From 871 to 885
France, whose team included Jean Quiquampoix, did not lead after the opening stage. In Doha’s 25 m rapid fire pistol event, Germany had 878 points and France 871, a seven-point gap. France then scored 885 in the second stage against Germany’s 872. The final totals were 1756 and 1750. A 13-point difference in the second stage reversed the order of the two countries. Gold came from the sum of both stages.[1]
The largest change between stages within the French trio came from Arnaud Gamaleri: 283 followed by 296. Jean Quiquampoix improved from 293 to 296, while Clement Bessaguet moved from 295 to 293. France’s 14-point improvement was the sum of those three changes. Gamaleri’s 13-point gain was its largest component.[1]
Germany’s Emanuel Mueller scored 293 and 292, Florian Peter 294 and 289, and Oliver Geis 291 and 291. Together they scored six fewer points in the second stage. France’s improvement of 14 and Germany’s decline of six changed the difference between their stage scores by 20 points. Across the full competition, Germany’s seven-point opening advantage became a six-point French winning margin.[1]
The contribution beneath the total
Gamaleri’s final total of 579 was lower than Quiquampoix’s 589 and Bessaguet’s 588. Yet his second-stage 296 matched Quiquampoix and exceeded Bessaguet’s 293. The shooter with the lowest final contribution supplied the largest improvement between stages. That separates two questions within a team competition: who contributed the highest total, and whose second stage increased the team score most?[1]
Germany had 70 inner tens against France’s 64, but their points totals were unequal: 1756 for France and 1750 for Germany. More inner tens did not erase that six-point deficit. China took bronze with 1734 points. France’s victory is visible both in the individual totals and in the stage columns: the team that moved from 871 to 885 turned a seven-point deficit into a six-point winning margin.[1]