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Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol

Men's 50 metre pistol
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Mollet del Vallès
Competitors 44 from 29 nations
Winning score 658
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kanstantsin Lukashyk  Unified Team
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wang Yifu  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ragnar Skanåker  Sweden
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1st, gold medalist(s) Kanstantsin Lukashyk  Unified Team
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wang Yifu  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ragnar Skanåker  Sweden

Men's 50 metre pistol (then known as free pistol) was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Kanstantsin Lukashyk, a 16-year-old Belarusian, unexpectedly had the pre-final lead. The final became severely interrupted by a pistol malfunction, originally assumed to be a technical fault in the electronic target system, for Tanyu Kiryakov who was second but had to leave the competition short of finishing his ten shots. Lukashyk needed a nine for his last shot, and it broke only seconds before the 75-second deadline, but was a nine indeed, and so the sensation was a fact. Wang Yifu won the silver medal and Ragnar Skanåker, 42 years older than the gold medalist, came third, winning his fourth Olympic medal in this event.

Q Qualified for final

DNF Did not finish


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