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Rapid-Fire Pistol (25 metres), Men

Date	31 August – 1 September 1972 — 9:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Schießanlage, Hochbrück, München
Participants	62 from 39 countries
Format	50 metres. 60 shots in 3 courses of 20. 600 possible.

Poland’s Józef Zapędzki set an Olympic record of 595 to defend his gold medal, the first shooter to defend in this event since Hungary’s Károly Takács in 1948-52. Wallechinsky noted, in The Complete Book of the Olympics, “After the competition Zapędzki visited nearby Dachau and laid a wreath at the grave of his father, who had been killed by the Nazis thirty years earlier.”

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	8 seconds Points	8 seconds Day 1 Points	8 seconds Day 2 Points	8 seconds Day 3 Points	8 seconds Day 4 Points	6 seconds Points	6 seconds Day 1 Points	6 seconds Day 2 Points	6 seconds Day 3 Points	6 seconds Day 4 Points	4 seconds Points	4 seconds Day 1 Points	4 seconds Day 2 Points	4 seconds Day 3 Points	4 seconds Day 4 Points
1	289	Józef Zapędzki	POL	595	200	50	50	50	50	199	50	50	50	49	196	48	49	50	49	Gold	OR	1
2	367	Ladislav Falta	TCH	594	200	50	50	50	50	197	50	50	48	49	197	49	49	49	50	Silver
3	399	Viktor Torshin	URS	593	199	49	50	50	50	197	50	48	50	49	197	50	50	47	50	Bronze
4	345	Paul Buser	SUI	592	198	50	48	50	50	197	49	49	50	49	197	49	49	50	49
5	98	Jaime González	ESP	592	196	49	49	49	49	200	50	50	50	50	196	49	49	49	49
6	207	Giovanni Liverzani	ITA	591	199	49	50	50	50	197	49	50	49	49	195	49	48	49	49
7	37	Dencho Denev	BUL	590	198	48	50	50	50	196	48	49	49	50	196	49	48	50	49
8	16	Gerhard Petritsch	AUT	590	198	49	50	49	50	196	48	49	49	50	196	47	50	50	49
9	369	Vladimír Hurt	TCH	590	200	50	50	50	50	198	49	49	50	50	192	48	48	48	48
10	410	Jim McNally	USA	589	195	49	48	50	48	198	49	50	50	49	196	47	50	49	50
11	160	Helmut Seeger	FRG	589	198	49	50	49	50	197	50	49	49	49	194	49	46	50	49
12	328	Dan Iuga	ROU	589	198	49	50	49	50	196	48	50	48	50	195	48	50	48	49
13	105	Immo Huhtinen	FIN	589	199	50	50	50	49	198	49	49	50	50	192	49	48	47	48
14	278	Zbigniew Fedyczak	POL	587	197	50	48	49	50	199	50	50	50	49	191	46	49	47	49
15	96	Damián Cerdá	ESP	586	196	50	47	49	50	196	49	49	50	48	194	50	48	48	48
16	154	Erwin Glock	FRG	586	198	50	49	49	50	197	49	50	50	48	191	50	48	45	48
17	255	Thor-Øistein Endsjø	NOR	586	199	50	50	49	50	196	50	47	49	50	191	49	49	46	47
18	10	Alex Taransky	AUS	586	198	50	50	49	49	197	50	50	49	48	191	48	48	49	46
19	132	John Cooke	GBR	585	197	50	48	49	50	192	49	48	48	47	196	50	49	49	48
20	377	Arturo Costa	CUB	583	194	49	49	49	47	194	49	48	49	48	195	46	50	50	49
21	178	Christian Düring	GDR	583	197	49	50	49	49	194	49	46	49	50	192	48	47	49	48
22	391	Solos Nalampoon	THA	583	197	48	50	50	49	196	50	48	50	48	190	47	48	48	47
23	333	Szilárd Kun	HUN	583	198	50	50	50	48	195	49	48	49	49	190	48	49	46	47
24	15	Igor Bakalov	URS	583	200	50	50	50	50	199	50	50	49	50	184	49	49	47	39
25	109	Ion Tripșa	ROU	582	197	48	50	49	50	198	50	50	49	49	187	43	49	46	49
26	263	Jean Baumann	FRA	582	195	49	48	50	48	196	49	49	50	48	191	47	49	46	49
27	52	Seppo Mäkinen	FIN	582	199	49	50	50	50	197	49	50	48	50	186	45	47	45	49
28	213	Bruce McMillan	NZL	582	197	50	49	49	49	195	48	48	49	50	190	48	47	48	47
29	352	Jules Sobrian	CAN	582	195	48	49	50	48	197	49	48	50	50	190	48	48	47	47
30	13	Kanji Kubo	JPN	582	194	49	48	48	49	197	50	50	48	49	191	48	49	48	46
31	212	Curt Andersson	SWE	582	199	50	50	50	49	197	48	50	50	49	186	46	47	47	46
32	131	Hubert Garschall	AUT	581	198	49	50	49	50	196	49	49	48	50	187	44	48	48	47
33	122	Takeo Kamachi	JPN	580	199	50	50	50	49	199	49	50	50	50	182	47	48	47	40
34	290	Tony Clark	GBR	579	197	49	49	49	50	190	48	47	46	49	192	47	47	49	49
35	237	Jean-Richard Germont	FRA	579	199	50	50	50	49	195	50	47	49	49	185	48	44	46	47
36	232	André Antunes	POR	578	189	47	47	47	48	197	50	50	48	49	192	45	48	50	49
37	247	Homero Laddaga	MEX	578	197	50	49	49	49	192	48	48	47	49	189	47	47	47	48
38	76	Michel Braun	LUX	577	197	50	48	49	50	196	50	48	50	48	184	44	47	44	49
39	142	Tüdeviin Myagmarjav	MGL	577	195	49	47	49	50	195	50	49	47	49	187	46	49	45	47
40	61	Luis Colina	COL	577	193	46	48	50	49	196	50	50	48	48	188	48	46	48	46
41	46	Bill Hare	CAN	577	195	48	50	48	49	193	49	49	47	48	189	48	48	48	45
42	39	Ivan Mandov	BUL	576	198	50	50	49	49	199	50	50	50	49	179	48	39	45	47
43	416	Víctor Francis	VEN	573	192	48	48	48	48	193	49	47	50	47	188	46	47	49	46
44	86	Lennart Christensen	DEN	573	194	46	50	48	50	192	48	49	47	48	187	47	49	45	46
45	409	Bill McMillan	USA	572	199	50	50	49	50	195	48	47	50	50	178	48	47	37	46
46	383	Rangsit Yanothai	THA	571	196	49	49	50	48	187	46	49	47	45	188	47	47	48	46
47	341	Bruno Morri	SMR	570	195	48	49	49	49	191	49	46	47	49	184	45	45	46	48
48	6	Nelson Torno	ARG	569	190	45	47	49	49	194	50	48	48	48	185	44	48	45	48
49	204	Roberto Ferraris	ITA	568	197	48	49	50	50	196	48	49	49	50	175	39	40	48	48
50	169	Víctor Castellanos	GUA	567	192	48	49	46	49	191	46	48	49	48	184	45	45	47	47
51	66	Guillermo Martínez	COL	564	192	48	47	50	47	195	46	49	50	50	177	45	45	42	45
52	303	Simón González	PUR	563	193	49	46	49	49	192	47	48	48	49	178	48	39	43	48
53	274	Rafael Recto	PHI	553	188	47	47	47	47	185	43	46	48	48	180	44	46	43	47
54	244	Mario Sánchez	MEX	551	197	49	50	50	48	187	48	50	49	40	167	41	40	45	41
55	217	Leonard Bull	KEN	548	191	49	48	47	47	186	48	49	48	41	171	46	45	36	44
56	335	José Luis Rosales	ESA	543	192	48	49	47	48	186	49	47	50	40	165	44	44	43	34
57	212	Tom Ong	PHI	533	185	48	46	45	46	180	45	45	43	47	168	45	40	36	47
58	222	Peter Laurence	KEN	533	189	46	48	49	46	172	43	47	44	38	172	43	43	43	43
59	197	Bob McAuliffe	ISV	494	180	44	47	45	44	182	46	47	47	42	132	30	30	38	34
60	348	Kurt Rey	SUI	440	196	48	48	50	50	147	48	0	50	49	97	0	0	48	49
DNF	343	Roberto Tamagnini	SMR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNF	306	Fernando Miranda	PUR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	77	Alejandro Guerra	CUB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	248	Tserenjavyn Ölziibayar	MGL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	295	Chai Yun-Gwon	PRK	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–