[1] Michael Diamond of Australia won, setting two new Olympic records, ahead of two Americans.

[2][3] It was the first medal in the men's trap for Australia; the United States had most recently been on the podium in the event in 1984.

[4][5] Three of the 6 finalists from the 1992 Games returned: bronze medalist Marco Venturini of Italy, fourth-place finisher Jörg Damme of Germany, and fifth-place finisher Pavel Kubec of Czechoslovakia (now competing for the Czech Republic).

[1] Angola, Chinese Taipei, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, North Korea, Slovakia, and Ukraine each made their debut in the event.

Michael Diamond set the initial Olympic records for the qualifying round (125-target) at 124 and for the 150-target combined score at 149.