Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's trap

This was the 18th appearance of the men's ISSF Olympic trap event. The event was held at every Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1924 (except 1904, when no shooting events were held) and from 1952 to 2016; it was open to women from 1968 to 1992.[3]

Three of the 6 finalists from the 1996 Games (the three medalists) returned: gold medalist Michael Diamond of Australia and Americans silver medalist Josh Lakatos and bronze medalist Lance Bade. Diamond was also the reigning World Champion, winning in 1999 after silver medals in 1991 and 1995. Three-time World Champion (1995–1997) Giovanni Pellielo, the first man to score a perfect 125-target qualifying round, was a contender to unseat Diamond. Bade had also hit a perfect qualifying round. (Diamond would eventually do so, but not until 2012.)[1]

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Slovenia, and the United Arab Emirates each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its 17th appearance, most among nations, having missed only the 1980 Moscow Games.

The competition used the two-round 125+25 format introduced in 1996. The qualifying round consisted of 125 targets (in 5 series of 25, held over two days with 3 series the first day and 2 series the second). The top six shooters advanced to the final. The final was a single series of 25 targets; the total score over all 6 series (150 targets) determined the winner. Shoot-offs were used as necessary to break ties for qualifying for the final and in the final.[1]

The existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Qualiying round
World record	Giovanni Pellielo (ITA)	125	Nicosia, Cyprus	1 April 1994
Olympic record	Michael Diamond (AUS)	124	Atlanta, United States	21 July 1996

Final
World record	Marcello Tittarelli (ITA)	150	Suhl, Germany	11 June 1996
Olympic record	Michael Diamond (AUS)	149	Atlanta, United States	21 July 1996

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

• Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad — Shooting (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2008.