Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
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The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol event at the 2012 Olympic Games took place on 5 August 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks. There were 38 competitors from 27 nations.[1] The event was won by Jin Jong-oh of South Korea, the second of his three consecutive victories in the free pistol. He was the first (and, since the event has been discontinued, the only) shooter to win two individual free pistol gold medals. It was his third medal in the event (including a silver in 2004), making him the fourth man to earn three free pistol medals. His countryman Choi Young-rae took silver, the first time since 1976 that a nation had finished 1–2 in the event. Chinese shooter Wang Zhiwei received bronze.
Men's 50 metre pistol at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Royal Artillery Barracks | |||||||||
Date | 5 August 2012 | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 27 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 662.0 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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