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Shooting at the 2004 Athina Summer Games:

Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres

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Host City: Athina, Greece
Venue(s): Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, Markopoulo
Date Started: August 21, 2004
Date Finished: August 21, 2004

Gold: GER Ralf Schumann
Silver: RUS Sergey Polyakov
Bronze: RUS Sergey Alifirenko

Summary

Ralf Schumann (GER) was the World Champion in 1990 and 1998, the Olympic Champion in 1996 and 2000, the world record holder, and was favored in every rapid-fire competition he entered. In Athina he was tied after the preliminary round with two Russians, Sergey Polyakov and the 2000 gold medalist, Sergey Alifirenko. But the final round was all Schumann who easily won his third gold medal, posting the highest final round with 102.9. Polyakov won silver while Alifirenko added a bronze to his 2000 gold.

Final Standings

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal TP
1 Ralf Schumann 42 Germany GER Gold 694.9
2 Sergey Polyakov 36 Russia RUS Silver 692.7
3 Sergey Alifirenko 45 Russia RUS Bronze 692.3
4 Oleh Tkachov 42 Ukraine UKR 688.7
5 Iulian Raicea 31 Romania ROU 687.6
6 Chen Yongqiang 29 China CHN 683.8
7T Zhang Penghui 26 China CHN 585 QU
7T Leuris Pupo 27 Cuba CUB 585 QU
9 Emil Milev 40 Bulgaria BUL 582
10 Marco Spangenberg 23 Germany GER 581
11 Gang Hyeong-Cheol 22 South Korea KOR 580
12T Niki Marty 30 Switzerland SUI 577
12T Lajos Pálinkás 40 Hungary HUN 577
14 Afanasijs Kuzmins 57 Latvia LAT 574
15 Shuji Tazawa 36 Japan JPN 573
16 Kim Hyon-Ung 29 North Korea PRK 572
17 Bruce Quick 44 Australia AUS 571