ISSF 10 meter air pistol

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ISSF 10 meter air pistol
Olena Kostevych and Oleh Omelchuk in the Air Pistol pairs حevent at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Men
Number of shots60 + 24
Olympic GamesSince 1988
World ChampionshipsSince 1970
AbbreviationAP60
Women
Number of shots60 + 24
Olympic GamesSince 1988
World ChampionshipsSince 1974
AbbreviationAP60W

The 10 meter air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 meter air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres (11 yards), and that the match consists of a qualification round of 60 competition shots within 75 minutes. If an Electronic Scoring System (EST) is not available, 15 minutes are added to the time limit. Competitors are allowed to shoot an unlimited number of shots during the 15 minutes preparation and sighting time.[1] Along with the 50 meter pistol, it is considered a precision shooting event. Thus, numerous shooters compete in both events.

There are some restrictions on the pistol regarding its dimensions, weight and trigger pull weight.[2] It must be operated by one hand only from a standing, unsupported position. The shooter decides his or her own tempo as long as the maximum time is not exceeded.

After the qualification round, the shooters with the top eight scores move on to a final round consisting of 24 competition shots. After the tenth shot, individual commands are given so that the audience may follow the progress of the standings.

The major competitions are the Olympic Games every four years and the ISSF World Shooting Championships every four years. In addition, the event is included in ISSF World Cups and in continental championships, as well as in many other international and national competitions. It is an indoor sport and, at the highest level, electronic targets are used instead of the traditional paper targets.

Range and target[edit]

The air pistol target is 17x17 cm with concentric score zones, the innermost (worth ten points) having a diameter of 11.5 mm.

The distance from floor level to the centre of the target is 1400mm +/- 50mm.[3]

The air pistol range is the same as the air rifle range, giving each shooter a table, a 1 meter wide firing point, and a 10-meter distance between the firing line and the target line.[4] The current rules require ranges to be built indoors,[5] with specified minimum requirements for artificial lighting.[6] Many of the top-level competitions are held at temporary ranges installed in versatile sporting facilities or convention centers.

The target, 17 by 17 cm (6.7 by 6.7 in), is traditionally made of light-coloured cardboard upon which scoring lines, and a black aiming mark consisting of the score zones 7 through 10, are printed.[7] There is also an inner ten ring, but the amount of inner tens is only used for tie-breaking.[8] The changing of these traditional targets is handled by each shooter, by means of electronic – or more archaically, manually operated – carrier devices.[9] In major competitions, only one shot may be fired on each target,[10] a number that can increase to two, five or even ten with lowering level and importance of the competition. Used targets are collected by range officials to be scored in a separate office.[11]

During the last few decades, these paper targets have been gradually replaced by electronic target systems, immediately displaying the results on monitors. When using these systems, actual scoring lines are not printed, but the location of the impact hole (which can be determined acoustically) is automatically converted into corresponding scores by a computer. ISSF rules now require the use of these systems in top-level competitions.[12] They are generally used in other international competitions as well,[13] and in some countries they are even common in national competitions.[14]

Equipment[edit]

To promote comfortable and accurate shooting from a standing position match air pistols must have fast lock times, shoot practically recoilless and vibration-free and exhibit minimal movement and balance shifts during discharge. The pistol must also be able to be tailored by adjustable user interfaces and various accessories to individual shooters personal preferences. Combined with appropriate match pellets the pistol has to produce a consistent 10 ring performance, so a non maximal result during the initial phase can be attributed to the participant.

The pistols used are gas-driven with a caliber of 4.5 mm (.177 in). The minimum trigger pull weight is 500 gram (17.6 oz), half that of a sport pistol, and the grip restrictions are similar to sport pistols, but the box in which an air pistol must fit is larger: 42 by 20 by 5 cm (17 by 8 by 2 in).[15] This allows for longer sight lines and also gives room for cocking arms, although with a few exceptions (such as the Baikal IZH-46M) modern match air pistols use pre-filled air, or less commonly carbon dioxide, containers.[16] The maximum overall weight is 1.5 kg (3.31 lb). The pistol must be operated by only one hand from a standing position, and may only be loaded with one pellet at a time.[17]

A typical 4.5 mm (.177 in) 10 m air pistol match pellet
Optical aids are common amongst pistol shooting competitors

For the 10 metre air pistol and air rifle disciplines match diabolo pellets are used. These pellets have wadcutter heads, meaning the front is (nearly) flat, that leave clean round holes in paper targets for easy scoring. Match pellets are offered in tins and more elaborate packagings that avoid deformation and other damage that could impair their uniformity. Air gunners are encouraged to perform shooting group tests with their gun clamped in a machine rest to establish which particular match pellet type performs best for their particular air gun.[18] To facilitate maximum performance out of various air guns the leading match pellet manufacturers produce pellets with graduated "head sizes", which means the pellets are offered with front diameters from 4.48 mm up to 4.51 mm.

As in other ISSF pistol events, clothing that restricts the movement of joints for support is not allowed.[19] Optical aids such as iris diaphragms or prescription glasses are allowed as long as they are not mounted on the pistol, which may only have open sights.[20] Though shooting glasses are extremely customizable, most pairs contain three basic elements: a lens, a mechanical iris, and a blinder. These components work together to help shooters focus on both the faraway target and their gun's sights at the same time. Ear protection is recommended by the ISSF[21] as well as by coaches, who sometimes stress their usefulness in shutting out distracting noise rather than their necessity for safety reasons (paramount in other shooting disciplines).[22][23]

It is each shooter's responsibility to get the pistol and shoes validated in a specific area, the equipment control, prior to starting the competition. To discourage shooters from lowering the trigger pull weight after passing the equipment control, random controls are conducted after the match. Failure to pass such controls results in immediate disqualification.[24]

Match air pistols in production[edit]

Steyr LP10 PCP air pistol

Course of fire[edit]

Shooters are generally divided into four classes: men, junior men, women and junior women. The junior classes are included in most championships, with some notable exceptions (such as the Olympic Games and the ISSF World Cups). A shooter remains a junior up to and including the calendar year in which he or she becomes 21 years of age, although a junior may opt to participate in the main class instead.[25] There are also ISSF Junior World Cups.

In both the qualification stage and the final stage, all shooting is supervised by a Chief Range Officer, whose duties include responsibility for the correct behaviour of all personnel, dealing with technical irregularities, and cooperation with the jury.[26]

Qualification[edit]

For the qualification stage, the shooters are divided as necessary into relays.[27] Each relay starts with a 15-minute preparation time[1] during which the shooter may fire an unlimited number of sighting shots.[28] Afterwards, the Chief Range Officer gives the command "match firing, start", indicating the start of the competition time.[29] 60 competition shots must be shot within a 75-minute period time (90 minutes if no electronic targets are available).[1] The 60 shots are usually organized in 6 ten-shot series for display on scoreboards.

Final[edit]

Men's 10 meter air pistol final in the 2012 Olympic Games Shooting competition at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

The top eight shooters in the qualification round advance to the final.[30] Often, many shooters have the same score. The higher number of inner tens is the first tiebreaker. If two or more shooters have the same amount of inner tens, the shooter with the highest score in the last ten-shot series is placed higher.

During the final, the score zones are divided into tenths (by means of a special gauge, in the absence of automatic scoring devices), so that each hit can give up to 10.9 points instead of the maximum 10 during the qualification. Electronic targets are required by the ISSF for finals at the Olympic Games, ISSF World Cups and ISSF World Championships.

After a five-minute sighting shot period and the presentation of the athletes to the audience, the athletes have 250 seconds to shoot five shots after the command "for the first competition series, load, start". The same command is given again for a second five shot series. After the tenth shot, separate commands are given for each competition shot with a time limit of 50 seconds per shot. After each two shots, the athlete with the lowest score is eliminated until two shooters are left to compete for the first place in the 23rd and 24th shot.

Current rules were introduced in 2017 after the 2016 Summer Olympics.

History[edit]

Spring-piston air guns were in common use during the first decades of the sport, but are now seldom seen at high levels.

The air pistol event was introduced on the World Championship level in 1970,[31] and on the Olympic programme in 1988.[32] Before 1985, when finals began to be used, championships were decided by the results of the 40 or 60 shot match (40 for women and 60 for men). Before 1982, the men's match also consisted of 40 shots.[31]

As in many other ISSF events, the target for air pistol was reduced in size in 1989, also lowering the scores (although not by much), and thereby resetting all records. The development after this shows a contrast to that of air rifle shooting: whereas in air rifle the winning score of the 1989 World Championships would not have reached the final 17 years later,[33][34] the same result increase has not occurred in air pistol. Sergei Pyzhianov's world record of 593 points, set in the first World Cup Final with the new targets, remained unbeaten for almost 20 years until Jin Jong-oh set a new one with 594 points in at the ISSF World Cup Changwon 2009.

Although competitions are no longer held outdoors, the most important competitions (Olympics, World Championships, World Cups) are still scheduled for the Northern Hemisphere summer season because they are combined with outdoor events such as 50m rifle and 25m pistol events. Many lesser international events, however, are held during the European indoor season between October and March, culminating in the European Championships each year. Most of these competitions are multi-day events held together with air rifle matches.[35]

World Championships, Men[edit]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1970 United States Phoenix  Kornel Marosvari (HUN)  Vladimir Stolipin (URS)  Harald Vollmar (GDR)
1974 Switzerland Thun  Grigori Kosych (URS)  Corneliu Ion (ROM)  Jean Faggion (FRA)
1978 South Korea Seoul  Paavo Palokangas (FIN)  Seppo Saarenpää (FIN)  Paulo Lamego (BRA)
1979 South Korea Seoul  Geoffrey Robinson (GBR)  Thomas Guinn (CAN)  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)
1981 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo  Don Nygord (USA)  Ljubtcho Diakov (BUL)  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)
1982 Venezuela Caracas  Vladas Turla (URS)  Alexsander Melentiev (URS)  Anatoli Egrishin (URS)
1983 Austria Innsbruck  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Alexsander Melentiev (URS)  Anatoli Egrishin (URS)
1985 Mexico Mexico City  Rolf Beutler (SUI)  Jens Potteck (GDR)  Pierre Brémond (FRA)
1986 East Germany Suhl  Igor Basinski (URS)  Uwe Potteck (GDR)  Pierre Brémond (FRA)
1987 Hungary Budapest  Zoltán Papanitz (HUN)  Alexsander Melentiev (URS)  Ljubtcho Diakov (BUL)
1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Uwe Potteck (GDR)  Sorin Babii (ROM)
1990 Soviet Union Moscow  Bernardo Tovar (COL)  István Ágh (HUN)  Boris Kokorev (URS)
1991 Norway Stavanger  Uwe Potteck (GER)  Yifu Wang (CHN)  Sorin Babii (ROM)
1994 Italy Milan  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Igor Basinski (BLR)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)
1998 Spain Barcelona  Yifu Wang (CHN)  Igor Basinski (BLR)  Kanstantsin Lukashyk (BLR)
2002 Finland Lahti  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Andrija Zlatić (YUG)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)
2006 Croatia Zagreb  Pang Wei (CHN)  Jakkrit Panichpatikum (THA)  Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS)
2010 Germany Munich  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Andrija Zlatić (SRB)  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
2014 Spain Granada  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Yusuf Dikeç (TUR)  Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS)
2018 South Korea Changwon  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Artem Chernousov (RUS)  Lee Dae-myung (KOR)
2022 Egypt Cairo  Liu Jinyao (CHN)  Zhang Yifan (CHN)  Pavlo Korostylov (UKR)

World Championships, Men Team[edit]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1970 United States Phoenix Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Grigori Kosych
Evgeni Raskazov
Vladimir Stolipin
Finland Finland
Immo Huhtinen
Seppo Makinen
Matti Juhani Patteri
Seppo Saarenpää
West Germany West Germany
Heinrich Fretwurst
Heinz Mertel
Ernst Mueller
Manfred Moeller
1974 Switzerland Thun Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Grigori Kosych
Valeri Margasov
Vladimir Stolipin
West Germany West Germany
Manfred Deichmann
Heinrich Fretwurst
Dieter Gruetz
Wolfgang Labenski
East Germany East Germany
Helmut Artelet
Heinz Szurlies
Matthias Hoeflitz
Harald Vollmar
1978 South Korea Seoul Finland Finland
Teemu Anttila
Seppo Mäkinen
Paavo Palokangas
Seppo Saarenpää
Brazil Brazil
Paulo Lamego
Wilson Scheidemantel
Benevenuto Tilli
Bertino Souza
Sweden Sweden
Weith Andersson
Ove Gunnarsson
Staffan Oscarsson
Ragnar Skanåker
1979 South Korea Seoul Sweden Sweden
Weith Andersson
Stig Borje Nilsson
Staffan Oscarsson
Ragnar Skanåker
 United States
Jimmie Dorsey
Don Hamilton
Samual Hunter
Don Nygord
South Korea South Korea
Jang Sik Kim
Won Suk Lee
Tae Ho Lim
Seung Lin Park
1981 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Bulgaria Bulgaria
Ljubtcho Diakov
Liubcho Dimitrov
Ivan Mandov
Jean Mihov
Switzerland Switzerland
Rolf Beutler
Roman Burkhard
Jacques Alain Perrin
Rene von Gunten
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Anatoli Egrishin
Alexander Sniezhko
Sergei Sumatokhin
1982 Venezuela Caracas Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Alexsander Melentiev
Sergei Sumatokhin
Vladas Turla
 United States
Erich Buljung
Jimmie Mc Coy
Don Nygord
Darius Young
Sweden Sweden
Weith Andersson
Stig Borje Nilsson
Benny Oestlund
Ragnar Skanåker
1983 Austria Innsbruck Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Alexsander Melentiev
Vladas Turla
Sweden Sweden
Benny Oestlund
Staffan Oscarsson
Ragnar Skanåker
 France
Jean Bilon
Jacky Durand
Remy Harang
1985 Mexico Mexico City Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Boris Kokorev
Vladas Turla
 France
Pierre Brémond
Philippe Cola
Remy Harang
 United States
George Ross
Arnold Vitarbo
Darius Young
1986 East Germany Suhl Soviet Union Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Boris Kokorev
Alexsander Melentiev
 France
Pierre Brémond
Philippe Cola
Remy Harang
East Germany East Germany
Gernot Eder
Jens Potteck
Uwe Potteck
1987 Hungary Budapest Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Boris Kokorev
Alexsander Melentiev
East Germany East Germany
Gernot Eder
Jens Potteck
Uwe Potteck
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Ljubtcho Diakov
Tanyu Kiryakov
Sabi Sabev
1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo Soviet Union Soviet Union
Sergei Barmin
Alexsander Melentiev
Sergei Pyzhianov
Italy Italy
Roberto Di Donna
Dario Palazzani
Vincenzo Spilotro
Hungary Hungary
Csaba Gyorik
Zsolt Karacs
Zoltán Papanitz
1990 Soviet Union Moscow Soviet Union Soviet Union
Boris Kokorev
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Pyzhianov
Hungary Hungary
István Ágh
Csaba Gyorik
Zoltán Papanitz
East Germany East Germany
Gernot Eder
Uwe Potteck
Jens Potteck
1991 Norway Stavanger Soviet Union Soviet Union
Sergei Barmin
Boris Kokorev
Sergei Pyzhianov
Germany
Gernot Eder
Hans-Juergen Bauer-Neumaier
Uwe Potteck
China
Jinbao Li
Yifu Wang
Haifeng Xu
1994 Italy Milan China
Haifeng Xu
Yifu Wang
Shengge Zhang
Italy Italy
Vigilio Fait
Roberto Di Donna
Vincenzo Spilotro
Hungary Hungary
Csaba Gyorik
Zsolt Karacs
Zoltán Papanitz
1998 Spain Barcelona China
Yifu Wang
Dan Xu
Hui Wu
Russia Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Vladimir Gontcharov
Boris Kokorev
Belarus Belarus
Igor Basinski
Kanstantsin Lukashyk
Siarhei Yurusau
2002 Finland Lahti Russia Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Vladimir Gontcharov
Vladimir Isakov
China
Yifu Wang
Zongliang Tan
Huaiyu Li
Ukraine Ukraine
Oleg Dronov
Victor Makarov
Ivan Rybovalov
2006 Croatia Zagreb China
Wei Pang
Zhongzai Lin
Zongliang Tan
Russia Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Vladimir Isakov
Vladimir Gontcharov
 France
Walter Lapeyre
Manuel Alexandre-Augrand
Franck Dumoulin
2010 Germany Munich Russia Russia
Sergey Chervyakovskiy
Leonid Ekimov
Vladimir Isakov
Serbia Serbia
Andrija Zlatić
Damir Mikec
Dimitrije Grgic
South Korea South Korea
Jin Jong-oh
Lee Dae-myung
Han Seung Woo
2014 Spain Granada  China
Pang Wei
Pu Qifeng
Wang Zhiwei
 South Korea
Jin Jong-oh
Kim Cheong-Yong
Lee Dae-myung
 Russia
Vladimir Gontcharov
Vladimir Isakov
Sergey Chervyakovskiy
2018 South Korea Changwon  South Korea
Lee Dae-myung
Jin Jong-oh
Han Seung-woo
 India
Abhishek Verma
Om Prakash Mitharwal
Shahzar Rizvi
 Russia
Artem Chernousov
Denis Koulakov
Anton Gourianov
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  China
Liu Jinyao
Zhang Bowen
Zhang Yifan
 Iran
Mohammad Rasoul Effati
Javad Foroughi
Sajjad Pourhosseini
 Korea
Lee Woon-ho
Lee Dae-myung
Park Dae-hun

World Championships, Women[edit]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1970 United States Phoenix  Sally Carroll (USA)  Nina Rasskazova (URS)  Nina Stolyarova (URS)
1974 Switzerland Thun  Zinaida Simonian (URS)  Anisoara Matei (ROM)  Nina Stolyarova (URS)
1978 South Korea Seoul  Kerstin Hansson (SWE)  Gun Naesman (SWE)  Yang Ja Moon (KOR)
1979 South Korea Seoul  Ruby Fox (USA)  Patricia Dench (AUS)  Sally Carroll (USA)
1981 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo  Nonna Kalinina (URS)  Kerstin Bodin (SWE)  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)
1982 Venezuela Caracas  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)  Auksne Treinite (URS)  Inna Rose (URS)
1983 Austria Innsbruck  Kerstin Bodin (SWE)  Julita Macur (POL)  Yang Ja Kim (KOR)
1985 Mexico Mexico City  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)  Irada Ashumova (URS)  Maritha Karlsson (SWE)
1986 East Germany Suhl  Anke Voelker (GDR)  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)  Haiying Liu (CHN)
1987 Hungary Budapest  Jasna Brajkovic (YUG)  Svetlana Smirnova (URS)  Anne Goffin (BEL)
1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo  Nino Salukvadze (URS)  Jasna Šekarić (YUG)  Lieselotte Breker (FRG)
1990 Soviet Union Moscow  Jasna Šekarić (YUG)  Marina Logvinenko (URS)  Svetlana Smirnova (URS)
1991 Norway Stavanger  Marina Logvinenko (URS)  Shuanghong Li (CHN)  Margit Stein (GER)
1994 Italy Milan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jasna Šekarić (IOP)  Margit Stein (GER)  Galina Belyayeva (KAZ)
1998 Spain Barcelona  Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (MGL)  Yoko Inada (JPN)  Lalita Yauhleuskaya (BLR)
2002 Finland Lahti  Olena Kostevych (UKR)  Nino Salukvadze (GEO)  Olga Kousnetsova (RUS)
2006 Croatia Zagreb  Natalia Paderina (RUS)  Jun Hu (CHN)  Viktoria Chaika (BLR)
2010 Germany Munich  Zorana Arunović (SRB)  Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS)  Viktoria Chaika (BLR)
2014 Spain Granada  Jung Jeehae (KOR)  Olena Kostevych (UKR)  Chiaying Wu (TPE)
2018 South Korea Changwon  Anna Korakaki (GRE)  Zorana Arunović (SRB)  Kim Bo-mi (KOR)
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  Lu Kaiman (CHN)  Anna Korakaki (GRE)  Zorana Arunovic (SRB)

World Championships, Women Team[edit]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1970 United States Phoenix Soviet Union Soviet Union
Nina Stoliarova
Nina Rasskazova
Nadezda Ibragimova
West Germany West Germany
Ortrud Feickert
Karin Fitzner
Ruth Kasten
 United States
Lucile Chambliss
Sally Carroll
Barbara Hile
1974 Switzerland Thun Soviet Union Soviet Union
Zinaida Simonian
Nina Stoliarova
Galina Zarikova
 United States
Sharon Best
Barbara Hile
Ruby Fox
West Germany West Germany
Karin Fitzner
Ruth Kasten
Ortrud Feickert
1978 South Korea Seoul Sweden Sweden
Kerstin Hansson
Gun Näsman
Ingridh Strömqvist
Australia Australia
Julie Aitken
Patricia Dench
Maureen Hill
South Korea South Korea
Kwan Seok Kang
Yang Ja Kim
Yang Ja Moon
1979 South Korea Seoul  United States
Sally Carroll
Ruby Fox
Patricin Olsowsky
Sweden Sweden
Kerstin Hansson
Gun Naesman
Sally Remmert
United Kingdom Great Britain
Carol Bartlett
Rosemarie Edgar
Trudy Henry
1981 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Soviet Union Soviet Union
Marina Dobrantcheva
Nonna Kalinina
Zinaida Simonian
Switzerland Switzerland
Veronica Edelmann
Doris Hafen
Elisabeth Sager
 United States
Carol Baker
Ruby Fox
Sally Carroll
1982 Venezuela Caracas Soviet Union Soviet Union
Marina Dobrantcheva
Inna Rose
Auksne Treinite
China
Jianmin Gao
Yi Nang
Zhifang Wen
Sweden Sweden
Monica Aberg
Chris Johansson
Gun Naesman
1983 Austria Innsbruck Sweden Sweden
Monica Aberg
Kerstin Bodin
Sally Remmert
Austria Austria
Corinna Hoffmann
Christine Strahalm
Christa Werk
 United States
Sally Carroll
Ruby Fox
Cathy Graham
1985 Mexico Mexico City Soviet Union Soviet Union
Irada Ashumova
Marina Dobrantcheva
Inna Rose
Sweden Sweden
Kerstin Bodin
Britt Marie Ellis
Maritha Karlsson
West Germany West Germany
Angelika Hermann
Kirsten Steinert
Margit Stein
1986 East Germany Suhl Soviet Union Soviet Union
Marina Dobrantcheva
Irina Kotcherova
Lalita Tsvetkova
East Germany East Germany
Diana Mueller
Heidrun Richter
Anke Voelker
Sweden Sweden
Kerstin Bodin
Britt Marie Ellis
Maritha Karlsson
1987 Hungary Budapest Soviet Union Soviet Union
Nino Salukvadze
Svetlana Smirnova
Lalita Tsvetkova
Poland Poland
Dorota Bidolach
Maria Janicka-Janda
Julita Macur
West Germany West Germany
Lieselotte Breker
Anetta Kalinowski
Margit Stein
1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo West Germany West Germany
Lieselotte Breker
Anetta Kalinowski
Margit Stein
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olga Shilenok
Nino Salukvadze
Svetlana Smirnova
Hungary Hungary
Agnes Ferencz
Anna Gonczi
Marta Kotroczo
1990 Soviet Union Moscow Soviet Union Soviet Union
Marina Logvinenko
Nino Salukvadze
Svetlana Smirnova
West Germany Federal Republic of Germany
Lieselotte Breker
Monika Schilleder
Margit Stein
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Mariya Grozdeva
Margarita Shkodrova
Tania Staneva
1991 Norway Stavanger Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olga Klochneva
Marina Logvinenko
Nino Salukvadze
Germany
Lieselotte Breker
Margit Stein
Anke Voelker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Ksenja Macek
Jasna Šekarić
Mirela Skoko
1994 Italy Milan China
Xiaoping Fan
Duihong Li
Ge Ma
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Diana Iorgova
Mariya Grozdeva
Tania Staneva
Germany
Doreen Mueller
Margit Stein
Anke Voelker
1998 Spain Barcelona Russia Russia
Galina Beliaeva
Svetlana Smirnova
Marina Logvinenko
China
Yeqing Cai
Jie Ren
Luna Tao
Germany
Carmen Meininger
Margit Stein
Anke Schumann
2002 Finland Lahti Russia Russia
Olga Kousnetsova
Svetlana Smirnova
Galina Beliaeva
Belarus Belarus
Viktoria Chaika
Liudmila Chabatar
Yuliya Alipava
China
Luna Tao
Ying Chen
Jie Ren
2006 Croatia Zagreb China
Jun Hu
Fengji Fei
Ying Chen
Belarus Belarus
Viktoria Chaika
Liudmila Chabatar
Yauheniya Haluza
Russia Russia
Natalia Paderina
Olga Kousnetsova
Svetlana Smirnova
2010 Germany Munich Australia Australia
Lalita Yauhleuskaya
Dina Aspandiyarova
Linda Ryan
South Korea South Korea
Lee Ho-Lim
Kim Byung-Hee
Park Min-Jin
China
Guo Wenjun
Su Yuling
Zhang Jingjing
2014 Spain Granada  Serbia
Jasna Šekarić
Bobana Veličković
Zorana Arunović
 China
Guo Wenjun
Zhang Mengyuan
Zhou Qingyuan
 Hungary
Renáta Tobai-Sike
Zsófia Csonka
Adrienn Nemes
2018 South Korea Changwon  China
Jiang Ranxin
Wang Qian
Ji Xiaojing
 South Korea
Kim Min-jung
Kim Bo-mi
Kwak Jung-hye
 Russia
Vitalina Batsarashkina
Margarita Lomova
Svetlana Medvedeva
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  China
Jiang Ranxin
Li Xue Yan
Lu Kaiman
 India
Palak Palak
Rhythm Sangwan
Yuvika Tomar
 Iran
Mina Ghorbani
Hanieh Rostamian
Golnoush Sebghatollahi

World Championships, Mixed Team[edit]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
2018 South Korea Changwon  Russia
Vitalina Batsarashkina
Artem Chernousov
 China
Wang Qian
Wang Mengyi
 Ukraine
Olena Kostevych
Oleh Omelchuk
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  Austria
Sylvia Steiner
Richard Zechmeister
 Korea
Yoo Hyun-young
Park Dae-hun
 Iran
Hanieh Rostamian
Javad Foroughi
 China
Jiang Ranxin
Zhang Bowen

World Championships, total medals[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union2911949
2 China76417
3 Sweden65718
4 Russia62311
5 United States43512
6 Yugoslavia3216
7 Hungary2237
8 Finland2204
9 East Germany15410
10 West Germany1359
11 Germany1337
12 Australia1304
13 France1269
14 Bulgaria1236
15 Serbia1203
  Switzerland1203
17 South Korea1168
18 Georgia1102
 Japan1102
20 Great Britain1012
 Ukraine1012
22 Colombia1001
 Mongolia1001
24 Belarus0459
25 Romania0224
26 Italy0213
27 Poland0202
28 Brazil0112
29 Austria0101
 Canada0101
 India0101
 Thailand0101
33 Belgium0011
 Kazakhstan0011
Totals (34 entries)747372219

Current world records[edit]

Current world records in 10 metre air pistol
Men Qualification 594  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) April 12, 2009 Changwon (KOR) edit
Final 246.5  Kim Song Guk (PRK) November 11, 2019 Doha (QAT) edit
Teams 1759  Russia (Isakov, Nestruyev, Yekimov)
 China (Wang, Pang, Mai)
March 16, 2007
March 9, 2014
Deauville (FRA)
Kuwait City (KUW)
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Junior Men Individual 588  Leonid Yekimov (RUS)
 Lukas Grunder (SUI)
March 16, 2007
May 24, 2009
Deauville (FRA)
Milan (ITA)
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Final 246.3  Saurabh Chaudhary (IND) May 27, 2019 Munich (GER)
Teams 1732  South Korea (Lim, Sung, Shin) September 6, 2018 Changwon (KOR)
Women Qualification 591  Jiang Ranxin (CHN) Oct 15, 2022 Cairo (EGY) edit
Final 246.9  Zorana Arunović (SRB) March 11, 2017 ECH Maribor (SLO) edit
Teams 1739  China (Jiang, Wang, Ji) September 4, 2018 Changwon (KOR) edit
Junior Women Individual 585  Julieta Mautone (URU) May 29, 2019 Munich (GER)
Final 244.7  Manu Bhaker (IND) November 21, 2019 Putian (CHN)
Teams 1721  India (Singh, Raghav, Tomar) November 7, 2019 Doha (QAT)
Mixed Team Qualification 586  Manu Bhaker (IND)
 Saurabh Chaudhary (IND)
May 30, 2019 Munich (GER)
Junior Mixed Team Qualification 586  Manu Bhaker (IND)
 Saurabh Chaudhary (IND)
May 30, 2019 Munich (GER)

Olympic and World Champions[edit]

The ISSF publishes lists of historical champions.[32][33]

Men[edit]

A green background indicates the Olympic champion.

Year Venue Individual Team
1970 Phoenix  Kornel Marosvari (HUN)  Soviet Union
1974 Thun  Grigori Kosych (URS)  Soviet Union
1978 Seoul  Paavo Palokangas (FIN)  Finland
1979 Seoul  Geoffrey Robinson (GBR)  Sweden
1981 Santo Domingo  Don Nygord (USA)  Bulgaria
1982 Caracas  Vladas Turla (URS)  Soviet Union
1983 Innsbruck  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Soviet Union
1985 Mexico City  Rolf Beutler (SUI)  Soviet Union
1986 Suhl  Igor Basinski (URS)  Soviet Union
1987 Budapest  Zoltán Papanitz (HUN)  Soviet Union Junior Men
1988 Seoul  Tanyu Kiryakov (BUL) Individual Team
1989 Sarajevo  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Soviet Union  Andrei Kandikov (URS)  Hungary
1990 Moscow  Bernardo Tobar (COL)  Soviet Union
1991 Stavanger  Uwe Potteck (GER)  Soviet Union  Kanstantsin Lukashyk (URS)  France
1992 Barcelona  Wang Yifu (CHN)
1994 Milan  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  China  Alexander Wiskepzev (RUS)  Hungary
1996 Atlanta  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)
1998 Barcelona  Wang Yifu (CHN)  China  Teemu Tiainen (FIN)  Germany
2000 Sydney  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)
2002 Lahti  Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS)  Russia  Denis Kulakov (RUS)  South Korea
2004 Athens  Wang Yifu (CHN)
2006 Zagreb  Pang Wei (CHN)  China  Pu Qifeng (CHN)  China
2008 Beijing  Pang Wei (CHN)
2010 Munich  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Russia  Zhang Bin (CHN)  China
2012 London  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
2014 Granada  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  China  Alexander Kindig (GER)  Latvia
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Hoàng Xuân Vinh (VIE)
2018 Changwon  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  South Korea  Saurabh Chaudhary (IND)  South Korea
2020 Tokyo  Javad Foroughi (IRI)

Women[edit]

A green background indicates the Olympic champion.

Year Venue Individual Team
1970 Phoenix  Sally Carroll (USA)  Soviet Union
Jasna Šekarić
1974 Thun  Zinaida Simonian (URS)
1978 Seoul  Kerstin Hansson (SWE)  Sweden
1979 Seoul  Ruby Fox (USA)  United States
1981 Santo Domingo  Nonna Kalinina (URS)  Soviet Union
1982 Caracas  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)  Soviet Union
1983 Innsbruck  Kerstin Bodin (SWE)  Sweden
1985 Mexico City  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)  Soviet Union
1986 Suhl  Anke Völker (GDR)  Soviet Union
1987 Budapest  Jasna Brajković (YUG)  Soviet Union Junior Women
1988 Seoul  Jasna Šekarić (YUG) Individual Team
1989 Sarajevo  Nino Salukvadze (URS)  West Germany  Mirosława Sagun-Lewandowska (POL)  Poland
1990 Moscow  Jasna Šekarić (YUG)  Soviet Union
1991 Stavanger  Marina Logvinenko (URS)  Soviet Union  Stefanie Koch (GER)  France
1992 Barcelona  Marina Logvinenko (EUN)
1994 Milan  Jasna Šekarić (YUG)  China  Karen Macary (FRA)  Denmark
1996 Atlanta  Olga Klochneva (RUS)
1998 Barcelona  Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar (MGL)  Russia  Viktoria Chaika (BLR)  Hungary
2000 Sydney  Tao Luna (CHN)
2002 Lahti  Olena Kostevych (UKR)  Russia  Katarzyna Szymanska (POL)  China
2004 Athens  Olena Kostevych (UKR)
2006 Zagreb  Natalia Paderina (RUS)  China  Brankica Zarić (SRB)  China
2008 Beijing  Guo Wenjun (CHN)
2010 Munich  Zorana Arunović (SRB)  Australia  Khongorzul Tsagaandalai (MGL)  South Korea
2012 London  Guo Wenjun (CHN)
2014 Granada  Jung Jee-hae (KOR)  Serbia  Lin Yuemei (CHN)  Poland
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Zhang Mengxue (CHN)
2018 Changwon  Anna Korakaki (GRE)  China  Sevval Ilayda Tarhan (TUR)  South Korea

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