| Date | 21 – 22 September 2000 | 
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | 
| Location | Sydney International Shooting Centre, Cecil Park, New South Wales | 
| Participants | 18 from 12 countries | 
After the 1996 Olympics, gold medalist Yang Ling led his Chinese team to the World Championship in team running target and also won a silver medal in the team standard pistol event. In Sydney, he became the first shooter to repeat as gold medalist in the running target event.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Yang Ling |  CHN | 681.1 | 581 (1) | 681.1 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Oleg Moldovan |  MDA | 681.0 | 580 (2) | 681.0 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Niu Zhiyuan |  CHN | 677.4 | 578 (3) | 677.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Pasi Wedman |  FIN | 672.1 | 575 (=5) | 672.1 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Dmitry Lykin |  RUS | 671.7 | 573 (=7) | 671.7 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Manfred Kurzer |  GER | 671.3 | 573 (=7) | 671.3 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Igor Kolesov |  RUS | 667.5 | 576 (4) | 667.5 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Miroslav Januš |  CZE | 666.8 | 575 (=5) | 666.8 (8) | |||
| 9 | – | Andrés Felipe Torres |  COL | 573 | 573 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Attila Solti |  GUA | 572 | 572 (10) | – | |||
| 11 | – | József Sike |  HUN | 571 | 571 (11) | – | |||
| =12 | – | József Ángyán |  HUN | 570 | 570 (=12) | – | |||
| =12 | – | Michael Jakosits |  GER | 570 | 570 (=12) | – | |||
| =12 | – | Adam Saathoff |  USA | 570 | 570 (=12) | – | |||
| 15 | – | Oleksandr Zinenko |  UKR | 569 | 569 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | – | David Jones |  AUS | 562 | 562 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Adam Gitsham |  AUS | 556 | 556 (17) | – | |||
| 18 | – | Lance Dement |  USA | 541 | 541 (18) | – | 
| Date | 21 – 22 September 2000 | 
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| Format | 60 shots in two courses of 30, one with a fast-running game, and one with a slow-running game. 600 possible. | 
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Slow Run Points | Fast Run Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Yang Ling |  CHN | 581 | 293 | 288 | ||
| 2 | – | Oleg Moldovan |  MDA | 580 | 293 | 287 | ||
| 3 | – | Niu Zhiyuan |  CHN | 578 | 286 | 292 | ||
| 4 | – | Igor Kolesov |  RUS | 576 | 293 | 283 | ||
| =5 | – | Pasi Wedman |  FIN | 575 | 287 | 288 | ||
| =5 | – | Miroslav Januš |  CZE | 575 | 293 | 282 | ||
| =7 | – | Dmitry Lykin |  RUS | 573 | 292 | 281 | ||
| =7 | – | Manfred Kurzer |  GER | 573 | 287 | 286 | ||
| 9 | – | Andrés Felipe Torres |  COL | 573 | 292 | 281 | ||
| 10 | – | Attila Solti |  GUA | 572 | 290 | 282 | ||
| 11 | – | József Sike |  HUN | 571 | 290 | 281 | ||
| =12 | – | József Ángyán |  HUN | 570 | 286 | 284 | ||
| =12 | – | Michael Jakosits |  GER | 570 | 290 | 280 | ||
| =12 | – | Adam Saathoff |  USA | 570 | 289 | 281 | ||
| 15 | – | Oleksandr Zinenko |  UKR | 569 | 293 | 276 | ||
| 16 | – | David Jones |  AUS | 562 | 288 | 274 | ||
| 17 | – | Adam Gitsham |  AUS | 556 | 285 | 271 | ||
| 18 | – | Lance Dement |  USA | 541 | 269 | 272 | 
| Date | 22 September 2000 — 12:00 | 
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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 | – | Yang Ling |  CHN | 681.1 | 581 | 100.1 | ||
| 2 | – | Oleg Moldovan |  MDA | 681.0 | 580 | 101.0 | ||
| 3 | – | Niu Zhiyuan |  CHN | 677.4 | 578 | 99.4 | ||
| 4 | – | Pasi Wedman |  FIN | 672.1 | 575 | 97.1 | ||
| 5 | – | Dmitry Lykin |  RUS | 671.7 | 573 | 98.7 | ||
| 6 | – | Manfred Kurzer |  GER | 671.3 | 573 | 98.3 | ||
| 7 | – | Igor Kolesov |  RUS | 667.5 | 576 | 91.5 | ||
| 8 | – | Miroslav Januš |  CZE | 666.8 | 575 | 91.8 |