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
Cornelius van Oyen   Germany   Heinz Hax   Germany   Torsten Ullman   Sweden

Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
25 m rapid fire pistol	men
50 metre pistol	men
50 m rifle, prone	men

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.

Place	Shooter	Total	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Shoot off
1	Cornelius van Oyen (GER)	36	18	6	6	6	-
2	Heinz Hax (GER)	35	18	6	6	5	-
3	Torsten Ullman (SWE)	34	18	6	6	4	4
4	Angelos Papadimas (GRE)	34	18	6	6	4	1
5	Helge Meuller (SWE)	33	18	6	6	3	-
6	Walter Boninsegni (ITA)	29	18	6	5	6	3
7	Kazimierz Suchorzewski (POL)	29	18	6	5	6	1
8	Haralds Marvē (LAT)	29	18	6	5	3	-
9	Hans Aasnæs (NOR)	29	18	6	5	2	-
10	László Vadnay (HUN)	29	18	6	5	1	-
11	Bruno Giacconi (ITA)	28	18	6	4	-	-
12	Marcel Lafortune (BEL)	28	18	6	4	-	-
13	Jaakko Rintanen (FIN)	28	18	6	4	4	-
14	Jan Gasche (TCH)	28	18	6	4	2	-
15	Ingals Fisher (USA)	28	18	6	4	-	-
16	Élie Monnier (FRA)	26	18	6	2	-	-
17	Guillermo Huet (MEX)	26	18	6	2	-	-
18	Michelangelo Borriello (ITA)	23	18	5
19	Carlos Balestrini (ARG)	23	18	5
20	Christos Zalokostas (GRE)	23	18	5
21	Ville Elo (FIN)	23	18	5
22	Erik Sætter-Lassen (DEN)	22	18	4
23	Kārlis Kļava (LAT)	22	18	4
24	Morris Doob (USA)	22	18	4
25	František Pokorný (TCH)	22	18	4
26	Sulo Cederström (FIN)	21	18	3
27	Zenon Piątkowski (POL)	21	18	3
28	Lorenzo Amaya (ARG)	19	18	1
–	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

External links

• Official Report Part II
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2007.