Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
The men's 50 metre pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 2 August 1948 at the shooting ranges at London. 50 shooters from 22 nations competed.Medallists
Vásquez is still the only Peruvian athlete to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games.Results
| Place | Shooter | Total |
| 1 | | 545 |
| 2 | | 539 |
| 3 | | 539 |
| 4 | | 539 |
| 5 | | 536 |
| 6 | | 534 |
| 7 | | 532 |
| 8 | | 530 |
| 9 | | 527 |
| 10 | | 527 |
| 11 | | 527 |
| 12 | | 525 |
| 13 | | 525 |
| 14 | | 525 |
| 15 | | 524 |
| 16 | | 523 |
| 17 | | 523 |
| 18 | | 522 |
| 19 | | 522 |
| 20 | | 520 |
| 21 | | 519 |
| 22 | | 517 |
| 23 | | 517 |
| 24 | | 516 |
| 25 | | 514 |
| 26 | | 512 |
| 27 | | 512 |
| 28 | | 511 |
| 29 | | 511 |
| 30 | | 510 |
| 31 | | 509 |
| 32 | | 509 |
| 33 | | 508 |
| 34 | | 507 |
| 35 | | 507 |
| 36 | | 503 |
| 37 | | 502 |
| 38 | | 501 |
| 39 | | 501 |
| 40 | | 497 |
| 41 | | 495 |
| 42 | | 485 |
| 43 | | 484 |
| 44 | | 484 |
| 45 | | 483 |
| 46 | | 482 |
| 47 | | 477 |
| 48 | | 477 |
| 49 | | 470 |
| 50 | | 331 |
