The men's skeet shooting competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the last shooting event of the Sydney Games, held on 22 and 23 September. Yang Ling successfully defended his title, a tenth of a point ahead of Oleg Moldovan.[1]
| Men's 10 metre running target at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Sydney International Shooting Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 September 2000 (slow) 22 September 2000 (fast) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 681.1 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
The existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Qualification records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Manfred Kurzer (GER) |
587 | Zürich, Switzerland | 16 October 1998 |
| Olympic record |  Yang Ling (CHN) |
585 | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 |
| Final records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Yang Ling (CHN) |
687.9 | Milan, Italy | 6 June 1996 |
| Olympic record | Yang Ling (CHN) |
686.8 (585+101.8) | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 |
Qualification round edit
The slow runs were fired on Thursday and the fast runs on Friday.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Slow | Fast | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Ling | China
|
293 | 288 | 581 | Q |
| 2 | Oleg Moldovan |  Moldova
|
293 | 287 | 580 | Q |
| 3 | Niu Zhiyuan | China
|
286 | 292 | 578 | Q |
| 4 | Igor Kolessov |  Russia
|
293 | 283 | 576 | Q |
| 5 | Pasi Wedman |  Finland
|
287 | 288 | 575 | Q |
| 6 | Miroslav Januš |  Czech Republic
|
293 | 282 | 575 | Q |
| 7 | Manfred Kurzer |  Germany
|
287 | 286 | 573 | Q (6th: 99) |
| 8 | Dimitri Lykin | Russia
|
292 | 281 | 573 | Q (6th: 96) |
| 9 | Andrés Felipe Torres |  Colombia
|
292 | 281 | 573 | (6th: 91) |
| 10 | Attila Solti |  Guatemala
|
290 | 282 | 572 | |
| 11 | József Sike |  Hungary
|
290 | 281 | 571 | |
| 12 | József Ángyán | Hungary
|
286 | 284 | 570 | |
| 12 | Michael Jakosits | Germany
|
290 | 280 | 570 | |
| 12 | Adam Saathoff |  United States
|
289 | 281 | 570 | |
| 15 | Oleksandr Zinenko |  Ukraine
|
293 | 276 | 569 | |
| 16 | David Jones |  Australia
|
288 | 274 | 562 | |
| 17 | Adam Gitsham | Australia
|
285 | 271 | 556 | |
| 18 | Lance Dement | United States
|
269 | 272 | 541 |
Q Qualified for final
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Qual | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yang Ling (CHN)
|
581 | 100.1 | 681.1 |
 |
Oleg Moldovan (MDA)
|
580 | 101.0 | 681.0 |
 |
Niu Zhiyuan (CHN)
|
578 | 99.4 | 677.4 |
| 4 | Pasi Wedman (FIN)
|
575 | 97.1 | 672.1 |
| 5 | Dimitri Lykin (RUS)
|
573 | 98.7 | 671.7 |
| 6 | Manfred Kurzer (GER)
|
573 | 98.3 | 671.3 |
| 7 | Igor Kolessov (RUS)
|
576 | 91.5 | 667.5 |
| 8 | Miroslav Januš (CZE)
|
575 | 91.8 | 666.8 |
References edit
- ^ "Shooting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Running Target, 10 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Sources edit
- Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad — Shooting (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2008.