What happens when two athletes have the same score?

In a qualification scored in full rings, ties are broken in this order:

1. The highest number of inner tens.
2. The highest score in the last series of ten shots, then the series before it, working backwards in full rings.
3. Shot by shot from the last shot backwards, where an inner ten beats a ten that is not an inner ten.
4. Shot by shot from the last shot backwards on decimal values, where electronic targets are used.
5. If the athletes are still level they share the ranking and are listed in alphabetical order of family name.

In a qualification scored in decimals, which means 10 m air rifle and 50 m rifle prone, the rule gives two steps: the last ten-shot series and the ones before it on decimal scores, then shot by shot from the last on decimal scores.

Other points:

• Getting into a final: a tie for a place in the final is broken by the same countback. There is no extra shooting for eighth place.
• In a final: tie-breaking shots, one at a time, until the tie is broken. The one exception is two athletes tied for both places that go out after 30 shots of the three positions final, who are ranked by countback.
• Teams: the scores of all team members are added and the individual steps are applied to the totals.

A countback from the last shots rewards the athlete who finished stronger and needs no extra range time when dozens of athletes are tied through a results list. In a final only one place is being decided at a time and everyone is already on the line, so shooting again is quick and is fairer than any calculation.