| | Event type
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men
| Date | 22 September 1988 — 15:30 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Taeneung International Shooting Range, Seoul |
| Participants | 47 from 25 countries |
Malcolm Cooper was the defending gold medalist and also won the 1986 World Championships. In the prelims, his teammate, Alister Allan, led with 1,181 to 1,180 for Cooper. But Allan struggled in the final round, and Cooper went thru with 99.3 to defend his gold medal. Soviet Kiril Ivanov was only tied for fifth after the preliminary round, but had the highest score in the final with 102.0 to move up to the bronze medal.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Malcolm Cooper |  GBR | 1,279.3 | 1,180 (2) | 1,279.3 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Alister Allan | GBR | 1,275.6 | 1,181 (1) | 1,275.6 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Kirill Ivanov |  URS | 1,275.0 | 1,173 (=5) | 1,275.0 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Klavs Jørn Christensen |  DEN | 1,273.6 | 1,177 (3) | 1,273.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Glenn Dubis |  USA | 1,273.5 | 1,174 (4) | 1,273.5 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Hrachya Petikyan | URS | 1,272.2 | 1,173 (=5) | 1,272.2 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Harald Stenvaag |  NOR | 1,271.7 | 1,173 (=5) | 1,271.7 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Goran Maksimović |  YUG | 1,271.5 | 1,173 (=5) | 1,271.5 (8) | |||
| 9 | – | Zhang Yingzhou |  CHN | 1,172 | 1,172 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Andreas Wolfram |  GDR | 1,172 | 1,172 (10) | – | |||
| =11 | – | Geir Skirbekk | NOR | 1,170 | 1,170 (=11) | – | |||
| =11 | – | Attila Záhonyi |  HUN | 1,170 | 1,170 (=11) | – | |||
| =13 | – | Jean-Pierre Amat |  FRA | 1,169 | 1,169 (=13) | – | |||
| =13 | – | Dan Durben | USA | 1,169 | 1,169 (=13) | – | |||
| =15 | – | Jorge González |  ESP | 1,168 | 1,168 (=15) | – | |||
| =15 | – | Pavel Soukeník |  TCH | 1,168 | 1,168 (=15) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Juha Hirvi |  FIN | 1,167 | 1,167 (17) | – | |||
| =18 | – | Olaf Heß | GDR | 1,166 | 1,166 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 | – | Stefan Lövbom |  SWE | 1,166 | 1,166 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 | – | Norbert Sturny |  SUI | 1,166 | 1,166 (=18) | – | |||
| =21 | – | Pascal Bessy | FRA | 1,165 | 1,165 (=21) | – | |||
| =21 | – | Gwon Taek-Yeol |  KOR | 1,165 | 1,165 (=21) | – | |||
| =21 | – | Eduard Papirov |  ISR | 1,165 | 1,165 (=21) | – | |||
| =21 | – | Srećko Pejović | YUG | 1,165 | 1,165 (=21) | – | |||
| =25 | – | Jean-François Sénécal |  CAN | 1,164 | 1,164 (=25) | – | |||
| =25 | – | Xu Xiaoguang | CHN | 1,164 | 1,164 (=25) | – | |||
| 27 | – | Petar Zapryanov |  BUL | 1,162 | 1,162 (27) | – | |||
| =28 | – | Ryohei Koba |  JPN | 1,161 | 1,161 (=28) | – | |||
| =28 | – | Lee Eun-Cheol | KOR | 1,161 | 1,161 (=28) | – | |||
| =28 | – | Ulrich Lind |  FRG | 1,161 | 1,161 (=28) | – | |||
| =28 | – | Georgi Polyakov | BUL | 1,161 | 1,161 (=28) | – | |||
| =32 | – | Sándor Bereczky | HUN | 1,160 | 1,160 (=32) | – | |||
| =32 | – | Petr Kůrka | TCH | 1,160 | 1,160 (=32) | – | |||
| 34 | – | Kurt Thune | FIN | 1,159 | 1,159 (34) | – | |||
| 35 | – | Pierre-Alain Dufaux | SUI | 1,158 | 1,158 (35) | – | |||
| =36 | – | Lothar Heinrich |  AUT | 1,157 | 1,157 (=36) | – | |||
| =36 | – | Mart Klepp | CAN | 1,157 | 1,157 (=36) | – | |||
| =38 | – | Hannes Gufler | AUT | 1,155 | 1,155 (=38) | – | |||
| =38 | – | Kurt Hillenbrand | FRG | 1,155 | 1,155 (=38) | – | |||
| =40 | – | José Álvarez |  MEX | 1,154 | 1,154 (=40) | – | |||
| =40 | – | Donald Brook |  AUS | 1,154 | 1,154 (=40) | – | |||
| 42 | – | Jørgen Herlufsen | DEN | 1,153 | 1,153 (42) | – | |||
| 43 | – | Itzhak Yonassi | ISR | 1,152 | 1,152 (43) | – | |||
| 44 | – | Kaoru Matsuo | JPN | 1,147 | 1,147 (44) | – | |||
| 45 | – | Per Hansson | SWE | 1,146 | 1,146 (45) | – | |||
| 46 | – | Alan Smith | AUS | 1,143 | 1,143 (46) | – | |||
| 47 | – | Bruce Meredith |  ISV | 1,141 | 1,141 (47) | – |
Preliminary Round
| Date | 22 September 1988 |
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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 | Points | Prone Points | Kneeling Points | Standing Points | Prone | Kneeling | Standing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Alister Allan | GBR | 1,181 | 399 | 396 | 386 | 399 (NP) | 396 (NP) | 386 (NP) | ||
| 2 | – | Malcolm Cooper | GBR | 1,180 | 400 | 393 | 387 | 400 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| 3 | – | Klavs Jørn Christensen | DEN | 1,177 | 399 | 391 | 387 | 399 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| 4 | – | Glenn Dubis | USA | 1,174 | 400 | 388 | 386 | 400 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 386 (NP) | ||
| =5 | – | Kirill Ivanov | URS | 1,173 | 399 | 392 | 382 | 399 (NP) | 392 (NP) | 382 (NP) | ||
| =5 | – | Hrachya Petikyan | URS | 1,173 | 394 | 392 | 387 | 394 (NP) | 392 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| =5 | – | Harald Stenvaag | NOR | 1,173 | 395 | 389 | 389 | 395 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 389 (NP) | ||
| =5 | – | Goran Maksimović | YUG | 1,173 | 399 | 391 | 383 | 399 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 383 (NP) | ||
| 9 | – | Zhang Yingzhou | CHN | 1,172 | 397 | 389 | 386 | 397 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 386 (NP) | ||
| 10 | – | Andreas Wolfram | GDR | 1,172 | 396 | 391 | 385 | 396 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 385 (NP) | ||
| =11 | – | Geir Skirbekk | NOR | 1,170 | 397 | 390 | 383 | 397 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 383 (NP) | ||
| =11 | – | Attila Záhonyi | HUN | 1,170 | 398 | 385 | 387 | 398 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 387 (NP) | ||
| =13 | – | Jean-Pierre Amat | FRA | 1,169 | 398 | 394 | 377 | 398 (NP) | 394 (NP) | 377 (NP) | ||
| =13 | – | Dan Durben | USA | 1,169 | 397 | 393 | 379 | 397 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 379 (NP) | ||
| =15 | – | Jorge González | ESP | 1,168 | 399 | 390 | 379 | 399 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 379 (NP) | ||
| =15 | – | Pavel Soukeník | TCH | 1,168 | 398 | 395 | 375 | 398 (NP) | 395 (NP) | 375 (NP) | ||
| 17 | – | Juha Hirvi | FIN | 1,167 | 397 | 386 | 384 | 397 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 384 (NP) | ||
| =18 | – | Olaf Heß | GDR | 1,166 | 395 | 393 | 378 | 395 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 378 (NP) | ||
| =18 | – | Stefan Lövbom | SWE | 1,166 | 399 | 391 | 376 | 399 (NP) | 391 (NP) | 376 (NP) | ||
| =18 | – | Norbert Sturny | SUI | 1,166 | 398 | 388 | 380 | 398 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 380 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | Pascal Bessy | FRA | 1,165 | 395 | 389 | 381 | 395 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 381 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | Gwon Taek-Yeol | KOR | 1,165 | 397 | 387 | 381 | 397 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 381 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | Eduard Papirov | ISR | 1,165 | 399 | 388 | 378 | 399 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 378 (NP) | ||
| =21 | – | Srećko Pejović | YUG | 1,165 | 395 | 393 | 377 | 395 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 377 (NP) | ||
| =25 | – | Jean-François Sénécal | CAN | 1,164 | 397 | 387 | 380 | 397 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 380 (NP) | ||
| =25 | – | Xu Xiaoguang | CHN | 1,164 | 397 | 389 | 378 | 397 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 378 (NP) | ||
| 27 | – | Petar Zapryanov | BUL | 1,162 | 398 | 385 | 379 | 398 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 379 (NP) | ||
| =28 | – | Ryohei Koba | JPN | 1,161 | 398 | 382 | 381 | 398 (NP) | 382 (NP) | 381 (NP) | ||
| =28 | – | Lee Eun-Cheol | KOR | 1,161 | 395 | 387 | 379 | 395 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 379 (NP) | ||
| =28 | – | Ulrich Lind | FRG | 1,161 | 399 | 387 | 375 | 399 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 375 (NP) | ||
| =28 | – | Georgi Polyakov | BUL | 1,161 | 396 | 390 | 375 | 396 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 375 (NP) | ||
| =32 | – | Sándor Bereczky | HUN | 1,160 | 398 | 390 | 372 | 398 (NP) | 390 (NP) | 372 (NP) | ||
| =32 | – | Petr Kůrka | TCH | 1,160 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 396 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 375 (NP) | ||
| 34 | – | Kurt Thune | FIN | 1,159 | 395 | 386 | 378 | 395 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 378 (NP) | ||
| 35 | – | Pierre-Alain Dufaux | SUI | 1,158 | 397 | 385 | 376 | 397 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 376 (NP) | ||
| =36 | – | Lothar Heinrich | AUT | 1,157 | 391 | 393 | 373 | 391 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 373 (NP) | ||
| =36 | – | Mart Klepp | CAN | 1,157 | 395 | 393 | 369 | 395 (NP) | 393 (NP) | 369 (NP) | ||
| =38 | – | Hannes Gufler | AUT | 1,155 | 392 | 388 | 375 | 392 (NP) | 388 (NP) | 375 (NP) | ||
| =38 | – | Kurt Hillenbrand | FRG | 1,155 | 395 | 389 | 371 | 395 (NP) | 389 (NP) | 371 (NP) | ||
| =40 | – | José Álvarez | MEX | 1,154 | 398 | 387 | 369 | 398 (NP) | 387 (NP) | 369 (NP) | ||
| =40 | – | Donald Brook | AUS | 1,154 | 397 | 385 | 372 | 397 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 372 (NP) | ||
| 42 | – | Jørgen Herlufsen | DEN | 1,153 | 398 | 386 | 369 | 398 (NP) | 386 (NP) | 369 (NP) | ||
| 43 | – | Itzhak Yonassi | ISR | 1,152 | 395 | 383 | 374 | 395 (NP) | 383 (NP) | 374 (NP) | ||
| 44 | – | Kaoru Matsuo | JPN | 1,147 | 395 | 380 | 372 | 395 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 372 (NP) | ||
| 45 | – | Per Hansson | SWE | 1,146 | 396 | 385 | 365 | 396 (NP) | 385 (NP) | 365 (NP) | ||
| 46 | – | Alan Smith | AUS | 1,143 | 397 | 373 | 373 | 397 (NP) | 373 (NP) | 373 (NP) | ||
| 47 | – | Bruce Meredith | ISV | 1,141 | 397 | 380 | 364 | 397 (NP) | 380 (NP) | 364 (NP) |
Final Round
| Date | 22 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Malcolm Cooper | GBR | 1,279.3 | ||
| 2 | – | Alister Allan | GBR | 1,275.6 | ||
| 3 | – | Kirill Ivanov | URS | 1,275.0 | ||
| 4 | – | Klavs Jørn Christensen | DEN | 1,273.6 | ||
| 5 | – | Glenn Dubis | USA | 1,273.5 | ||
| 6 | – | Hrachya Petikyan | URS | 1,272.2 | ||
| 7 | – | Harald Stenvaag | NOR | 1,271.7 | ||
| 8 | – | Goran Maksimović | YUG | 1,271.5 |