The men's trap shooting competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held on 16 and 17 September at the Sydney International Shooting Centre. There were 41 competitors from 29 nations, with each nation having up to three shooters. By defending his title from Atlanta, Michael Diamond won the host country's only gold medal in the shooting competitions. Diamond was the second man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the trap (after Luciano Giovannetti of Italy in 1980 and 1984). Ian Peel earned Great Britain's first men's trap medal since 1968. Italy's Giovanni Pellielo earned bronze.
Background
This was the 18th appearance of the men's ISSF Olympic trap event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1924 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1952 to 2016; it was open to women from 1968 to 1992.
Three of the 6 finalists from the 1996 Games (the three medalists) returned: gold medalist Michael Diamond of Australia and Americans silver medalist Josh Lakatos and bronze medalist Lance Bade. Diamond was also the reigning World Champion, winning in 1999 after silver medals in 1991 and 1995. Three-time World Champion (1995–1997) Giovanni Pellielo, the first man to score a perfect 125-target qualifying round, was a contender to unseat Diamond. Bade had also hit a perfect qualifying round. (Diamond would eventually do so, but not until 2012.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Slovenia, and the United Arab Emirates each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its 17th appearance, most among nations, having missed only the 1980 Moscow Games.
Competition format
The competition used the two-round 125+25 format introduced in 1996. The qualifying round consisted of 125 targets (in 5 series of 25, held over two days with 3 series the first day and 2 series the second). The top six shooters advanced to the final. The final was a single series of 25 targets; the total score over all 6 series (150 targets) determined the winner. Shoot-offs were used as necessary to break ties for qualifying for the final and in the final.
Records
The existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
Date Time Round Saturday, 16 September 2000 10:00 Qualifying: Course 1 Sunday, 17 September 2000 10:00 Qualifying: Course 2Final
Results
Qualifying round
The qualifying round comprised 75 targets on day 1, and 50 targets on day 2.
Rank Shooter Nation Day 1 Day 2 Total Shoot-off Notes1Michael Diamond7250122rowspan=4 2Ian Peel7048118 3David Kostelecký7046116 4Giovanni Pellielo7046116 5Khaled Al-Mudhaf67481151 6Marco Venturini68471151 7Danilo Caro674811508Christophe Vicard68471150 9Alexey Alipov6846114rowspan=33 Thomas Fichtner6747114 George Leary6945114 Zhang Yongjie6747114 13Russell Mark6548113 Conny Persson6746113 Waldemar Schanz6647113 16Lance Bade6646112 Joshua Lakatos6745112 18Ahmed Al Maktoum6645111 Derek Burnett6645111 Custódio Ezequiel6546111 Rodolfo Viganò6843111 22David Malone6644110 23Jorge Guarnieri6049109 Zoran Novaković6346109 Frans Swart6544109 26Peter Boden6345108 Francisco Boza6444108 João Rebelo6543108 Anwer Sultan6345108 30Stéphane Clamens6245107 Oğuzhan Tüzün6641107 32Francesco Amici6343106 Jiří Gach6145106 Sergey Lyubomirov6145106 Andraž Lipolt6343106 Francis Pace6046106 37Brant Woodward5946105 38Victor Shaw6240102 39Joe Salem5843101 Joan Tomas5843101 41João Paulo de Silva6039 99
Final
Rank Shooter Nation Qual Final Total Shoot-off Michael Diamond 12225147rowspan=4 Ian Peel 11824142 Giovanni Pellielo 116241404 Khaled Al-Mudhaf 115241395 Marco Venturini 1152313856 David Kostelecký 116221384
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