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Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men

Date4 – 5 December 1956 — 9:00
StatusOlympic
LocationMerrett Rifle Range, Williamstown, Victoria
Participants35 from 22 countries
Format50 metres. 60 shots in two courses of 30. 600 possible. Placement determined by hits on target with tie-breaking by points.

The defending champion, Károly Takács (HUN), but would finish only eighth. The event was won by Ştefan Petrescu of Romania, with Yevgeny Cherkasov (URS) placing second. The bronze medal went to Romania’s Gheorghe Lichiardopol, who had also finished third in rapid-fire in 1952. The range for this event was not fully installed until a day before the event, which prevented the shooters from getting in much practice. Finland’s Pentti Linnosvuo, who lost the shoot-off for bronze, was not prepared for the tie-break, and was only found in a barbershop.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCTargets HitPointsRound 1 Targets HitRound 2 Targets HitRound 1 PointsRound 2 Points
1–Ștefan PetrescuROU605873030294293GoldOR
2–Yevgeny CherkasovURS605853030292293Silver
3–Gheorghe LichiardopolROU605813030294287Bronze
4–Pentti LinnosvuoFIN605813030290291
5–Óscar CervoARG605803030289291
6–Szilárd KunHUN605783030288290
7–Kalle SievänenFIN605763030286290
8–Károly TakácsHUN605753030285290
9–John BeaumontUSA605723030284288
10–Carlos MonteverdeVEN605723030290282
11–Alfonso CastañedaMEX605713030285286
12–Michelangelo BorrielloITA605673030284283
13–John FormanUSA605663030280286
14–Miguel EmmanuelliPUR605633030280283
15–Choji HosakaJPN605633030281282
16–Pedro SimãoBRA605613030280281
17–Guillermo CornejoPER605603030278282
18–Adhaury RochaBRA605563030283273
19–Rodolfo FloresMEX605563030272284
20–Carlos CrassusVEN605553030275280
21–Vangelis ChrysafisGRE605533030275278
22–Martin GisonPHI605513030268283
23–Henry SteeleGBR605513030276275
24–Vasily SorokinURS595672930276291
25–James ZavitzCAN595473029274273
26–Armando López-TorresPER595402930263277
27–Charles des JamonièresFRA595293029267262
28–Johnnie MaitlandAUS595262930256270
29–Eleazar GuzmánCHI595253029268257
30–Lukman SaketiINA595222930255267
31–Yoshihide UedaJPN595213029262259
32–Enrique HanaberghCOL585333028274259
33–Ignacio CruzatCHI585282830249279
34–Fred CooperGBR554862926261225
35–Peter PappsAUS554692926256213