Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle prone

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 = 2004
The Men's 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 15 at the Beijing 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 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.

Medalists


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