Men's 50 metre pistol
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Shooting pictogram
VenueNational Shooting Centre
Date2 August
Competitors50 from 22 nations
Winning score545
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edwin Vásquez
 Peru
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rudolf Schnyder
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Torsten Ullman
 Sweden

The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 2 August 1948 at the shooting ranges at London. 50 shooters from 22 nations competed.[1] Nations had been limited to three shooters each since the 1932 Games. The event was won by Edwin Vásquez of Peru in the nation's debut in the free pistol. Vásquez is still (through the 2020 Games) the only Peruvian athlete to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games.[2] Rudolf Schnyder of Switzerland took silver. Defending champion Torsten Ullman of Sweden earned bronze, the second man to win multiple medals in the event.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the ISSF 50 meter pistol event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1920 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1936 to 2016; it was nominally open to women from 1968 to 1980, although very few women participated these years. A separate women's event would be introduced in 1984.[3] 1896 and 1908 were the only Games in which the distance was not 50 metres; the former used 30 metres and the latter 50 yards.[4][5]

Four of the top 10 shooters from the 1936 Games returned despite the 12-year hiatus: gold medalist Torsten Ullman of Sweden, fourth-place finisher Marcel Bonin of France, seventh-place finisher Georgios Stathis of Greece, and ninth-place finisher Sándor Tölgyesi of Hungary. Ullman was the reigning world champion as well, having regained the title in 1947 after coming second in 1937 to break a streak of three victories in 1933, 1935, and 1937. Oscar Bidegain of Argentina had been the runner-up in 1947.

Cuba, Lebanon, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Spain each made their debut in the event. Greece and the United States each made their sixth appearance, tied for most of any nation.

Vásquez used a Hämmerli MP33.

Competition format

The competition had each shooter fire 60 shots, in 6 series of 10 shots each, at a distance of 50 metres. The target was round, 50 centimetres in diameter, with 10 scoring rings. Scoring for each shot was up to 10 points, in increments of 1 point. The maximum score possible was 600 points. The time limit for each series of 10 shots was 20 minutes. Any pistol was permitted. Ties were broken first by bulls-eyes (7s and above), then by 10s, then by 9s, etc.[5][6]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.[7]

World record Torsten Ullman (SWE)559 Berlin, Germany7 August 1936
Olympic record Torsten Ullman (SWE)559 Berlin, Germany7 August 1936

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

Date Time Round
Monday, 2 August 19489:00Final

Results

The three-way tie for second was broken first by bulls-eyes (7s and above, the middle 20 cm diameter); Benner had 58 while Schnyder and Ullman had both put all 60 shots in the target area, so the American placed fourth and the other two continued to the next tie-breaker. There, the advantage went to Schnyder with 21 10s against Ullman's 16.[5][6]

RankShooterNationScore
1st place, gold medalist(s)Edwin Vásquez Peru545
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland539
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Torsten Ullman Sweden539
4Huelet Benner United States539
5Beat Rhyner Switzerland536
6Ángel León Gozalo Spain534
7Ambrus Balogh Hungary532
8Marcel Lafortune Belgium530
9Federico Grüben Argentina527
10Eino Saarnikko Finland527
11Sture Nordlund Sweden527
12Walter Walsh United States525
13Lajos Börzsönyi Hungary525
14Sándor Tölgyesi Hungary525
15Heinz Ambühl Switzerland524
16Oscar Bidegain Argentina523
17Quentin Brooks United States523
18Ignacio Cruzat Chile522
19Klaus Lahti Finland522
20Väinö Skarp Finland520
21Guy Granet Great Britain519
22Lars Berg Sweden517
23John Gallie Great Britain517
24Jacques Mazoyer France516
25Martin Gison Philippines514
26Albert von Einsiedel Philippines512
27Wenceslao Salgado Peru512
28Silvino Ferreira Brazil511
29Marcel Bonin France511
30Gunnar Svendsen Norway510
31Álvaro dos Santos Filho Brazil509
32Vangelis Khrysafis Greece509
33Nikolaos Tzovlas Greece508
34César Injoque Peru507
35Juan Rostagno Argentina507
36Stefano Margotti Italy503
37Luis Ruiz Tagle Chile502
38Luis Palomo Spain501
39Miguel Barasorda Puerto Rico501
40Roberto Müller Chile497
41Herman Schultz Monaco495
42Moysés Cardoso Portugal485
43Peter Marchant Great Britain484
44Georgios Stathis Greece484
45Mauritz Amundsen Norway483
46Carlos Queiroz Portugal482
47Godofredo Basso Cuba477
48R. Stéphan France477
49Enrique Tejeda Cuba470
50Khalil Hilmi Lebanon331

References

  1. ↑ "Shooting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 369. ISBN 0140066322.
  3. ↑ "Shooting". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Historical Results". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Free Pistol, 50 Metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 Official Report, p. 440.
  7. ↑ "Free Pistol, 50 Metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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