The men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol

25 m Rapid Fire Pistol

25 metre rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after which they were only slightly changed until the two major revisions of 1989 and 2005...

was a shooting sports

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

 event held as part of the Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin saw the reintroduction of 50 metre pistol but still only had three events. The competitions were held from August 6, 1936 to August 8, 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee...

 programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on August 6, 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee

Wannsee

Wannsee is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger Großer Wannsee and the Kleiner Wannsee , are located on the river Havel and are separated only by the Wannsee bridge...

. 53 shooters from 22 nations competed.

Medallists

Results

Starting order and times were decided by draw. The competition started at 8.30 a.m.

12-hour clock

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Weather: Dry and fairly overcast. The first round was affected at times by the wind.

Round 1: Three series to six shots - every target visible for eight seconds.

Round 2: Six shots - every target visible for six seconds.

Round 3: Six shots - every target visible for four seconds.

Round 4: Six shots - every target visible for three seconds.

Shoot off: Six shots - every target visible for two seconds.

After the first round all competitors were eliminated, which were not able to hit all 18 targets. After the second round another eleven shooters were eliminated, because they were unable to achieve all six hits. Again twelve marksmen were eliminated after round three. Seven of them only competed in round four to determine their final position. The fourth round forced an issue and the final shoot off determined the bronze medal.

Cornelius van Oyen

Cornelius van Oyen

Cornelius van Oyen was a German sport shooter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.- External links :*...

won the contest without missing any target.

Place	Shooter	Total	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Shoot off
1		36	18	6	6	6	-
2		35	18	6	6	5	-
3		34	18	6	6	4	4
4		34	18	6	6	4	1
5		33	18	6	6	3	-
6		29	18	6	5	6	3
7		29	18	6	5	6	1
8		29	18	6	5	3	-
9		29	18	6	5	2	-
10		29	18	6	5	1	-
11		28	18	6	4	-	-
12		28	18	6	4	-	-
13		28	18	6	4	4	-
14		28	18	6	4	2	-
15		28	18	6	4	-	-
16		26	18	6	2	-	-
17		26	18	6	2	-	-
18		23	18	5
19		23	18	5
20		23	18	5
21		23	18	5
22		22	18	4
23		22	18	4
24		22	18	4
25		22	18	4
26		21	18	3
27		21	18	3
28		19	18	1
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The results of the competitors which were eliminated in the first round are unknown. They are listed in the order they appear in the official report.