| | Event type
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men
| Date | 17 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Beijing Shejiguan, Beijing |
| Participants | 49 from 31 countries |
In 2004, Matt Emmons (USA) won gold in the English match and looked set to win a historic small-bore double in the three position event when he led going into the final shot. But on the final shot, he cross-fired – shooting at the wrong target – and was awarded a score of 0 for the final shot, which dropped him to last place among the finalists. In Beijing he won a silver in the small-bore prone event two days before starting the three-position event. In qualifying he was second with 1,175, trailing Slovenia’s Rajmond Debevec by one point. But in the final, he was easily the best shooter for nine shots, posting 90.9 for those nine shots, well ahead of the other finalists. He looked set to redeem himself for the problems in Athina when it happened again. He did not cross-fire, but his finger slipped on the final shot and he scored only a 4.4. This dropped him to fourth place and out of the medals. The gold medal was won by China’s Qiu Jian, which was considered a major upset. China’s defending gold medalist, Jia Zhanbo, placed only 24th.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Qiu Jian |  CHN | 1.272,5 | 1.173 (4) | 1.272,5 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Yuriy Sukhorukov |  UKR | 1.272,4 | 1.174 (3) | 1.272,4 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Rajmond Debevec |  SLO | 1.271,7 | 1.176 (1) | 1.271,7 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Matt Emmons |  USA | 1.270,3 | 1.175 (2) | 1.270,3 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Thomas Farnik |  AUT | 1.268,9 | 1.171 (7) | 1.268,9 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Mario Knögler | AUT | 1.268,4 | 1.170 (8) | 1.268,4 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Valérian Sauveplane |  FRA | 1.267,1 | 1.172 (=5) | 1.267,1 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Vebjørn Berg |  NOR | 1.266,5 | 1.172 (=5) | 1.266,5 (8) | |||
| 9 | – | Marco De Nicolo |  ITA | 1.169 | 1.169 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Maik Eckhardt |  GER | 1.169 | 1.169 (10) | – | |||
| 11 | – | Stevan Pletikosić |  SRB | 1.168 | 1.168 (11) | – | |||
| 12 | – | Juha Hirvi |  FIN | 1.168 | 1.168 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | – | Gagan Narang |  IND | 1.167 | 1.167 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | – | Artyom Khadzhibekov |  RUS | 1.167 | 1.167 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | – | Han Jin-Seop |  KOR | 1.167 | 1.167 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | – | Toshikazu Yamashita |  JPN | 1.167 | 1.167 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Michael Winter | GER | 1.166 | 1.166 (17) | – | |||
| 18 | – | Sergey Kovalenko | RUS | 1.166 | 1.166 (18) | – | |||
| 19 | – | Artur Aivazian | UKR | 1.165 | 1.165 (19) | – | |||
| 20 | – | Nemanja Mirosavljev | SRB | 1.165 | 1.165 (20) | – | |||
| 21 | – | Beat Müller |  SUI | 1.164 | 1.164 (21) | – | |||
| 22 | – | Jason Parker | USA | 1.164 | 1.164 (22) | – | |||
| 23 | – | Václav Haman |  CZE | 1.163 | 1.163 (23) | – | |||
| 24 | – | Jia Zhanbo | CHN | 1.163 | 1.163 (24) | – | |||
| 25 | – | Péter Sidi |  HUN | 1.163 | 1.163 (25) | – | |||
| 26 | – | Sanjeev Rajput | IND | 1.162 | 1.162 (26) | – | |||
| 27 | – | Yury Yurkov |  KAZ | 1.162 | 1.162 (27) | – | |||
| 28 | – | Henri Häkkinen | FIN | 1.161 | 1.161 (28) | – | |||
| 29 | – | Vitali Bubnovich |  BLR | 1.161 | 1.161 (29) | – | |||
| 30 | – | Espen Berg-Knutsen | NOR | 1.160 | 1.160 (30) | – | |||
| 31 | – | Park Bong-Deok | KOR | 1.159 | 1.159 (31) | – | |||
| 32 | – | Vitaly Dovgun | KAZ | 1.158 | 1.158 (32) | – | |||
| 33 | – | Robert Kraskowski |  POL | 1.156 | 1.156 (33) | – | |||
| 34 | – | Siarhei Martynau | BLR | 1.156 | 1.156 (34) | – | |||
| 35 | – | Marcel Bürge | SUI | 1.155 | 1.155 (35) | – | |||
| 36 | – | Doron Egozi |  ISR | 1.155 | 1.155 (36) | – | |||
| 37 | – | Jozef Gönci |  SVK | 1.154 | 1.154 (37) | – | |||
| 38 | – | Gil Simkovitch | ISR | 1.153 | 1.153 (38) | – | |||
| 39 | – | Niccolò Campriani | ITA | 1.153 | 1.153 (39) | – | |||
| 40 | – | Benjamin Burge |  AUS | 1.152 | 1.152 (40) | – | |||
| 41 | – | Josselin Henry | FRA | 1.151 | 1.151 (41) | – | |||
| 42 | – | Jonathan Hammond |  GBR | 1.148 | 1.148 (42) | – | |||
| 43 | – | Nedžad Fazlija |  BIH | 1.148 | 1.148 (43) | – | |||
| 44 | – | Petar Gorša |  CRO | 1.148 | 1.148 (44) | – | |||
| 45 | – | Matthew Inabinet | AUS | 1.141 | 1.141 (45) | – | |||
| 46 | – | Mohamed Amer |  EGY | 1.135 | 1.135 (46) | – | |||
| 47 | – | Eliécer Pérez |  CUB | 1.134 | 1.134 (47) | – | |||
| 48 | – | Ruslan Ismailov |  KGZ | 1.130 | 1.130 (48) | – | |||
| 49 | – | Siddique Umar |  PAK | 1.116 | 1.116 (49) | – |
Preliminary Round
| Date | 17 August 2008 — 9:00 |
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| 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 | Total Points | Prone Points | Standing Points | Kneeling Points | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Rajmond Debevec | SLO | 1.176 | 399 | 386 | 391 | 399 (=2) | 391 (11) | 386 (5) | ||
| 2 | – | Matt Emmons | USA | 1.175 | 399 | 389 | 387 | 399 (1) | 387 (25) | 389 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Yuriy Sukhorukov | UKR | 1.174 | 398 | 384 | 392 | 398 (=8) | 392 (4) | 384 (13) | ||
| 4 | – | Qiu Jian | CHN | 1.173 | 394 | 387 | 392 | 394 (29) | 392 (7) | 387 (4) | ||
| =5 | – | Valérian Sauveplane | FRA | 1.172 | 396 | 384 | 392 | 396 (18) | 392 (6) | 384 (14) | ||
| =5 | – | Vebjørn Berg | NOR | 1.172 | 398 | 383 | 391 | 398 (=6) | 391 (9) | 383 (16) | ||
| 7 | – | Thomas Farnik | AUT | 1.171 | 391 | 386 | 394 | 391 (43) | 394 (1) | 386 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Mario Knögler | AUT | 1.170 | 395 | 386 | 389 | 395 (19) | 389 (19) | 386 (7) | ||
| 9 | – | Marco De Nicolo | ITA | 1.169 | 396 | 389 | 384 | 396 (=15) | 384 (36) | 389 (1) | ||
| 10 | – | Maik Eckhardt | GER | 1.169 | 398 | 380 | 391 | 398 (11) | 391 (12) | 380 (26) | ||
| 11 | – | Stevan Pletikosić | SRB | 1.168 | 398 | 378 | 392 | 398 (=4) | 392 (5) | 378 (29) | ||
| 12 | – | Juha Hirvi | FIN | 1.168 | 397 | 385 | 386 | 397 (12) | 386 (31) | 385 (11) | ||
| 13 | – | Gagan Narang | IND | 1.167 | 394 | 389 | 384 | 394 (=31) | 384 (34) | 389 (3) | ||
| 14 | – | Artyom Khadzhibekov | RUS | 1.167 | 391 | 383 | 393 | 391 (41) | 393 (2) | 383 (17) | ||
| 15 | – | Han Jin-Seop | KOR | 1.167 | 392 | 384 | 391 | 392 (39) | 391 (10) | 384 (15) | ||
| 16 | – | Toshikazu Yamashita | JPN | 1.167 | 399 | 382 | 386 | 399 (=2) | 386 (30) | 382 (19) | ||
| 17 | – | Michael Winter | GER | 1.166 | 396 | 385 | 385 | 396 (=15) | 385 (32) | 385 (8) | ||
| 18 | – | Sergey Kovalenko | RUS | 1.166 | 394 | 382 | 390 | 394 (=31) | 390 (16) | 382 (18) | ||
| 19 | – | Artur Aivazian | UKR | 1.165 | 394 | 385 | 386 | 394 (35) | 386 (27) | 385 (=9) | ||
| 20 | – | Nemanja Mirosavljev | SRB | 1.165 | 398 | 381 | 386 | 398 (=6) | 386 (29) | 381 (21) | ||
| 21 | – | Beat Müller | SUI | 1.164 | 395 | 380 | 389 | 395 (22) | 389 (18) | 380 (25) | ||
| 22 | – | Jason Parker | USA | 1.164 | 393 | 384 | 387 | 393 (37) | 387 (26) | 384 (12) | ||
| 23 | – | Václav Haman | CZE | 1.163 | 391 | 380 | 392 | 391 (42) | 392 (3) | 380 (24) | ||
| 24 | – | Jia Zhanbo | CHN | 1.163 | 394 | 378 | 391 | 394 (33) | 391 (8) | 378 (30) | ||
| 25 | – | Péter Sidi | HUN | 1.163 | 394 | 385 | 384 | 394 (34) | 384 (38) | 385 (=9) | ||
| 26 | – | Sanjeev Rajput | IND | 1.162 | 395 | 380 | 387 | 395 (20) | 387 (24) | 380 (27) | ||
| 27 | – | Yury Yurkov | KAZ | 1.162 | 395 | 382 | 385 | 395 (23) | 385 (33) | 382 (20) | ||
| 28 | – | Henri Häkkinen | FIN | 1.161 | 390 | 381 | 390 | 390 (44) | 390 (14) | 381 (22) | ||
| 29 | – | Vitali Bubnovich | BLR | 1.161 | 394 | 380 | 387 | 394 (27) | 387 (23) | 380 (28) | ||
| 30 | – | Espen Berg-Knutsen | NOR | 1.160 | 396 | 374 | 390 | 396 (13) | 390 (17) | 374 (38) | ||
| 31 | – | Park Bong-Deok | KOR | 1.159 | 398 | 373 | 388 | 398 (10) | 388 (21) | 373 (41) | ||
| 32 | – | Vitaly Dovgun | KAZ | 1.158 | 398 | 381 | 379 | 398 (=8) | 379 (42) | 381 (23) | ||
| 33 | – | Robert Kraskowski | POL | 1.156 | 395 | 373 | 388 | 395 (24) | 388 (20) | 373 (40) | ||
| 34 | – | Siarhei Martynau | BLR | 1.156 | 398 | 376 | 382 | 398 (=4) | 382 (40) | 376 (33) | ||
| 35 | – | Marcel Bürge | SUI | 1.155 | 396 | 373 | 386 | 396 (14) | 386 (28) | 373 (39) | ||
| 36 | – | Doron Egozi | ISR | 1.155 | 396 | 375 | 384 | 396 (=15) | 384 (37) | 375 (37) | ||
| 37 | – | Jozef Gönci | SVK | 1.154 | 394 | 376 | 384 | 394 (30) | 384 (35) | 376 (34) | ||
| 38 | – | Gil Simkovitch | ISR | 1.153 | 395 | 368 | 390 | 395 (21) | 390 (13) | 368 (47) | ||
| 39 | – | Niccolò Campriani | ITA | 1.153 | 395 | 377 | 381 | 395 (25) | 381 (41) | 377 (31) | ||
| 40 | – | Benjamin Burge | AUS | 1.152 | 392 | 373 | 387 | 392 (40) | 387 (22) | 373 (44) | ||
| 41 | – | Josselin Henry | FRA | 1.151 | 388 | 373 | 390 | 388 (48) | 390 (15) | 373 (43) | ||
| 42 | – | Jonathan Hammond | GBR | 1.148 | 395 | 370 | 383 | 395 (26) | 383 (39) | 370 (45) | ||
| 43 | – | Nedžad Fazlija | BIH | 1.148 | 393 | 376 | 379 | 393 (38) | 379 (43) | 376 (35) | ||
| 44 | – | Petar Gorša | CRO | 1.148 | 393 | 377 | 378 | 393 (36) | 378 (44) | 377 (32) | ||
| 45 | – | Matthew Inabinet | AUS | 1.141 | 389 | 376 | 376 | 389 (47) | 376 (46) | 376 (36) | ||
| 46 | – | Mohamed Amer | EGY | 1.135 | 390 | 369 | 376 | 390 (46) | 376 (45) | 369 (46) | ||
| 47 | – | Eliécer Pérez | CUB | 1.134 | 394 | 373 | 367 | 394 (28) | 367 (48) | 373 (42) | ||
| 48 | – | Ruslan Ismailov | KGZ | 1.130 | 388 | 367 | 375 | 388 (49) | 375 (47) | 367 (48) | ||
| 49 | – | Siddique Umar | PAK | 1.116 | 390 | 359 | 367 | 390 (45) | 367 (49) | 359 (49) |
Final Round
| Date | 17 August 2008 — 13:30 |
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| Format | Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Qiu Jian | CHN | 1.272,5 | ||
| 2 | – | Yuriy Sukhorukov | UKR | 1.272,4 | ||
| 3 | – | Rajmond Debevec | SLO | 1.271,7 | ||
| 4 | – | Matt Emmons | USA | 1.270,3 | ||
| 5 | – | Thomas Farnik | AUT | 1.268,9 | ||
| 6 | – | Mario Knögler | AUT | 1.268,4 | ||
| 7 | – | Valérian Sauveplane | FRA | 1.267,1 | ||
| 8 | – | Vebjørn Berg | NOR | 1.266,5 |