s)	NOC	TP
1	Hrachya Petikyan	EUN	1,267.4	Gold
2	Robert Foth	USA	1,266.6	Silver
3	Ryohei Koba	JPN	1,265.9	Bronze
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
9	Nemanja Mirosavljev	IOA	1,163
10	Jiang Rong	CHN	1,163
=11	Petr Kůrka	TCH	1,162
=11	Lee Eun-Cheol	KOR	1,162
=11	Jari Pälve	FIN	1,162
=14	Tadeusz Czerwiński	POL	1,160
=14	Thomas Farnik	AUT	1,160
16	Jean-Pierre Amat	FRA	1,159
=17	Hubert Bichler	GER	1,158
=17	Cha Yeong-Cheol	KOR	1,158
=17	Goran Maksimović	IOA	1,158
20	Attila Záhonyi	HUN	1,157
=21	Milan Bakeš	TCH	1,155
=21	Michel Bury	FRA	1,155
=21	David Johnson	USA	1,155
24	Norbert Sturny	SUI	1,154
25	Klavs Jørn Christensen	DEN	1,153
=26	Enrique Claverol	ESP	1,152
=26	Olimpiu Marin	ROU	1,152
=26	Wayne Sorensen	CAN	1,152
=29	Nils Petter Håkedal	NOR	1,151
=29	Bernd Rücker	GER	1,151
=31	Kirill Ivanov	EUN	1,150
=31	Zhang Yingzhou	CHN	1,150
=33	Michel Dion	CAN	1,146
=33	Andi Zumbach	SUI	1,146
=35	Jorge González	ESP	1,145
=35	Jacek Kubka	POL	1,145
37	Jørgen Herlufsen	DEN	1,141
=38	Alister Allan	GBR	1,140
=38	Wolfram Waibel, Jr.	AUT	1,140
40	Akihiro Mera	JPN	1,137
41	Menachem Ilan	ISR	1,132
42	Ricardo Rusticucci	ARG	1,110

Preliminary Round (31 July 1992)

50 metres. 120 shots, 40 shots prone, 40 kneeling, and 40 standing. 400 possible at each distance, 1,200 posible overall.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	PP	KP	SP
1	Juha Hirvi	FIN	1,172	398	390	384	Q
2	Ryohei Koba	JPN	1,171	393	391	387	Q
3	Robert Foth	USA	1,169	395	388	386	Q
4	Hrachya Petikyan	EUN	1,169	399	387	383	Q
5	Peter Gabrielsson	SWE	1,168	398	391	379	Q
6	Rajmond Debevec	SLO	1,167	394	386	387	Q
7	Harald Stenvaag	NOR	1,166	397	388	381	Q
8	Zsolt Vári	HUN	1,164	398	387	379	Q
9	Nemanja Mirosavljev	IOA	1,163	397	392	374
10	Jiang Rong	CHN	1,163	398	381	384
=11	Petr Kůrka	TCH	1,162	394	386	382
=11	Lee Eun-Cheol	KOR	1,162	396	388	378
=11	Jari Pälve	FIN	1,162	395	389	378
=14	Tadeusz Czerwiński	POL	1,160	397	389	374
=14	Thomas Farnik	AUT	1,160	391	387	382
16	Jean-Pierre Amat	FRA	1,159	395	388	376
=17	Hubert Bichler	GER	1,158	399	389	370
=17	Cha Yeong-Cheol	KOR	1,158	399	382	377
=17	Goran Maksimović	IOA	1,158	396	383	379
20	Attila Záhonyi	HUN	1,157	395	381	381
=21	Milan Bakeš	TCH	1,155	397	383	375
=21	Michel Bury	FRA	1,155	396	388	371
=21	David Johnson	USA	1,155	394	382	379
24	Norbert Sturny	SUI	1,154	391	390	373
25	Klavs Jørn Christensen	DEN	1,153	395	384	374
=26	Enrique Claverol	ESP	1,152	393	384	375
=26	Olimpiu Marin	ROU	1,152	398	387	367
=26	Wayne Sorensen	CAN	1,152	398	388	366
=29	Nils Petter Håkedal	NOR	1,151	400	383	368
=29	Bernd Rücker	GER	1,151	395	383	373
=31	Kirill Ivanov	EUN	1,150	396	382	372
=31	Zhang Yingzhou	CHN	1,150	390	386	374
=33	Michel Dion	CAN	1,146	393	388	365
=33	Andi Zumbach	SUI	1,146	392	379	375
=35	Jorge González	ESP	1,145	390	388	367
=35	Jacek Kubka	POL	1,145	396	375	374
37	Jørgen Herlufsen	DEN	1,141	395	381	365
=38	Alister Allan	GBR	1,140	399	380	361
=38	Wolfram Waibel, Jr.	AUT	1,140	394	379	367
40	Akihiro Mera	JPN	1,137	394	373	370
41	Menachem Ilan	ISR	1,132	390	380	362
42	Ricardo Rusticucci	ARG	1,110	392	368	350

Final Round (31 July 1992)

Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	TP	PRP	FRP
1	Hrachya Petikyan	EUN	1,267.4	1,169	98.4
2	Robert Foth	USA	1,266.6	1,169	97.6
3	Ryohei Koba	JPN	1,265.9	1,171	94.9
4	Juha Hirvi	FIN	1,264.8	1,172	92.8
5	Harald Stenvaag	NOR	1,264.6	1,166	98.6
6	Rajmond Debevec	SLO	1,262.6	1,167	95.6
7	Peter Gabrielsson	SWE	1,261.1	1,168	93.1
8	Zsolt Vári	HUN	1,258.6	1,164	94.6