The men's 10 metre air pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

was held on August 14 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre

Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre

The Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre was the site of the shooting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located in Markópoulo, on the outskirts of the eastern suburbs of Athens. It has a seating capacity of 4,000, though a public capacity of only 2,330 for the Olympics...

 near Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. Mikhail Nestruyev from Russia

Russia

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 set a new Olympic record in the qualification round of 60 shots with 591 points, only two points from the world record. However the gold was not safe because Chinese

China

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 veteran Wang Yifu

Wang Yifu

Wang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events....

 was only one point behind with 590. The ten-shot final became a very tight duel between the two. Nestruyev still had a one point lead with only two shots remaining, but the Chinese could advance to finally win by an extremely thin margin of 0.2 points, winning his second Olympic gold medal and sixth Olympic medal overall. At a rather large distance from the major combatants, Nestruyev's countryman Vladimir Isakov

Vladimir Isakov

Vladimir Isakov , is a male Russian sport shooter.He has been a member of the Russian national shooting team since 1991. He lives in Pushkino, and his married to Irina...

 took the bronze medal. A few days later, the tables were turned and Nestruyev finally won his Olympic gold medal, in the 50 metre pistol event.

Qualification round

The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 local time, immediately after the first final of the Games, the one in women's air rifle.

Rank	Athlete	Country	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	Mikhail Nestruyev		99	99	98	100	97	98	591	Q OR
2	Wang Yifu Wang Yifu Wang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events....		99	98	96	99	99	99	590	Q
3	Vladimir Isakov Vladimir Isakov Vladimir Isakov , is a male Russian sport shooter.He has been a member of the Russian national shooting team since 1991. He lives in Pushkino, and his married to Irina...		98	95	99	99	97	96	584	Q
4	Kim Hyon-ung		96	98	96	99	96	98	583	Q
5	Tanyu Kiryakov Tanyu Kiryakov Tanyu Kiryakov is a Bulgarian pistol shooter, the only shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion.- External links :*...		97	95	100	97	96	98	583	Q
6	Norayr Bakhtamyan		98	98	96	95	96	99	582	Q
7	Jin Jong-oh Jin Jong-oh Jin Jong-oh is a male South Korean sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics....		95	96	98	98	97	98	582	Q
8	Kim Jong-su		96	98	96	97	97	98	582	Q
9	Tan Zongliang Tan Zongliang Tan Zongliang is a male Chinese sports shooter. He has won two consecutive ISSF World Shooting Championships in 50 metre pistol: in 2002 in Lahti and in 2006 in Zagreb. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the same event, a medal that was upgraded to silver after Kim Jong-su's...		99	100	94	98	95	96	582
10	Sergey Babikov		93	97	95	99	99	98	581
11	Igor Basinski Igor Basinski Igor Basinski is a Belarusian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won silver medals in the 50 metre pistol at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...		96	98	96	96	98	96	580
11	Wojciech Knapik		96	94	98	98	98	96	580
13	Sorin Babii Sorin Babii Sorin Babii is a sport shooter from the Romania..-Records:-External links:*Profile of at the Sports References...		100	97	93	98	97	94	579
13	Kanstantsin Lukashyk Kanstantsin Lukashyk Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk is a Belarusian pistol shooter, most famous for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 16, shocking the world of competitive shooting...		97	97	95	96	98	96	579
13	Daryl Szarenski		97	96	98	95	98	95	579
13	Andrija Zlatić		97	94	98	97	94	99	579
17	Francesco Bruno Francesco Bruno Francesco Bruno is an Italian sport shooter. He won a gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2004....		94	96	99	96	96	97	578
17	João Costa João Costa (sport shooter) João Carlos Calvete Pereira da Costa is a Portuguese sports shooter who competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Costa has also qualified to compete in the men's 10 m air pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.-References:...		97	95	99	95	97	95	578
17	Viktor Makarov		96	99	99	94	96	94	578
20	Alexander Danilov Alexander Danilov Alexander Danilov is an Israeli pistol shooter, who was a member of the Israeli shooting team at the 2000 Sydney Games and 2004 Athens Games....		96	96	100	95	95	95	577
20	Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France.- Olympic Games :- World Championships :* 1994 World Championships :** Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol** Bronze Medal in 50 m Pistol...		98	91	98	98	95	97	577
20	Martin Tenk Martin Tenk Martin Tenk is a Czech sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...		93	97	96	98	98	95	577
23	Vigilio Fait		97	95	93	96	98	97	576
23	Vladimir Issachenko		93	98	98	96	97	94	576
23	Masaru Nakashige		96	94	96	99	97	94	576
23	Abdulla Ustaoglu		93	96	98	95	97	97	576
27	Roger Daniel		96	95	94	95	98	96	574
27	Lee Sang-do		95	94	96	96	96	97	574
27	David Moore		95	95	98	95	96	95	574
30	Norbelis Barzaga		94	96	96	96	97	94	573
30	Artur Gevorgjan		96	96	94	96	95	96	573
30	Shuji Tazawa		93	97	97	95	92	99	573
33	Jose Antonio Colado		96	97	93	98	98	90	572
33	Dionissios Georgakopoulos		94	97	93	95	96	97	572
33	Friedhelm Sack Friedhelm Sack Friedhelm Ferdinand Sack is a Namibian sport shooter. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. He is affiliated with the Windhoek Central Shooting Club....		94	98	97	92	95	96	572
36	Jakkrit Panichpatikum		88	98	97	97	96	95	571
36	Daniel Repacholi Daniel Repacholi Daniel Repacholi is an Australian sports shooter who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.-References:*...		94	95	95	96	97	94	571
36	Jason Turner Jason Turner (sport shooter) Jason Turner is an American sport shooter and Olympic athlete who finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the 10 metre air pistol final. Bronze medalist Kim Jong Su later tested positive for propranolol, disqualifying him and upgrading Turner's position to third...		96	92	95	97	94	97	571
39	Iulian Raicea		92	94	97	94	98	95	570
40	Chang Yi Ning		97	91	97	95	96	93	569
41	Nguyễn Mạnh Tường		93	92	92	99	97	95	568
42	Isidro Lorenzo		96	93	93	93	93	97	565
43	Simon Attila		90	94	95	97	92	94	562
44	Maximo Tomas Modesti		94	90	94	93	94	94	559
45	Khalid Mohamed		94	93	93	91	90	92	553
46	Chris Rice		88	88	93	94	91	97	551
47	Rudolf Knijnenburg		94	82	90	94	92	96	548

OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final

Final

The final began at 14:45 local time.

Rank	Athlete	Qual	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final	Total	Notes
		590	10.5	9.9	10.0	10.0	9.8	10.5	10.2	8.9	10.3	9.9	100.0	690.0	OR
		591	9.5	10.5	10.3	9.6	10.1	10.1	9.5	10.2	9.3	9.7	98.8	689.8
		584	10.8	9.4	9.3	9.8	10.3	9.9	10.4	10.5	9.5	10.4	100.3	684.3
4		583	10.7	9.7	9.9	9.8	9.7	10.7	10.0	9.3	10.3	10.3	100.4	683.4
5			9.9	10.0	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.0	10.0	9.9	10.1	9.9	100.9	682.9
6			10.1	9.4	10.2	9.8	9.0	10.7	9.6	9.6	10.4	10.2	99.0	682.0
7			10.2	9.1	10.2	10.4	9.6	10.4	8.9	10.4	10.3	10.4	99.9	681.9
8		582	10.1	10.3	10.1	10.2	9.4	8.5	9.9	9.9	10.5	10.3	99.2	681.2

OR Olympic record