| Date | 26 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Wolf Creek Shooting Complex, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Participants | 20 from 14 countries |
Yang Ling (CHN) won the gold medal in this event easily. He led the qualifying with 585, based on the highest score in the fast phase. He had a four-point lead going into the final and extended that to win by 6.0 points. Yang had set the world record only two months before the Olympics.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Yang Ling | CHN | 685.8 | 585 (1) | 685.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Xiao Jun | CHN | 679.8 | 577 (6) | 679.8 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Miroslav Januš | CZE | 678.4 | 580 (3) | 678.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | József Sike | HUN | 677.1 | 579 (4) | 677.1 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Dmitry Lykin | RUS | 676.7 | 581 (2) | 676.7 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Krister Holmberg | FIN | 672.4 | 578 (5) | 672.4 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Jens Zimmermann | GER | 672.2 | 574 (7) | 672.2 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Attila Solti | GUA | 667.0 | 570 (8) | 667.0 (8) | |||
| =9 | – | Yury Yermolenko | RUS | 569 | 569 (=9) | – | |||
| =9 | – | Oleg Moldovan | MDA | 569 | 569 (=9) | – | |||
| 11 | – | Michael Jakosits | GER | 568 | 568 (11) | – | |||
| 12 | – | Yury Rodnov | KAZ | 567 | 567 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | – | Luboš Račanský | CZE | 565 | 565 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | – | Tamás Burkus | HUN | 564 | 564 (14) | – | |||
| =15 | – | Hennadiy Avramenko | UKR | 563 | 563 (=15) | – | |||
| =15 | – | Yevhen Hekht | UKR | 563 | 563 (=15) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Carlo Colombo | ITA | 562 | 562 (17) | – | |||
| =18 | – | Kim Man-Chol | PRK | 560 | 560 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 | – | Bryan Wilson | AUS | 560 | 560 (=18) | – | |||
| 20 | – | Adam Saathoff | USA | 555 | 555 (20) | – |
| Date | 26 July 1996 — 9:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | 50 metres. 60 shots. 600 possible. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Slow Run Points | Fast Run Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Yang Ling | CHN | 585 | 294 | 291 | ||
| 2 | – | Dmitry Lykin | RUS | 581 | 298 | 283 | ||
| 3 | – | Miroslav Januš | CZE | 580 | 292 | 288 | ||
| 4 | – | József Sike | HUN | 579 | 293 | 286 | ||
| 5 | – | Krister Holmberg | FIN | 578 | 294 | 284 | ||
| 6 | – | Xiao Jun | CHN | 577 | 289 | 288 | ||
| 7 | – | Jens Zimmermann | GER | 574 | 290 | 284 | ||
| 8 | – | Attila Solti | GUA | 570 | 286 | 284 | ||
| =9 | – | Yury Yermolenko | RUS | 569 | 287 | 282 | ||
| =9 | – | Oleg Moldovan | MDA | 569 | 284 | 285 | ||
| 11 | – | Michael Jakosits | GER | 568 | 286 | 282 | ||
| 12 | – | Yury Rodnov | KAZ | 567 | 290 | 277 | ||
| 13 | – | Luboš Račanský | CZE | 565 | 287 | 278 | ||
| 14 | – | Tamás Burkus | HUN | 564 | 285 | 279 | ||
| =15 | – | Hennadiy Avramenko | UKR | 563 | 287 | 276 | ||
| =15 | – | Yevhen Hekht | UKR | 563 | 282 | 281 | ||
| 17 | – | Carlo Colombo | ITA | 562 | 288 | 274 | ||
| =18 | – | Kim Man-Chol | PRK | 560 | 286 | 274 | ||
| =18 | – | Bryan Wilson | AUS | 560 | 283 | 277 | ||
| 20 | – | Adam Saathoff | USA | 555 | 276 | 279 |
| Date | 26 July 1996 — 14:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round Points | Final Round Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Yang Ling | CHN | 685.8 | 585 | 100.8 | ||
| 2 | – | Xiao Jun | CHN | 679.8 | 577 | 102.8 | ||
| 3 | – | Miroslav Januš | CZE | 678.4 | 580 | 98.4 | ||
| 4 | – | József Sike | HUN | 677.1 | 579 | 98.1 | ||
| 5 | – | Dmitry Lykin | RUS | 676.7 | 581 | 95.7 | ||
| 6 | – | Krister Holmberg | FIN | 672.4 | 578 | 94.4 | ||
| 7 | – | Jens Zimmermann | GER | 672.2 | 574 | 98.2 | ||
| 8 | – | Attila Solti | GUA | 667.0 | 570 | 97.0 |