- Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Infobox Olympic event
event = Men's 50 metre rifle prone
games = 2008 Summer
venue =Beijing Shooting Range Hall
date =August 15 ,2008
competitors = 56
nations = 36
gold =Artur Ayvazian
goldNOC = UKR
silver =Matthew Emmons
silverNOC = USA
bronze =Warren Potent
bronzeNOC = AUS
win_label = Winning score
win_value = 702.7
prev = 2004The Men's50 metre rifle prone event at the2008 Olympic Games took place on August 15 at theBeijing Shooting Range Hall .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 theprone 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.
Medalists
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