One hit behind, another shoot-off determined the bronze medalist, with Marco Venturini defeating Jörg Damme.

Venturini put Italy back on the podium after a one-Games absence in 1988 broke a four-Games medal streak in the event.

[4][5] Three of the 6 finalists from the 1988 Games returned: bronze medalist Frans Peeters of Belgium, fourth-place finisher Francisco Boza of Peru, and sixth-place finisher Kazumi Watanabe of Japan.

[1] Croatia, Estonia, Kuwait, and the Netherlands Antilles each made their debut in the event; twelve former Soviet republics competed together as the Unified Team.

Great Britain made its 15th appearance, most among nations, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.

After the 1988 Games used a one-day format, the 1992 competition returned to a three-day event.