Men's trap

Olympic Trap

Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...

 shooting was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

. Michael Diamond

Michael Diamond (sport shooter)

Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM is a professional target shooter from Australia. Mastering the shotgun, Diamond succeeded in winning the Olympic gold medal for trap both in Atlanta and Sydney . He also holds the world record in double trap, and held the final world record in trap between 2007...

 won, setting two new Olympic records, ahead of two Americans

United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.- Gold:* Justin Huish — Archery, Men's Individual Competition* Justin Huish, Richard Johnson, and Rod White — Archery, Men's Team Competition...

. After the regular 150 targets, it took a marathon shoot-off to separate the silver and bronze medalists; after both shooters had hit 27 straight targets, Josh Lakatos

Josh Lakatos

Joshua David "Josh" Lakatos is a former Olympic target shooter.-Career:At the 1992 Olympic Trials, Lakatos didn't make the Olympic team, finishing in 7th place....

 hit his 28th while Lance Bade

Lance Bade

Lance Thomas Bade is a target shooter and three-time Olympian.-Career:At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Bade competed in the trap and double trap. In the trap, Bade won the bronze medal...

 missed.

Qualification round

Rank	Athlete	Country	Day 1	Day 2	Total	Shoot-off	Notes
1	Michael Diamond Michael Diamond (sport shooter) Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM is a professional target shooter from Australia. Mastering the shotgun, Diamond succeeded in winning the Olympic gold medal for trap both in Atlanta and Sydney . He also holds the world record in double trap, and held the final world record in trap between 2007...		74	50	124		Q OR
2	Lance Bade Lance Bade Lance Thomas Bade is a target shooter and three-time Olympian.-Career:At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Bade competed in the trap and double trap. In the trap, Bade won the bronze medal...		73	50	123		Q
3	Josh Lakatos Josh Lakatos Joshua David "Josh" Lakatos is a former Olympic target shooter.-Career:At the 1992 Olympic Trials, Lakatos didn't make the Olympic team, finishing in 7th place....		74	49	123		Q
4	John Maxwell		75	48	123		Q
5	Vladimir Slamka		74	48	122	?	Q
6	Zhang Bing Zhang Bing Zhang Bing is a male Chinese sports shooter. He competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and won a bronze medal in men's double trap.-References:...		74	48	122	?	Q
7	Manuel Vieira		72	50	122	?
8	Jiri Gach		72	49	121
9	Karsten Bindrich Karsten Bindrich Karsten Bindrich is a German sport shooter who specializes in the trap.At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint fourteenth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round.At the 2008 Olympic Games he finished in joint sixth place in the...		75	46	121
9	Peter Boden		74	47	121
9	George Leary		73	48	121
9	Zhang Yongjie		72	49	121
13	Zoltan Bodo		72	48	120
13	Pavel Kubec		73	47	120
13	Russell Mark Russell Mark Russell Andrew Mark, OAM is an Australian Trap and Double Trap shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the Olympic gold medal in Double Trap at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also won a silver Olympic medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...		72	48	120
13	Park Chul-sung		75	45	120
13	Giovanni Pellielo Giovanni Pellielo Giovanni Pellielo is an Italian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in Men's trap at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also won the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final.-Olympic...		72	48	120
13	Jose Perez José Pérez José Pérez is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he lost in the second round of the men's lightweight division to Mongalia's eventual bronze medalist Nergüin Enkhbat.-References:*...		74	46	120
13	João Rebelo		70	50	120
20	Fehaid Al Deehani Fehaid Al Deehani Fehaid Al Deehani was the Kuwaiti winner of the bronze medal for the men's Double Trap shooting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The medal was the first Olympic medal ever to be won by Kuwait. He was born in Kuwait City.-References:...		71	48	119
20	Xavier Bouvier		74	45	119
20	Jörg Damme		72	47	119
20	Philippe Dupont		71	48	119
20	Bret Erickson		72	47	119
20	Karoly Gombos		71	48	119
20	Jean Labatut		71	48	119
20	Lee Wung Yew		73	46	119
20	Frans Pace		72	47	119
20	Marcello Tittarelli		71	48	119
20	Marco Venturini		70	49	119
31	Francesco Amici Francesco Amici Francesco Amici is an Sammarinese sport shooter who specializes in the trap.At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint ninth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round....		70	48	118
31	Danilo Caro		72	46	118
31	Alejandro Fernández		72	46	118
31	David Kostelecký David Kostelecký David Kostelecký is a male Czech sports shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup final.-Olympic results:...		70	48	118
31	Mansher Singh Mansher Singh Mansher Singh is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.At the 2008 Olympic Games he finished in joint eighth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he...		69	49	118
31	Zhao Guisheng		70	48	118
37	Gerard Barcia		68	49	117
37	Kevin Gill		71	46	117
37	Ivan Gulev		69	48	117
37	Keld Hansen		70	47	117
37	Christophe Vicard		70	47	117
42	Thomas Allen		70	46	116
42	Armand Dousemont		69	47	116
42	Brant Woodward		71	45	116
45	Paulo Franca		70	45	115
45	Heikki Jaansalu		68	47	115
45	Dmytro Monakov		67	48	115
45	Ian Shaw		68	47	115
49	Jose Artecona		70	44	114
49	Francisco Boza Francisco Boza Francisco Boza is a Peruvian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later....		68	46	114
49	Cheng Shu Ming		67	47	114
49	Michel Daou		68	46	114
49	Alp Kizilsu		69	45	114
49	Uwe Möller		68	46	114
49	Frans Peeters		69	45	114
56	George Earnshaw		69	44	113
57	Michail Elpikidis		64	47	111
57	Huang I-chien		65	46	111

OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final

Final

Rank	Athlete	Qual	Final	Total	4th place shoot-off	Silver shoot-off	Notes
		124	25	149			OR
		123	24	147		28
		123	24	147		27
4		123	23	146	7
5		122	24	146	6
6		122	23	145

OR Olympic record