Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol

Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Wannsee, Berlin, Germany
Date 6 August
Competitors 53 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Cornelius van Oyen  Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Heinz Hax  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Torsten Ullman  Sweden

The men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 6 August 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee. 53 shooters from 22 nations competed.[1]

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
Cornelius van Oyen
 Germany		 Heinz Hax
 Germany		 Torsten Ullman
 Sweden

Results

Starting order and times were decided by draw. The competition started at 8.30 a.m.

Weather: Dry and fairly overcast. The first round was affected at times by the wind.

Round 1: Three series to six shots - every target visible for eight seconds.

Round 2: Six shots - every target visible for six seconds.

Round 3: Six shots - every target visible for four seconds.

Round 4: Six shots - every target visible for three seconds.

Shoot off: Six shots - every target visible for two seconds.

After the first round all competitors were eliminated, which were not able to hit all 18 targets. After the second round another eleven shooters were eliminated, because they were unable to achieve all six hits. Again twelve marksmen were eliminated after round three. Seven of them only competed in round four to determine their final position. The fourth round forced an issue and the final shoot off determined the bronze medal.

Cornelius van Oyen won the contest without missing any target.

PlaceShooterTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Shoot off
1 Cornelius van Oyen (GER)3618666-
2 Heinz Hax (GER)3518665-
3 Torsten Ullman (SWE)34186644
4 Angelos Papadimas (GRE)34186641
5 Helge Meuller (SWE)3318663-
6 Walter Boninsegni (ITA)29186563
7 Kazimierz Suchorzewski (POL)29186561
8 Haralds Marvē (LAT)2918653-
9 Hans Aasnæs (NOR)2918652-
10 László Vadnay (HUN)2918651-
11 Bruno Giacconi (ITA)281864--
12 Marcel Lafortune (BEL)281864--
13 Jaakko Rintanen (FIN)2818644-
14 Jan Gasche (TCH)2818642-
15 Ingals Fisher (USA)281864--
16 Élie Monnier (FRA)261862--
17 Guillermo Huet (MEX)261862--
18 Michelangelo Borriello (ITA)23185
19 Carlos Balestrini (ARG)23185
20 Christos Zalokostas (GRE)23185
21 Ville Elo (FIN)23185
22 Erik Sætter-Lassen (DEN)22184
23 Kārlis Kļava (LAT)22184
24 Morris Doob (USA)22184
25 František Pokorný (TCH)22184
26 Sulo Cederström (FIN)21183
27 Zenon Piątkowski (POL)21183
28 Lorenzo Amaya (ARG)19181
– François Lafortune (BEL)unknown
 Axel Lerche (DEN)unknown
 Christen Møller (DEN)unknown
 Krikor Agathon (EGY)unknown
 Charles des Jammonières (FRA)unknown
 Édouard Lambert (FRA)unknown
 Georg Dern (GER)unknown
 Dimitrios Stathis (GRE)unknown
 Jakab Kőszegi (HUN)unknown
 Dezső von Zirthy (HUN)unknown
 Carlos Acosta (MEX)unknown
 Roger Abel (MON)unknown
 Michel Ravarino (MON)unknown
 Herman Schultz (MON)unknown
 Dirk van den Bosch (NED)unknown
 Martin Gison (PHI)unknown
 Otoniel Gonzaga (PHI)unknown
 Wojciech Bursa (POL)unknown
 Alberto Andressen (POR)unknown
 Joaquim da Mota (POR)unknown
 Carlos Queiroz (POR)unknown
 Henrik Lönnberg (SWE)unknown
 Josef Kopecký (TCH)unknown
 Dean Hudnutt (USA)unknown
 Lazar Jovanović (YUG)unknown

The results of the competitors which were eliminated in the first round are unknown. They are listed in the order they appear in the official report.

References

  1. ↑ "Shooting at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  • Official Report Part II
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2007.
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