Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle explained

Event:	Men's 10 metre air rifle
Games:	2004 Summer
Venue:	Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre
Date:	16 August 2004
Competitors:	47
Nations:	33
Gold:	Zhu Qinan
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Li Jie
Silvernoc:	CHN
Bronze:	Jozef Gönci
Bronzenoc:	SVK
Win Label:	Winning score
Win Value:	702.7 WR
Prev:	2000
Next:	2008

The men's 10 metre air rifle competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on 16 August at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece.^[1]

The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with an air rifle at 10 metres distance from the standing position. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1, with a maximum score of 10.

The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired an additional 10 shots. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. The total score from all 70 shots was used to determine final ranking.

China's Zhu Qinan stunned the entire worldwide audience as he came from nowhere to snatch the Olympic gold in air rifle shooting, smashing a new world record of 702.7 points. Zhu also enjoyed his teammate Li Jie taking home the silver medal with 702.7, as the Chinese marksmen led the medal haul in a blistering 1–2 finish.^[2] ^[3] Slovakia's world number one Jozef Gönci came up with a steady feat in the final to claim the bronze on 697.4 points. Earlier in the prelims, Zhu set a junior world standard to grab the top seed in the six-man final, just one point short of the perfect grade 600 that had been successfully recorded by Thailand's Tevarit Majchacheeap in 2000.^[4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Qualification round

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	100	100	100	99	599	Q,
2	100	100	100	100	99	99	598	Q
3	99	100	99	100	100	99	597	Q
4	99	98	100	100	100	99	596	Q
5	100	100	99	99	98	99	595	Q
6	98	100	100	99	100	98	595	Q
7	100	99	98	98	99	100	594	Q
8	98	98	99	100	100	99	594	Q
9	99	98	100	99	99	99	594
9	100	99	100	99	98	98	594
9	99	99	98	100	100	98	594
12	99	98	100	99	98	99	593
12	98	98	99	100	100	98	593
12	99	97	99	99	99	100	593
12	98	100	100	99	98	98	593
12	98	99	99	99	98	100	593
12	99	98	100	99	99	98	593
18	96	99	99	99	99	100	592
18	100	99	99	98	100	97	592
18	98	100	98	99	99	98	592
18	99	99	99	98	98	99	592
22	99	97	99	100	98	98	591
22	97	100	100	99	97	98	591
24	96	100	99	99	99	97	590
24	99	99	99	99	97	97	590
24	94	99	99	100	99	99	590
24	97	100	97	99	99	98	590
24	99	99	99	96	98	99	590
29	96	100	99	96	98	100	589
29	97	98	99	99	99	97	589
29	98	98	96	99	99	99	589
29	99	98	99	98	98	97	589
33	99	98	100	96	98	98	588
33	99	98	99	99	98	95	588
35	99	96	97	100	98	97	587
35	99	98	96	97	98	99	587
35	97	99	96	100	97	98	587
35	98	99	96	98	100	96	587
39	99	98	97	98	96	98	586
39	97	96	99	98	97	99	586
41	96	98	97	99	97	97	584
41	96	98	97	99	98	96	584
43	96	95	98	97	99	98	583
44	96	96	98	98	99	95	582
45	96	98	98	98	94	96	580
46	97	94	96	95	98	99	579
47	96	95	96	98	95	96	576

Final

Rank	Qual	Final	Total	Shoot-off	Notes
	599	103.7	702.7		WR
	598	103.3	701.3
	596	101.4	697.4
4		101.6	696.6
5	595	101.3		10.6
6	594	102.3	696.3	10.4
7	597	97.6	694.6
8		100.5	694.5

External links

Official Results

Notes and References

Web site: Shooting at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181328/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/SHO/mens-air-rifle-10-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 March 2020.
News: Chinese finish 1-2 in men's 10m air rifle with world record. https://web.archive.org/web/20041206115024/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-08/16/content_1797799.htm. dead. 6 December 2004. Xinhua. 16 August 2004. 19 August 2015.
News: Balogh wins trap title. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. 19 August 2015.
News: China wins 6th gold in Athens. China Daily. 16 August 2004. 19 August 2015.

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	100	100	100	99	599	Q,
2	100	100	100	100	99	99	598	Q
3	99	100	99	100	100	99	597	Q
4	99	98	100	100	100	99	596	Q
5	100	100	99	99	98	99	595	Q
6	98	100	100	99	100	98	595	Q
7	100	99	98	98	99	100	594	Q
8	98	98	99	100	100	99	594	Q
9	99	98	100	99	99	99	594
9	100	99	100	99	98	98	594
9	99	99	98	100	100	98	594
12	99	98	100	99	98	99	593
12	98	98	99	100	100	98	593
12	99	97	99	99	99	100	593
12	98	100	100	99	98	98	593
12	98	99	99	99	98	100	593
12	99	98	100	99	99	98	593
18	96	99	99	99	99	100	592
18	100	99	99	98	100	97	592
18	98	100	98	99	99	98	592
18	99	99	99	98	98	99	592
22	99	97	99	100	98	98	591
22	97	100	100	99	97	98	591
24	96	100	99	99	99	97	590
24	99	99	99	99	97	97	590
24	94	99	99	100	99	99	590
24	97	100	97	99	99	98	590
24	99	99	99	96	98	99	590
29	96	100	99	96	98	100	589
29	97	98	99	99	99	97	589
29	98	98	96	99	99	99	589
29	99	98	99	98	98	97	589
33	99	98	100	96	98	98	588
33	99	98	99	99	98	95	588
35	99	96	97	100	98	97	587
35	99	98	96	97	98	99	587
35	97	99	96	100	97	98	587
35	98	99	96	98	100	96	587
39	99	98	97	98	96	98	586
39	97	96	99	98	97	99	586
41	96	98	97	99	97	97	584
41	96	98	97	99	98	96	584
43	96	95	98	97	99	98	583
44	96	96	98	98	99	95	582
45	96	98	98	98	94	96	580
46	97	94	96	95	98	99	579
47	96	95	96	98	95	96	576

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	100	100	100	99	599	Q,
2	100	100	100	100	99	99	598	Q
3	99	100	99	100	100	99	597	Q
4	99	98	100	100	100	99	596	Q
5	100	100	99	99	98	99	595	Q
6	98	100	100	99	100	98	595	Q
7	100	99	98	98	99	100	594	Q
8	98	98	99	100	100	99	594	Q
9	99	98	100	99	99	99	594
9	100	99	100	99	98	98	594
9	99	99	98	100	100	98	594
12	99	98	100	99	98	99	593
12	98	98	99	100	100	98	593
12	99	97	99	99	99	100	593
12	98	100	100	99	98	98	593
12	98	99	99	99	98	100	593
12	99	98	100	99	99	98	593
18	96	99	99	99	99	100	592
18	100	99	99	98	100	97	592
18	98	100	98	99	99	98	592
18	99	99	99	98	98	99	592
22	99	97	99	100	98	98	591
22	97	100	100	99	97	98	591
24	96	100	99	99	99	97	590
24	99	99	99	99	97	97	590
24	94	99	99	100	99	99	590
24	97	100	97	99	99	98	590
24	99	99	99	96	98	99	590
29	96	100	99	96	98	100	589
29	97	98	99	99	99	97	589
29	98	98	96	99	99	99	589
29	99	98	99	98	98	97	589
33	99	98	100	96	98	98	588
33	99	98	99	99	98	95	588
35	99	96	97	100	98	97	587
35	99	98	96	97	98	99	587
35	97	99	96	100	97	98	587
35	98	99	96	98	100	96	587
39	99	98	97	98	96	98	586
39	97	96	99	98	97	99	586
41	96	98	97	99	97	97	584
41	96	98	97	99	98	96	584
43	96	95	98	97	99	98	583
44	96	96	98	98	99	95	582
45	96	98	98	98	94	96	580
46	97	94	96	95	98	99	579
47	96	95	96	98	95	96	576

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	100	100	100	99	599	Q,
2	100	100	100	100	99	99	598	Q
3	99	100	99	100	100	99	597	Q
4	99	98	100	100	100	99	596	Q
5	100	100	99	99	98	99	595	Q
6	98	100	100	99	100	98	595	Q
7	100	99	98	98	99	100	594	Q
8	98	98	99	100	100	99	594	Q
9	99	98	100	99	99	99	594
9	100	99	100	99	98	98	594
9	99	99	98	100	100	98	594
12	99	98	100	99	98	99	593
12	98	98	99	100	100	98	593
12	99	97	99	99	99	100	593
12	98	100	100	99	98	98	593
12	98	99	99	99	98	100	593
12	99	98	100	99	99	98	593
18	96	99	99	99	99	100	592
18	100	99	99	98	100	97	592
18	98	100	98	99	99	98	592
18	99	99	99	98	98	99	592
22	99	97	99	100	98	98	591
22	97	100	100	99	97	98	591
24	96	100	99	99	99	97	590
24	99	99	99	99	97	97	590
24	94	99	99	100	99	99	590
24	97	100	97	99	99	98	590
24	99	99	99	96	98	99	590
29	96	100	99	96	98	100	589
29	97	98	99	99	99	97	589
29	98	98	96	99	99	99	589
29	99	98	99	98	98	97	589
33	99	98	100	96	98	98	588
33	99	98	99	99	98	95	588
35	99	96	97	100	98	97	587
35	99	98	96	97	98	99	587
35	97	99	96	100	97	98	587
35	98	99	96	98	100	96	587
39	99	98	97	98	96	98	586
39	97	96	99	98	97	99	586
41	96	98	97	99	97	97	584
41	96	98	97	99	98	96	584
43	96	95	98	97	99	98	583
44	96	96	98	98	99	95	582
45	96	98	98	98	94	96	580
46	97	94	96	95	98	99	579
47	96	95	96	98	95	96	576