Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre free pistol


The following are the results of the 50 metre free pistol competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The defending champion was Grigory Kosykh of the Soviet Union, he also holds the world record with 572. He would not be a factor at these games as he struggled and finished a distant eighth. The gold medal was won by Ragnar Skanåker who brought Sweden its first shooting gold medal in 36 years. Skanåker became a common sight at Olympics games as he competed continuously thru 1996, appearing in seven Olympics.

Final

The format was: 50 metres. 60 shots in six series of 10; with a possible score of 600. Ties were broken by the best score in the sixth series, if still tied best score in fifth series, this continues until the tie is broken.
RankNameNationality123456Total
Ragnar Skanåker989295949791567 OR
Daniel Iuga939292959694562
Rudolf Dollinger919692949592560
4Rajmund Stachurski918899959294559
5Harald Vollmar939394939392558
6Hynek Hromada909492959293556
7Kornél Marosvári909093929496555
8Grigory Kosykh929394939390555
9Gérard Denecheau929290959293554
10Kjell Jacobsson929193949292554
11Dencho Denev918893949791554
12Miroslav Štefan919395939488554
13John Rødseth919394939290553
14Frank Wyatt909389959095552
15Heinrich Fretwurst909294939191551
16Heinz Mertel929190919294550
17Vladimir Stolypin889488939592550
18Jean Faggion839590969590549
19Seppo Irjala959289939089548
20Pál Katkó899490978989548
21Hubert Garschall919193959088548
22Shigetoshi Tashiro899290939290546
23Zbigniew Fedyczak909095929089546
24Fatos Pilkati939292938789546
25Yoshihisa Yoshikawa949087919291545
26Immo Huhtinen938993879489545
27Gilberto Fernández908893869196544
28Jimmie Dorsey948789889294544
29Ivan Mandov899096928582544
30Fernando Miranda899191939188543
31Harry Cullum879387909392542
32Edward Jans949091869289542
33Petar Bajić858793969189541
34Hershel Anderson919288919088540
35Tserenjavyn Ölziibayar899387899190539
36Bertino de Souza869389909289539
37Sutham Aswanit879389919089539
38Dimitrios Kotronis938697849287539
39Tüdeviin Myagmarjav889089889092537
40Somsak Chaiyarate898989968787537
41Severino Requejo889386858995536
42Juventino Sánchez919290878888536
43Jorge Henao888393899191535
44Santiago Trompeta938789918788535
45Jules Sobrian918791898888534
46Durval Guimarães908792889384534
47Arturo Macapagal888890888891533
48Santiago Machuca918891849287533
49Hồ Minh Thu808993868393524
50Teodoro Kalaw828392908889524
51Afërdita Tusha859487838786522
52André Zoltan888585918785521
53Jaime Sánchez849189887983514
54John Harun868385908583512
55André Antunes838590858186510
56Hương Hoàng Thi807780858481487
57José Álvarez768185857683486
58Abdul Rahman Omar738479787387474
59Owen Phillips497057617366376
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