| | Event type
Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men
| Date | 21 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiako Kentro Skopovolis Markopoulou, Markopoulo |
| Participants | 17 from 14 countries |
Ralf Schumann (GER) was the World Champion in 1990 and 1998, the Olympic Champion in 1992 and 1996, the world record holder, and was favored in every rapid-fire competition he entered. In Athina he was tied after the preliminary round with two Russians, Sergey Polyakov and the 2000 gold medalist, Sergey Alifirenko. But the final round was all Schumann who easily won his third gold medal, posting the highest final round with 102.9. Polyakov won silver while Alifirenko added a bronze to his 2000 gold.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ralf Schumann |  GER | 694.9 | 592 (=1) | 694.9 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Sergey Polyakov |  RUS | 692.7 | 592 (=1) | 692.7 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Sergey Alifirenko | RUS | 692.3 | 592 (=1) | 692.3 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Oleh Tkachov |  UKR | 688.7 | 587 (5) | 688.7 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Iulian Raicea |  ROU | 687.6 | 588 (4) | 687.6 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Chen Yongqiang |  CHN | 683.8 | 586 (6) | 683.8 (6) | |||
| =7 | – | Zhang Penghui | CHN | 585 | 585 (=7) | – | |||
| =7 | – | Leuris Pupo |  CUB | 585 | 585 (=7) | – | |||
| 9 | – | Emil Milev |  BUL | 582 | 582 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Marco Spangenberg | GER | 581 | 581 (10) | – | |||
| 11 | – | Gang Hyeong-Cheol |  KOR | 580 | 580 (11) | – | |||
| =12 | – | Nik Marty |  SUI | 577 | 577 (=12) | – | |||
| =12 | – | Lajos Pálinkás |  HUN | 577 | 577 (=12) | – | |||
| 14 | – | Afanasijs Kuzmins |  LAT | 574 | 574 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | – | Shuji Tazawa |  JPN | 573 | 573 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | – | Kim Hyon-Ung |  PRK | 572 | 572 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Bruce Quick |  AUS | 571 | 571 (17) | – |
Preliminary Round
| Date | 21 August 2004 |
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| Format | 25 metres. 60 shots in two courses of 30. 600 possible. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Stage 1 Points | Stage 2 Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | – | Sergey Alifirenko | RUS | 592 | 294 | 298 | ||
| =1 | – | Sergey Polyakov | RUS | 592 | 296 | 296 | ||
| =1 | – | Ralf Schumann | GER | 592 | 297 | 295 | ||
| 4 | – | Iulian Raicea | ROU | 588 | 294 | 294 | ||
| 5 | – | Oleh Tkachov | UKR | 587 | 297 | 290 | ||
| 6 | – | Chen Yongqiang | CHN | 586 | 289 | 297 | ||
| =7 | – | Zhang Penghui | CHN | 585 | 291 | 294 | ||
| =7 | – | Leuris Pupo | CUB | 585 | 289 | 296 | ||
| 9 | – | Emil Milev | BUL | 582 | 288 | 294 | ||
| 10 | – | Marco Spangenberg | GER | 581 | 292 | 289 | ||
| 11 | – | Gang Hyeong-Cheol | KOR | 580 | 287 | 293 | ||
| =12 | – | Nik Marty | SUI | 577 | 289 | 288 | ||
| =12 | – | Lajos Pálinkás | HUN | 577 | 287 | 290 | ||
| 14 | – | Afanasijs Kuzmins | LAT | 574 | 282 | 292 | ||
| 15 | – | Shuji Tazawa | JPN | 573 | 287 | 286 | ||
| 16 | – | Kim Hyon-Ung | PRK | 572 | 282 | 290 | ||
| 17 | – | Bruce Quick | AUS | 571 | 283 | 288 |
Final Round
| Date | 21 August 2004 — 14:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top six from preliminary round advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Preliminary Round Points | Final Round Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ralf Schumann | GER | 694.9 | 592 | 102.9 | ||
| 2 | – | Sergey Polyakov | RUS | 692.7 | 592 | 100.7 | ||
| 3 | – | Sergey Alifirenko | RUS | 692.3 | 592 | 100.3 | ||
| 4 | – | Oleh Tkachov | UKR | 688.7 | 587 | 101.7 | ||
| 5 | – | Iulian Raicea | ROU | 687.6 | 588 | 99.6 | ||
| 6 | – | Chen Yongqiang | CHN | 683.8 | 586 | 97.8 |