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Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Women

Date	20 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Shooting Centre, Cecil Park, New South Wales
Participants	42 from 28 countries

Renata Mauer-Różańska had won the air rifle at the 1996 Olympics. She had led the small-bore event after the preliminaries but faltered and won a bronze medal. She was tied for first in 2000 after the preliminary round but was dominant in the final to win by 3.7 points. Two-time world champion Sonja Pfeilschifter had been tied after the preliminaries but struggled in the finals and dropped to fourth place.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Total Points	Preliminary Round	Final
1	–	Renata Mauer-Różańska	POL	684.6	585 (=1)	684.6 (1)	Gold
2	–	Tatyana Goldobina	RUS	680.9	585 (=1)	680.9 (2)	Silver
3	–	Mariya Feklistova	RUS	679.9	582 (6)	679.9 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Sonja Pfeilschifter	GER	678.5	585 (=1)	678.5 (4)
5	–	Shan Hong	CHN	676.9	580 (=7)	676.9 (5)
6	–	Anni Bissø	DEN	675.6	584 (4)	675.6 (6)
7	–	Olga Dovgun	KAZ	674.2	583 (5)	674.2 (7)
8	–	Melissa Mulloy	USA	673.7	580 (=7)	673.7 (8)
=9	–	Lindy Hansen	NOR	579	579 (=9)	–
=9	–	Lesia Leskiv	UKR	579	579 (=9)	–
=11	–	Vesela Lecheva	BUL	578	578 (=11)	–
=11	–	Volha Pahrebniak	BLR	578	578 (=11)	–
=11	–	Alexandra Schneider	GER	578	578 (=11)	–
=14	–	Nonka Matova	BUL	577	577 (=14)	–
=14	–	Lucie Valová	CZE	577	577 (=14)	–
16	–	Wang Xian	CHN	576	576 (16)	–
=17	–	Valérie Bellenoue	FRA	575	575 (=17)	–
=17	–	Petra Horneber	GER	575	575 (=17)	–
=17	–	Oriana Scheuss	SUI	575	575 (=17)	–
=20	–	Sue McCready	AUS	574	574 (=20)	–
=20	–	Iryna Shylava	BLR	574	574 (=20)	–
22	–	Aleksandra Ivošev	SCG	573	573 (22)	–
=23	–	Zorigtyn Batkhuyag	MGL	572	572 (=23)	–
=23	–	Aranka Binder	SCG	572	572 (=23)	–
=23	–	Gaby Bühlmann	SUI	572	572 (=23)	–
=26	–	Sharon Bowes	CAN	571	571 (=26)	–
=26	–	Jean Foster	USA	571	571 (=26)	–
=26	–	Mladenka Maleniča	CRO	571	571 (=26)	–
29	–	Nataliya Kalnysh	UKR	568	568 (29)	–
=30	–	Alyona Aksyonova	UZB	567	567 (=30)	–
=30	–	Eunice Caballero	CUB	567	567 (=30)	–
=30	–	Yuliya Shakhova	UZB	567	567 (=30)	–
33	–	Anjali Ramakanta Vedpathak	IND	566	566 (33)	–
34	–	Marina Pons	ESP	565	565 (34)	–
35	–	Thrine Kane	USA	562	562 (35)	–
36	–	Divna Pešić	MKD	561	561 (36)	–
37	–	Hiromi Misaki	JPN	558	558 (37)	–
38	–	Sabrina Sultana	BAN	554	554 (38)	–
39	–	Carrie Quigley	AUS	551	551 (39)	–
40	–	Cari Johnson	CAN	544	544 (40)	–
41	–	Amelia Fournel	ARG	542	542 (41)	–
42	–	Malini Wickramasinghe	SRI	528	528 (42)	–

Preliminary Round

Date	20 September 2000 — 9:00
Format	50 metres. 60 shots, 20 shots prone, 20 kneeling, and 20 standing. 200 possible at each distance, 600 posible overall.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Prone Points	Kneeling Points	Standing Points	Prone	Standing	Kneeling
=1	–	Renata Mauer-Różańska	POL	585	198	195	192	198 (NP)	192 (NP)	195 (NP)	Q
=1	–	Tatyana Goldobina	RUS	585	198	196	191	198 (NP)	191 (NP)	196 (NP)	Q
=1	–	Sonja Pfeilschifter	GER	585	200	197	188	200 (NP)	188 (NP)	197 (NP)	Q
4	–	Anni Bissø	DEN	584	199	193	192	199 (NP)	192 (NP)	193 (NP)	Q
5	–	Olga Dovgun	KAZ	583	197	198	188	197 (NP)	188 (NP)	198 (NP)	Q
6	–	Mariya Feklistova	RUS	582	194	196	192	194 (NP)	192 (NP)	196 (NP)	Q
=7	–	Shan Hong	CHN	580	198	197	185	198 (NP)	185 (NP)	197 (NP)	Q
=7	–	Melissa Mulloy	USA	580	197	190	193	197 (NP)	193 (NP)	190 (NP)	Q
=9	–	Lindy Hansen	NOR	579	197	195	187	197 (NP)	187 (NP)	195 (NP)
=9	–	Lesia Leskiv	UKR	579	199	192	188	199 (NP)	188 (NP)	192 (NP)
=11	–	Vesela Lecheva	BUL	578	196	194	188	196 (NP)	188 (NP)	194 (NP)
=11	–	Volha Pahrebniak	BLR	578	199	190	189	199 (NP)	189 (NP)	190 (NP)
=11	–	Alexandra Schneider	GER	578	197	195	186	197 (NP)	186 (NP)	195 (NP)
=14	–	Nonka Matova	BUL	577	199	192	186	199 (NP)	186 (NP)	192 (NP)
=14	–	Lucie Valová	CZE	577	193	192	192	193 (NP)	192 (NP)	192 (NP)
16	–	Wang Xian	CHN	576	197	190	189	197 (NP)	189 (NP)	190 (NP)
=17	–	Valérie Bellenoue	FRA	575	194	192	189	194 (NP)	189 (NP)	192 (NP)
=17	–	Petra Horneber	GER	575	197	189	189	197 (NP)	189 (NP)	189 (NP)
=17	–	Oriana Scheuss	SUI	575	197	191	187	197 (NP)	187 (NP)	191 (NP)
=20	–	Sue McCready	AUS	574	193	194	187	193 (NP)	187 (NP)	194 (NP)
=20	–	Iryna Shylava	BLR	574	196	193	185	196 (NP)	185 (NP)	193 (NP)
22	–	Aleksandra Ivošev	SCG	573	197	191	185	197 (NP)	185 (NP)	191 (NP)
=23	–	Zorigtyn Batkhuyag	MGL	572	194	191	187	194 (NP)	187 (NP)	191 (NP)
=23	–	Aranka Binder	SCG	572	196	189	187	196 (NP)	187 (NP)	189 (NP)
=23	–	Gaby Bühlmann	SUI	572	196	183	193	196 (NP)	193 (NP)	183 (NP)
=26	–	Sharon Bowes	CAN	571	196	190	185	196 (NP)	185 (NP)	190 (NP)
=26	–	Jean Foster	USA	571	198	188	185	198 (NP)	185 (NP)	188 (NP)
=26	–	Mladenka Maleniča	CRO	571	196	192	183	196 (NP)	183 (NP)	192 (NP)
29	–	Nataliya Kalnysh	UKR	568	197	194	177	197 (NP)	177 (NP)	194 (NP)
=30	–	Alyona Aksyonova	UZB	567	194	188	185	194 (NP)	185 (NP)	188 (NP)
=30	–	Eunice Caballero	CUB	567	188	193	186	188 (NP)	186 (NP)	193 (NP)
=30	–	Yuliya Shakhova	UZB	567	192	188	187	192 (NP)	187 (NP)	188 (NP)
33	–	Anjali Ramakanta Vedpathak	IND	566	196	185	185	196 (NP)	185 (NP)	185 (NP)
34	–	Marina Pons	ESP	565	187	190	188	187 (NP)	188 (NP)	190 (NP)
35	–	Thrine Kane	USA	562	188	191	183	188 (NP)	183 (NP)	191 (NP)
36	–	Divna Pešić	MKD	561	190	181	190	190 (NP)	190 (NP)	181 (NP)
37	–	Hiromi Misaki	JPN	558	197	180	181	197 (NP)	181 (NP)	180 (NP)
38	–	Sabrina Sultana	BAN	554	189	189	176	189 (NP)	176 (NP)	189 (NP)
39	–	Carrie Quigley	AUS	551	198	179	174	198 (NP)	174 (NP)	179 (NP)
40	–	Cari Johnson	CAN	544	193	183	168	193 (NP)	168 (NP)	183 (NP)
41	–	Amelia Fournel	ARG	542	188	177	177	188 (NP)	177 (NP)	177 (NP)
42	–	Malini Wickramasinghe	SRI	528	191	165	172	191 (NP)	172 (NP)	165 (NP)

Final Round

Date	20 September 2000 — 12:15
Format	Top eight from preliminary round advanced to the final round.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Total Points	Preliminary Round Points	Final Round Points
1	–	Renata Mauer-Różańska	POL	684.6	585	99.6
2	–	Tatyana Goldobina	RUS	680.9	585	95.9
3	–	Mariya Feklistova	RUS	679.9	582	97.9
4	–	Sonja Pfeilschifter	GER	678.5	585	93.5
5	–	Shan Hong	CHN	676.9	580	96.9
6	–	Anni Bissø	DEN	675.6	584	91.6
7	–	Olga Dovgun	KAZ	674.2	583	91.2
8	–	Melissa Mulloy	USA	673.7	580	93.7