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Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men

Date	20 – 21 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Shooting Centre, Cecil Park, New South Wales
Participants	20 from 17 countries

Ralf Schumann was the gold medalist in 1992 and 1996, World Champion in 1990 and 1998, and the world record holder. He was a huge favorite, but he barely qualified for the final, placing seventh in the preliminary round and eventually finishing fifth. Three shooters tied with 587 for first in the prelims – Sergei Alifirenko (RUS), Michel Ansermet (SUI), and Iulian Raicea (ROM). But in the final, Alifirenko was the strongest, eventually defeating Ansermet by 1.5 points. It was the first major international victory for Alifirenko, whose hero was Schumann. Schumann was penalized two points for protesting an 8 score. After the protest was disallowed, the further penalty dropped him from medal contention.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Preliminary Round	Final
1	407	Sergey Alifirenko	RUS	587 (=1)	687.6 (1)	Gold
2	430	Michel Ansermet	SUI	587 (=1)	686.1 (2)	Silver
3	396	Iulian Raicea	ROU	587 (=1)	684.6 (3)	Bronze
4	68	Emil Milev	BUL	586 (=4)	684.5 (4)
5	193	Ralf Schumann	GER	584 (=7)	683.3 (5)
6	55	Aleh Khvatsavas	BLR	586 (=4)	682.4 (6)
7	374	Krzysztof Kucharczyk	POL	584 (=7)	682.2 (7)
8	302	Afanasijs Kuzmins	LAT	585 (6)	681.3 (8)
=9	190	Daniel Leonhard	GER	584 (=9)	–
=9	109	Leuris Pupo	CUB	584 (=9)	–
11	395	Iulică Cazan	ROU	583 (11)	–
=12	214	István Jambrik	HUN	580 (=12)	–
=12	273	Vladimir Vokhmyanin	KAZ	580 (=12)	–
14	215	Lajos Pálinkás	HUN	579 (14)	–
=15	490	John McNally	USA	578 (=15)	–
=15	104	Roman Špirelja	CRO	578 (=15)	–
17	507	Nguyễn Trung Hiếu	VIE	577 (17)	–
=18	14	Daniel Felizia	ARG	571 (=18)	–
=18	208	Li Hao Jian	HKG	571 (=18)	–
20	24	David Chapman	AUS	557 (20)	–
DNS	95	Zuo Zhong	CHN	–	–

Preliminary Round

Date	20 – 21 September 2000 — 10:00
Format	25 metres. 60 shots in two courses of 30. 600 possible.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Day 1 Points	8 seconds Day 1	6 seconds Day 1	4 seconds Day 1	Day 2 Points	8 seconds Day 2	6 seconds Day 2	4 seconds Day 2
=1	407	Sergey Alifirenko	RUS	587	293	99	98	96	294	99	98	97	Q
=1	430	Michel Ansermet	SUI	587	295	98	100	97	292	98	97	97	Q
=1	396	Iulian Raicea	ROU	587	291	99	98	94	296	97	100	99	Q
=4	68	Emil Milev	BUL	586	290	97	95	98	296	98	99	99	Q
=4	55	Aleh Khvatsavas	BLR	586	295	99	100	96	291	96	99	96	Q
6	302	Afanasijs Kuzmins	LAT	585	290	97	95	98	295	100	98	97	Q
=7	193	Ralf Schumann	GER	584	289	98	96	95	295	98	97	100	Q
=7	374	Krzysztof Kucharczyk	POL	584	292	99	100	93	292	98	94	100	Q
=9	190	Daniel Leonhard	GER	584	291	99	96	96	293	99	99	95
=9	109	Leuris Pupo	CUB	584	293	98	99	96	291	98	98	95
11	395	Iulică Cazan	ROU	583	292	99	98	95	291	99	99	93
=12	214	István Jambrik	HUN	580	293	98	98	97	287	99	94	94
=12	273	Vladimir Vokhmyanin	KAZ	580	289	100	96	93	291	97	96	98
14	215	Lajos Pálinkás	HUN	579	291	95	99	97	288	99	97	92
=15	490	John McNally	USA	578	285	97	92	96	293	100	98	95
=15	104	Roman Špirelja	CRO	578	290	98	97	95	288	99	99	90
17	507	Nguyễn Trung Hiếu	VIE	577	288	99	98	91	289	98	97	94
=18	14	Daniel Felizia	ARG	571	288	100	97	91	283	98	93	92
=18	208	Li Hao Jian	HKG	571	284	94	96	94	287	96	96	95
20	24	David Chapman	AUS	557	287	99	95	93	270	96	80	94

Final Round

Date	21 September 2000 — 10:00
Format	Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Total Points	Preliminary Round Points	Final Round Points	Shot 1 Points	Shot 2 Points	Shot 3 Points	Shot 4 Points	Shot 5 Points	Shot 6 Points	Shot 7 Points	Shot 8 Points	Shot 9 Points	Shot 10 Points
1	407	Sergey Alifirenko	RUS	687.6	587	100.6	10.2	10.8	10.3	10.3	9.4	10.9	9.3	9.5	10.0	9.9
2	430	Michel Ansermet	SUI	686.1	587	99.1	10.2	8.7	10.3	10.2	10.1	9.2	8.9	10.5	10.3	10.7
3	396	Iulian Raicea	ROU	684.6	587	97.6	10.4	10.7	10.7	8.6	9.2	10.3	10.6	7.4	9.1	10.6
4	68	Emil Milev	BUL	684.5	586	98.5	10.3	10.2	8.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	10.3	10.3	9.9	9.4
5	193	Ralf Schumann	GER	683.3	584	99.3	8.9	9.8	10.5	9.2	10.8	9.8	10.1	10.1	9.6	10.5
6	55	Aleh Khvatsavas	BLR	682.4	586	96.4	8.0	10.6	9.5	8.4	10.1	9.8	10.1	10.4	9.2	10.3
7	374	Krzysztof Kucharczyk	POL	682.2	584	98.2	9.5	9.7	9.4	10.5	9.0	10.3	9.1	10.4	9.9	10.4
8	302	Afanasijs Kuzmins	LAT	681.3	585	96.3	10.2	9.4	10.6	10.1	10.1	6.9	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.1