Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's trap
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The men's trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 and 15 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. There were 35 competitors from 26 nations, with each nation having up to two shooters.[1]
Men's trap at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 14, 2004 August 15, 2004 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 149 =OR | ||||||||||||
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Russia's Alexey Alipov attained an almost perfect score of 149 to tie the Olympic record for the gold medal in this event. The silver medal was awarded to Italy's Giovanni Pellielo with 146 points, while Australia's Adam Vella claimed the bronze with 145.[2][3] Vella's teammate and two-time defending Olympic champion Michael Diamond missed a chance for his third Olympic gold in the final round, after firing only 119 birds to earn the eighth position in the prelims.[4] Alipov's victory was Russia's first gold medal in the event. Pellielo, who had taken bronze in 2000, was the fourth man to earn multiple medals in the trap.