Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle prone explained

Event:	50 metre rifle prone
Games:	1972 Summer
Date:	August 28, 1972
Competitors:	101
Nations:	58
Goldnoc:	PRK
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronzenoc:	ROU
Win Label:	Winning score
Win Value:	599 WR
Next:	1976

The following are the results of the 50 metre rifle prone competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The gold medal was won by Ri Ho-jun of North Korea, this was the first ever medal for a North Korean athlete at the Summer Olympics. It appeared that Vic Auer from the United States won the gold with 598. After a controversial "review" the official scores were announced and the judges gave Li 599 for the gold medal.^[1]

Final

The format was: 50 metres prone. 60 shots in prone position. For a possible score of 600. All ties are broken by the best score in the sixth stage, if still tied it goes to the fifth stage and continues until the tie is broken.

Rank	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
		99	100	100	100	100	100	599 WR
		100	98	100	100	100	100	598
		100	100	100	99	100	99	598
4		99	100	99	99	100	100	597
5		100	100	98	99	100	100	597
6		100	100	99	99	99	100	597
7		99	99	100	100	100	99	597
8		100	99	100	100	99	99	597
9		100	100	100	100	98	99	597
10		99	99	99	100	99	100	596
11		100	100	99	98	100	99	596
12		100	99	100	99	99	99	596
13		100	100	100	98	100	98	596
14		99	98	100	99	100	99	595
15		99	99	100	99	99	99	595
16		99	100	98	100	100	98	595
17		99	100	99	99	100	98	595
18		99	98	99	99	99	100	594
19		98	100	100	97	99	100	594
20		100	98	99	99	98	100	594
21		99	98	99	100	99	99	594
22		99	99	99	100	98	99	594
23		100	99	97	98	100	99	593
24		98	99	99	99	99	99	593
25		98	100	98	99	99	99	593
26		98	99	100	98	99	99	593
27		96	99	100	100	100	98	593
28		99	97	100	99	100	98	593
29		99	98	100	100	99	97	593
30		100	98	99	100	99	97	593
31		99	100	99	99	99	97	593
32		98	100	97	98	99	100	592
33		98	99	98	99	98	100	592
34		97	99	99	98	100	99	592
35		100	97	98	98	100	99	592
36		97	99	99	99	99	99	592
37		99	99	98	99	98	99	592
38		99	100	97	100	97	99	592
39		99	100	98	99	97	99	592
40		100	99	99	98	99	97	592
41		98	98	99	97	99	100	591
42		97	98	99	99	99	99	591
43		98	98	98	99	99	99	591
44		97	99	99	99	98	99	591
45		98	100	99	98	98	98	591
46		98	100	100	100	97	96	591
47		97	98	97	98	100	100	590
48	Sándor Nagy	98	99	98	98	97	100	590
49		97	98	99	100	96	100	590
50		95	98	99	100	99	99	590
51		98	99	98	98	99	98	590
52		99	99	98	97	99	98	590
53		99	99	96	100	98	98	590
54		98	98	97	100	100	97	590
55		97	98	99	99	100	97	590
56		100	99	96	99	100	96	590
57		96	98	97	100	99	99	589
58		98	98	95	100	99	99	589
59		97	96	100	99	98	99	589
60		99	98	98	96	100	98	589
61		98	98	99	98	98	98	589
62		98	99	99	96	98	98	588
63		98	95	97	98	100	99	587
64		100	96	97	99	97	98	587
65		97	99	98	98	98	97	587
66		100	96	98	98	99	96	587
67		100	97	97	99	99	95	587
68		97	96	97	98	99	99	586
69		99	98	97	100	94	98	589
70		96	98	98	99	98	97	586
71		96	98	97	99	97	98	585
72		98	97	99	96	98	97	585
73		96	98	99	99	97	96	585
74		97	98	96	96	99	98	584
75		95	99	98	96	98	98	584
76		97	98	96	97	99	97	584
77		98	95	95	100	97	98	583
78		98	97	97	96	97	98	583
79		96	95	100	98	96	98	583
80		97	95	98	98	98	97	583
81		95	96	98	98	100	96	583
82		99	98	96	98	97	95	583
83		97	95	98	99	96	97	582
84		94	98	97	100	93	99	581
85		98	98	98	95	96	96	581
86		97	97	98	94	96	98	580
87		99	99	95	96	95	96	580
88		98	95	99	97	97	94	580
89		97	94	97	100	95	96	579
90		98	96	94	97	94	99	578
91		97	93	97	97	97	95	576
92		96	95	96	94	96	98	575
93		97	95	95	97	94	97	575
94		96	99	94	97	93	96	575
95		97	96	96	93	95	95	572
96		98	96	94	95	96	93	572
97		92	94	96	98	96	94	570
98		94	94	96	96	93	96	569
99		93	95	97	96	92	94	567
100		93	93	96	93	96	95	566
101		87	94	94	94	95	91	555
-								DNS
-								DNS

External links

Official report pg. 229

Notes and References

Web site: Shooting at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045356/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SHO/mixed-small-bore-rifle-prone-50-metres.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 14 February 2016. Sports Reference.