Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's double trap
| Men's double trap at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field |
| Date | August 12, 2008 |
| Competitors | 19 from 14 nations |
| Winning score | 190 (OR) |
| Medalists | |
| Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Rifle | ||
| 50 m rifle three positions | men | women |
| 50 m rifle prone | men | |
| 10 m air rifle | men | women |
| Pistol | ||
| 50 m pistol | men | |
| 25 m pistol | women | |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | men | |
| 10 m air pistol | men | women |
| Shotgun | ||
| Trap | men | women |
| Double trap | men | |
| Skeet | men | women |
The men's double trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 12 at the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field. Walton Eller, the gold medal winner in this event, broke two Olympic records[1] for both the qualification and final rounds. The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 3 sets of 50 shots in trap shooting. Shots were paired, with two targets being launched at a time. The top 6 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired one additional round of 50. The total score from all 200 shots was used to determine final ranking. Ties are broken using a shoot-off; additional shots are fired one pair at a time until there is no longer a tie.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Qualification records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Diamond (AUS) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Faulds (GBR) File:Flag of India.svg Ronjan Sodhi (IND) |
147 | Barcelona, Spain Suhl, Germany Belgrade, Serbia |
19 July 1998 8 June 2008 18 June 2008 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al Maktoum (UAE) | 144 | Athens, Greece | 17 August 2004 |
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| Final records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | File:Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Di Spigno (ITA) File:Flag of India.svg Ronjan Sodhi (IND) |
194 (146+48) 194 (147+47) |
Tampere, Finland Belgrade, Serbia |
7 July 1999 18 June 2008 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of Australia.svg Russell Mark (AUS) File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al Maktoum (UAE) |
189 (141+48) 189 (144+45) |
Atlanta, United States Athens, Greece |
24 July 1996 17 August 2004 |
During the competition, Walton Eller broke both Olympic records by a one-hit margin.
Qualification round
The qualification round was held between 9:00 and 13:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8). It consisted of three programs of 25 doubles each. In the A and B programs, the two targets were simultaneously thrown with a difference of five degrees (one straight and one to the side); in the C program, this was increased to ten degrees (one to each side).
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OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final
Final
The final was held at 15:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8). It repeated the C program for the top 6 shooters, and added the results to those of the qualification round.
| Rank | Athlete | Qual | Final | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of the United States.svg Walton Eller (USA) | 145 | 45 | 190 | OR[1] |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Italy.svg Francesco D'Aniello (ITA) | 141 | 46 | 187 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Binyuan (CHN) | 138 | 46 | 184 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jeffrey Holguin (USA) | 140 | 42 | 182 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Russell Mark (AUS) | 136 | 45 | 181 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Richard Faulds (GBR) | 137 | 43 | 180 |
OR Olympic record
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Flash: Eller wins gold and breaks Olympic records in the Men's Double Trap". Archived from the original on 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
