Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone explained

Event:	Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Games:	2004 Summer
Venue:	Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre
Date:	August 20, 2004
Competitors:	46
Nations:	34
Gold:	Matthew Emmons
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Christian Lusch
Silvernoc:	GER
Bronze:	Sergei Martynov
Bronzenoc:	BLR
Win Label:	Winning score
Win Value:	703.3
Prev:	2000
Next:	2008

The men's 50 metre rifle prone competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 20 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 a .22 Long Rifle at 50 metres distance from the prone 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.

23-year-old U.S. shooter Matthew Emmons maintained a single-point lead from the rest of the field in the qualifying round to finish with 703.3 for the rifle prone gold and his first Olympic medal.^[2] Germany's Christian Lusch, who had gradually come close on Emmons in an attempt to steal his lead with only two rounds left, ended up taking the silver at 702.2.^[2] ^[3] Meanwhile, Belarus' Sergei Martynov, who had the highest score in the final, shot 105.6 to vault himself from fifth at the start to a bronze-medal position with a total of 701.6, repeating his feat from Sydney 2000.^[4]

Sweden's Jonas Edman missed his Olympic title defense after finishing in a distant thirty-second from the prelims with 590 points, while 2000 silver medalist Torben Grimmel also fell short of the finale by just a single point from the cutoff score of 595, relegating to a ninth-place draw with six other shooters.^[3]

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	99	100	100	100	599	Q
2	100	100	100	99	99	100	598	Q
3	100	100	99	100	100	99	598	Q
4	100	100	98	99	99	100	596	Q
5	99	99	100	100	99	99	596	Q
6	98	99	100	99	100	99	595	Q
7	100	99	100	100	97	99	595	Q
8	98	100	99	100	100	98	595	Q
9	99	100	100	99	99	97	594
9	99	99	99	100	98	99	594
9	98	99	100	99	99	99	594
9	99	100	100	98	98	99	594
9	98	100	99	98	100	99	594
9	98	99	98	100	99	100	594
9	99	99	99	100	99	98	594
16	99	99	100	98	98	98	592
16	99	99	99	100	97	98	592
16	98	98	99	98	99	100	592
16	100	99	97	98	99	99	592
16	98	99	99	100	97	99	592
16	99	98	98	99	99	99	592
16	99	100	99	98	99	97	592
16	99	98	99	99	99	98	592
24	98	99	98	99	98	99	591
24	99	99	97	98	99	99	591
24	98	100	98	99	99	97	591
24	98	100	99	96	99	99	591
24	97	99	99	98	98	100	591
24	97	99	97	99	100	99	591
24	96	99	99	99	100	98	591
24	100	100	98	99	97	97	591
32	100	99	99	95	98	99	590
32	99	98	98	98	99	98	590
32	99	100	99	98	95	99	590
32	100	96	98	98	100	98	590
36	98	96	99	98	99	99	589
36	98	98	97	99	98	99	589
36	97	96	99	100	99	98	589
39	97	99	97	100	96	99	588
40	96	100	100	97	97	97	587
40	95	98	98	99	98	99	587
42	98	98	99	98	94	99	586
42	97	94	97	100	98	100	586
44	97	98	96	99	99	96	585
45	96	98	96	99	97	98	584
46	98	97	97	97	95	97	581

Final

Rank	Qual	Final	Total
	599	104.3	703.3
		104.2	702.2
	596	105.6	701.6
4	598	102.5	700.5
5	595	104.7	699.7
6		101.6	697.6
7		101.8	696.8
8		101.6	696.6

External links

Official Results

Notes and References

Web site: Shooting at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/SHO/mens-small-bore-rifle-prone-50-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 March 2020.
News: No one can sabotage Emmons' shot at gold. Philadelphia Inquirer. 21 August 2004. 19 August 2015.
News: Emmons tames Lusch for hard-fought gold. Gulf News. 21 August 2004. 19 August 2015.
News: Galkina takes shooting gold. BBC Sport. 21 August 2004. 19 August 2015.

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	99	100	100	100	599	Q
2	100	100	100	99	99	100	598	Q
3	100	100	99	100	100	99	598	Q
4	100	100	98	99	99	100	596	Q
5	99	99	100	100	99	99	596	Q
6	98	99	100	99	100	99	595	Q
7	100	99	100	100	97	99	595	Q
8	98	100	99	100	100	98	595	Q
9	99	100	100	99	99	97	594
9	99	99	99	100	98	99	594
9	98	99	100	99	99	99	594
9	99	100	100	98	98	99	594
9	98	100	99	98	100	99	594
9	98	99	98	100	99	100	594
9	99	99	99	100	99	98	594
16	99	99	100	98	98	98	592
16	99	99	99	100	97	98	592
16	98	98	99	98	99	100	592
16	100	99	97	98	99	99	592
16	98	99	99	100	97	99	592
16	99	98	98	99	99	99	592
16	99	100	99	98	99	97	592
16	99	98	99	99	99	98	592
24	98	99	98	99	98	99	591
24	99	99	97	98	99	99	591
24	98	100	98	99	99	97	591
24	98	100	99	96	99	99	591
24	97	99	99	98	98	100	591
24	97	99	97	99	100	99	591
24	96	99	99	99	100	98	591
24	100	100	98	99	97	97	591
32	100	99	99	95	98	99	590
32	99	98	98	98	99	98	590
32	99	100	99	98	95	99	590
32	100	96	98	98	100	98	590
36	98	96	99	98	99	99	589
36	98	98	97	99	98	99	589
36	97	96	99	100	99	98	589
39	97	99	97	100	96	99	588
40	96	100	100	97	97	97	587
40	95	98	98	99	98	99	587
42	98	98	99	98	94	99	586
42	97	94	97	100	98	100	586
44	97	98	96	99	99	96	585
45	96	98	96	99	97	98	584
46	98	97	97	97	95	97	581

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	99	100	100	100	599	Q
2	100	100	100	99	99	100	598	Q
3	100	100	99	100	100	99	598	Q
4	100	100	98	99	99	100	596	Q
5	99	99	100	100	99	99	596	Q
6	98	99	100	99	100	99	595	Q
7	100	99	100	100	97	99	595	Q
8	98	100	99	100	100	98	595	Q
9	99	100	100	99	99	97	594
9	99	99	99	100	98	99	594
9	98	99	100	99	99	99	594
9	99	100	100	98	98	99	594
9	98	100	99	98	100	99	594
9	98	99	98	100	99	100	594
9	99	99	99	100	99	98	594
16	99	99	100	98	98	98	592
16	99	99	99	100	97	98	592
16	98	98	99	98	99	100	592
16	100	99	97	98	99	99	592
16	98	99	99	100	97	99	592
16	99	98	98	99	99	99	592
16	99	100	99	98	99	97	592
16	99	98	99	99	99	98	592
24	98	99	98	99	98	99	591
24	99	99	97	98	99	99	591
24	98	100	98	99	99	97	591
24	98	100	99	96	99	99	591
24	97	99	99	98	98	100	591
24	97	99	97	99	100	99	591
24	96	99	99	99	100	98	591
24	100	100	98	99	97	97	591
32	100	99	99	95	98	99	590
32	99	98	98	98	99	98	590
32	99	100	99	98	95	99	590
32	100	96	98	98	100	98	590
36	98	96	99	98	99	99	589
36	98	98	97	99	98	99	589
36	97	96	99	100	99	98	589
39	97	99	97	100	96	99	588
40	96	100	100	97	97	97	587
40	95	98	98	99	98	99	587
42	98	98	99	98	94	99	586
42	97	94	97	100	98	100	586
44	97	98	96	99	99	96	585
45	96	98	96	99	97	98	584
46	98	97	97	97	95	97	581

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Notes
1	100	100	99	100	100	100	599	Q
2	100	100	100	99	99	100	598	Q
3	100	100	99	100	100	99	598	Q
4	100	100	98	99	99	100	596	Q
5	99	99	100	100	99	99	596	Q
6	98	99	100	99	100	99	595	Q
7	100	99	100	100	97	99	595	Q
8	98	100	99	100	100	98	595	Q
9	99	100	100	99	99	97	594
9	99	99	99	100	98	99	594
9	98	99	100	99	99	99	594
9	99	100	100	98	98	99	594
9	98	100	99	98	100	99	594
9	98	99	98	100	99	100	594
9	99	99	99	100	99	98	594
16	99	99	100	98	98	98	592
16	99	99	99	100	97	98	592
16	98	98	99	98	99	100	592
16	100	99	97	98	99	99	592
16	98	99	99	100	97	99	592
16	99	98	98	99	99	99	592
16	99	100	99	98	99	97	592
16	99	98	99	99	99	98	592
24	98	99	98	99	98	99	591
24	99	99	97	98	99	99	591
24	98	100	98	99	99	97	591
24	98	100	99	96	99	99	591
24	97	99	99	98	98	100	591
24	97	99	97	99	100	99	591
24	96	99	99	99	100	98	591
24	100	100	98	99	97	97	591
32	100	99	99	95	98	99	590
32	99	98	98	98	99	98	590
32	99	100	99	98	95	99	590
32	100	96	98	98	100	98	590
36	98	96	99	98	99	99	589
36	98	98	97	99	98	99	589
36	97	96	99	100	99	98	589
39	97	99	97	100	96	99	588
40	96	100	100	97	97	97	587
40	95	98	98	99	98	99	587
42	98	98	99	98	94	99	586
42	97	94	97	100	98	100	586
44	97	98	96	99	99	96	585
45	96	98	96	99	97	98	584
46	98	97	97	97	95	97	581