| Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
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| 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 August 6, 1936 at the shooting ranges at Wannsee. 53 shooters from 22 nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cornelius van Oyen Germany (GER) |
Heinz Hax Germany (GER) |
Torsten Ullman Sweden (SWE) |
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 |
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| 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 | Jan Suchorzewski (POL) | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Haralds Marve (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 | Jean 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 | Clarence Fishert (USA) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 16 | Elie 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 Cederströmt (FIN) | 21 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 27 | Zenon Piątkowski (POL) | 21 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 28 | Lorenzo Amaya (ARG) | 19 | 18 | 1 | |||
| – | Georgios Stathis (GRE) | unknown | |||||
| Krikor Agathon (EGY) | unknown | ||||||
| Axel Lerche (DEN) | unknown | ||||||
| Christen Møller (DEN) | unknown | ||||||
| Charles des Jammonières (FRA) | unknown | ||||||
| Edouard Lambert (FRA) | unknown | ||||||
| Dirk van den Bosch (NED) | unknown | ||||||
| Lazar Jovanović (YUG) | unknown | ||||||
| Carlos Acosta (MEX) | unknown | ||||||
| Roger Abel (MON) | unknown | ||||||
| Michel Ravarino (MON) | unknown | ||||||
| Herman Schultz (MON) | unknown | ||||||
| Martin Gison (PHI) | unknown | ||||||
| Otoniel Gonzaga (PHI) | unknown | ||||||
| Władysław Bursa (POL) | unknown | ||||||
| Alberto Andressen (POR) | unknown | ||||||
| François Lafortune (BEL) | unknown | ||||||
| Joaquim Ferreira (POR) | unknown | ||||||
| Carlos Machado (POR) | unknown | ||||||
| Henrik Lönnberg (SWE) | unknown | ||||||
| Jose Kopecký (TCH) | unknown | ||||||
| Jakab Kőszegi (HUN) | unknown | ||||||
| Dezső Zirthy (HUN) | unknown | ||||||
| Dean Hudnutt (USA) | unknown | ||||||
| Georg Dern (GER) | 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.
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