| Date | 26 July 1996 |
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| 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 | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 | Yang Ling | CHN | 585 (1) | 685.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 450 | Xiao Jun | CHN | 577 (6) | 679.8 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 467 | Miroslav Januš | CZE | 580 (3) | 678.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 520 | József Sike | HUN | 579 (4) | 677.1 (4) | |||
| 5 | 609 | Dmitry Lykin | RUS | 581 (2) | 676.7 (5) | |||
| 6 | 483 | Krister Holmberg | FIN | 578 (5) | 672.4 (6) | |||
| 7 | 506 | Jens Zimmermann | GER | 574 (7) | 672.2 (7) | |||
| 8 | 513 | Attila Solti | GUA | 570 (8) | 667.0 (8) | |||
| =9 | 608 | Yury Yermolenko | RUS | 569 (=9) | – | |||
| =9 | 563 | Oleg Moldovan | MDA | 569 (=9) | – | |||
| 11 | 501 | Michael Jakosits | GER | 568 (11) | – | |||
| 12 | 544 | Yury Rodnov | KAZ | 567 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | 470 | Luboš Račanský | CZE | 565 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | 517 | Tamás Burkus | HUN | 564 (14) | – | |||
| =15 | 529 | Hennadiy Avramenko | UKR | 563 (=15) | – | |||
| =15 | 589 | Yevhen Hekht | UKR | 563 (=15) | – | |||
| 17 | 634 | Carlo Colombo | ITA | 562 (17) | – | |||
| =18 | 635 | Kim Man-Chol | PRK | 560 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 | 414 | Bryan Wilson | AUS | 560 (=18) | – | |||
| 20 | 658 | Adam Saathoff | USA | 555 (20) | – |
| Date | 26 July 1996 — 9:00 |
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| Format | 50 metres. 60 shots. 600 possible. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Slow Run Points | Slow Run Course 1 Points | Slow Run Course 2 Points | Show Run Course 3 Points | Fast Run Points | Fast Run Course 1 Points | Fast Run Course 2 Points | Fast Run Course 3 Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 | Yang Ling | CHN | 585 | 294 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 291 | 97 | 98 | 96 | ||
| 2 | 609 | Dmitry Lykin | RUS | 581 | 298 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 283 | 96 | 95 | 92 | ||
| 3 | 467 | Miroslav Januš | CZE | 580 | 292 | 97 | 99 | 96 | 288 | 95 | 95 | 98 | ||
| 4 | 520 | József Sike | HUN | 579 | 293 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 286 | 95 | 95 | 96 | ||
| 5 | 483 | Krister Holmberg | FIN | 578 | 294 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 284 | 96 | 96 | 92 | ||
| 6 | 450 | Xiao Jun | CHN | 577 | 289 | 95 | 99 | 95 | 288 | 93 | 98 | 97 | ||
| 7 | 506 | Jens Zimmermann | GER | 574 | 290 | 94 | 99 | 97 | 284 | 97 | 94 | 93 | ||
| 8 | 513 | Attila Solti | GUA | 570 | 286 | 90 | 98 | 98 | 284 | 93 | 94 | 97 | ||
| =9 | 608 | Yury Yermolenko | RUS | 569 | 287 | 92 | 99 | 96 | 282 | 90 | 96 | 96 | ||
| =9 | 563 | Oleg Moldovan | MDA | 569 | 284 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 285 | 92 | 98 | 95 | ||
| 11 | 501 | Michael Jakosits | GER | 568 | 286 | 89 | 98 | 99 | 282 | 95 | 91 | 96 | ||
| 12 | 544 | Yury Rodnov | KAZ | 567 | 290 | 97 | 94 | 99 | 277 | 95 | 92 | 90 | ||
| 13 | 470 | Luboš Račanský | CZE | 565 | 287 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 278 | 93 | 95 | 90 | ||
| 14 | 517 | Tamás Burkus | HUN | 564 | 285 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 279 | 87 | 95 | 97 | ||
| =15 | 529 | Hennadiy Avramenko | UKR | 563 | 287 | 96 | 98 | 93 | 276 | 90 | 92 | 94 | ||
| =15 | 589 | Yevhen Hekht | UKR | 563 | 282 | 92 | 91 | 99 | 281 | 95 | 96 | 90 | ||
| 17 | 634 | Carlo Colombo | ITA | 562 | 288 | 95 | 93 | 100 | 274 | 88 | 90 | 96 | ||
| =18 | 635 | Kim Man-Chol | PRK | 560 | 286 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 274 | 91 | 89 | 94 | ||
| =18 | 414 | Bryan Wilson | AUS | 560 | 283 | 91 | 94 | 98 | 277 | 95 | 93 | 89 | ||
| 20 | 658 | Adam Saathoff | USA | 555 | 276 | 89 | 96 | 91 | 279 | 93 | 90 | 96 |
| Date | 26 July 1996 — 14:30 |
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| Format | Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round Points | Final Round Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 | Yang Ling | CHN | 685.8 | 585 | 100.8 | ||
| 2 | 450 | Xiao Jun | CHN | 679.8 | 577 | 102.8 | ||
| 3 | 467 | Miroslav Januš | CZE | 678.4 | 580 | 98.4 | ||
| 4 | 520 | József Sike | HUN | 677.1 | 579 | 98.1 | ||
| 5 | 609 | Dmitry Lykin | RUS | 676.7 | 581 | 95.7 | ||
| 6 | 483 | Krister Holmberg | FIN | 672.4 | 578 | 94.4 | ||
| 7 | 506 | Jens Zimmermann | GER | 672.2 | 574 | 98.2 | ||
| 8 | 513 | Attila Solti | GUA | 667.0 | 570 | 97.0 |