Men's 10 metre air pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

. The defending champion, Wang Yifu

Wang Yifu

Wang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events....

, set an Olympic record of 587 points in the qualification round, taking a two-point lead. His lead increased during the final up to the last shot, where he scored a mere 6.5, and then fainted. He still won his fourth Olympic medal but lost the gold to Roberto Di Donna

Roberto Di Donna

Roberto Di Donna is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in 10 metre air pistol at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 by the closest possible margin, 0.1 points. Medical staff of the Atlanta Games connected the incident to the heat, around 99 °F (37.2 °C) outside (although the final hall was air-conditioned).

Qualification round

Rank	Athlete	Country	Score	Notes
1	Wang Yifu Wang Yifu Wang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events....		587	Q OR
2	Jerzy Pietrzak		585	Q
3	Roberto Di Donna Roberto Di Donna Roberto Di Donna is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in 10 metre air pistol at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...		585	Q
4	Tanyu Kiryakov Tanyu Kiryakov Tanyu Kiryakov is a Bulgarian pistol shooter, the only shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion.- External links :*...		584	Q
5	Friedhelm Sack Friedhelm Sack Friedhelm Ferdinand Sack is a Namibian sport shooter. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. He is affiliated with the Windhoek Central Shooting Club....		583	Q
6	Sergei Pyzhianov Sergei Pyzhianov Sergei Pyzhianov is a former Soviet pistol shooter. During the last few years of the Soviet Union's dominance, he was a major star on the pistol team....		583	Q
7	Igor Basinski Igor Basinski Igor Basinski is a Belarusian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won silver medals in the 50 metre pistol at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...		582	Q
8	Tan Zongliang Tan Zongliang Tan Zongliang is a male Chinese sports shooter. He has won two consecutive ISSF World Shooting Championships in 50 metre pistol: in 2002 in Lahti and in 2006 in Zagreb. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the same event, a medal that was upgraded to silver after Kim Jong-su's...		581	Q
9	Artur Gevorgjan		580
9	Kanstantsin Lukashyk Kanstantsin Lukashyk Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk is a Belarusian pistol shooter, most famous for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 16, shocking the world of competitive shooting...		580
9	Hans-Jürgen Bauer-Neumaier		580
12	Gerard Fernandez		579
12	Vladimir Isakov Vladimir Isakov Vladimir Isakov , is a male Russian sport shooter.He has been a member of the Russian national shooting team since 1991. He lives in Pushkino, and his married to Irina...		579
12	Kim Sung-jun Kim Sung-Jun Kim Sung-Jun was a boxer from South Korea.In January, 1978, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title....		579
12	Viktor Makarov		579
12	Yuri Melentiev		579
17	Vigilio Fait		578
17	Constantin Tarloiu		578
19	Skukhrat Akhmedov		577
19	Oleksandr Bliznyuchenko		577
19	Zoltán Papanitz		577
19	Bernardo Tobar		577
23	Lennart Andersson		576
23	Zsolt Karacs		576
23	Martin Tenk Martin Tenk Martin Tenk is a Czech sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...		576
26	Sorin Babii Sorin Babii Sorin Babii is a sport shooter from the Romania..-Records:-External links:*Profile of at the Sports References...		575
26	Pål Hembre Pål Hembre Pål Hembre is a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter and World Champion.He became World Champion in 1994, in 25 metre center-fire pistol, and is twice military World Champion, from 1991 and 1992. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...		575
26	Ragnar Skanåker Ragnar Skanåker Ragnar Skanåker is a Swedish pistol shooter who was a world-class shooter for an extremely long period. His international breakthrough came in the 1972 Olympics, where he won the 50 m Pistol event...		575
29	Phillip Adams		574
29	Tomohiro Kida		574
29	Afanasijs Kuzmins Afanasijs Kuzmins Afanasijs Kuzmins is a Latvian shooter who won two Olympic medals in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event; gold at the 1988 for the USSR and silver at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Latvia. He also won the 1986 World Championship in 25 m Standard Pistol...		574
29	Marek Nowak		574
29	Jakkrit Panichpatikum		574
29	Jaspal Rana Jaspal Rana Jaspal Rana is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and 2006 Asian Games. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun.- Early days...		574
29	Bengt Sandstrom		574
36	Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France.- Olympic Games :- World Championships :* 1994 World Championships :** Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol** Bronze Medal in 50 m Pistol...		573
36	Kim Sung-joon		573
36	Sergio Sanchez		573
39	Stanislav Jirkal		572
39	Alex Tripolski		572
41	Neal Caloia		571
41	Tu Tai Hsing		571
43	Roman Špirelja		570
44	Ben Amonette		569
44	Jan Fabo		569
44	Hassan Hassan		569
47	Kolio Zakhariev		568
48	Masaru Nakashige		567
49	Myint Soe		555
50	Surin Klomjai		547

OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final

Final

Rank	Athlete	Qual	Final	Total
		585	99.2	684.2
		587	97.1	684.1
		584	99.8	683.8
4		583	100.5	683.5
5		585	97.7	682.7
6		581	101.0	682.0
7		582	99.8	681.8
8		583	97.2	680.2