ISSF 25 meter pistol explained

25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sport pistol instead of the larger-caliber guns men used. As with all ISSF pistol disciplines, all firing must be done with one hand, unsupported.

In 1984, female shooting competitions began in the Olympic Games, and so sport pistol made its way into the Olympic program. Internationally, it is still only shot by women and juniors, while men have center-fire pistols instead. However, in many countries, there are also male classes in 25 meter pistol on the national level and lower.

As 25 meter pistol is Olympic, it involves shooting a final, which the center-fire event does not. The top eight contestants reach the final, which consists of four additional rapid-fire stage series of 5 shots each. The final score is added to the qualification score.

Most shooters excelling in 25 meter pistol also compete at the same level in 10 meter air pistol, a similar precision event.

World Championships, Women

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1966	Wiesbaden
1970	Phoenix
1974	Thun
1978	Seoul
1982	Caracas
1986	Suhl
1990	Moscow
1994	Milan
1998	Barcelona
2002	Lahti
2006	Zagreb
2010	Munich
2014	Granada
2018	Changwon
2022	New Administrative Capital

World Championships, Women Team

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1970	Phoenix	United States Sally Carroll Lucile Chambliss Barbara Hile	Soviet Union Nadezda Ibragimova Nina Rasskazova Nina Stoliarova	West Germany Ortrud Feickert Karin Fitzner Ruth Kasten
1974	Thun	Soviet Union Galina Zarikova Zinaida Simonian Nina Stoliarova	Czechoslovakia Tereza Bohinska Bedriska Hykova Katarina Pastorova	Australia Judith Harrison Enid Newton Gloria Vause
1978	Seoul	Denmark Kirsten Broge Bonnie Bruun Aase Havsteen	Australia Julie Aitken Patricia Dench Lynne Uden	United States Sally Carroll Kimberly Dyer Ruby Fox
1982	Caracas	Soviet Union Marina Dobrantcheva Inna Rose Auksne Treinite	Hungary Palma Balogh Marta Kotroczo Gabriella Kanyai	China Jianmin Gao Zhifang Wen Cui Qing Yang
1986	Suhl	Soviet Union Marina Dobrantcheva Irina Kotcherova Nino Salukvadze	France Martine Guepin Evelyne Manchon Corine Serra-Tosio	Albania Diana Mata Emanuela Delilaj Edlira Shyti
1990	Moscow	Soviet Union Yauheniya Haluza Marina Logvinenko Nino Salukvadze	Sweden Kerstin Bodin Britt Marie Ellis Chris Kajd	China Haiying Liu Duihong Li Meifang Qian
1994	Milan	China Xiaoping Fan Duihong Li Lina Wang	South Korea Soon Hee Boo Sun Bok Lee Jung Hee Park	Belarus Zhanna Shitik Yauheniya Haluza Yuliya Siniak
1998	Barcelona	China Yeqing Cai Luna Tao Yi Sun	South Korea Eun Kyung Shin Soon Hee Boo Joo Hyung Seo	Mongolia Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Oyun Davaajantsan Gundegmaa Otryad
2002	Lahti	China Luna Tao Ying Chen Duihong Li	Russia Irina Dolgatcheva Galina Beliaeva Svetlana Smirnova	United States Elizabeth Callahan Rebecca Snyder Sandra Uptagrafft
2006	Zagreb	China Ying Chen Fengji Fei Duihong Li	Belarus Liudmila Chabatar Zhanna Shapialevich Yauheniya Haluza	Germany Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Stefanie Thurmann Claudia Verdicchio
2010	Munich	Russia Yulia Alipova Kira Klimova Galina Beliaeva	Serbia Zorana Arunović Jasna Šekarić Jelena Arunović	Czech Republic Lenka Maruskova Michaela Musilova Petra Hykova
2014	Granada	China Jingjing Zhang Chen Ying Qian Wei	Mongolia Munkzul Tsogbadrah Otryadyn Gündegmaa Bayartsetseg Tumurchudur	South Korea Lee Jung-eun Hye Jung Kwak Kim Jang-mi
2018	Changwon	China Jiang Ranxin Lin Yuemei Yao Yushi	South Korea Lee Jung-eun Kim Min-jung Kwak Jung-hye	Germany Monika Karsch Doreen Vennekamp Michelle Skeries
2022	New Administrative Capital

Current world records

See also: List of Olympic records in shooting and List of national shooting records surpassing the world records.

Current world records in 25 metre pistol
Women (ISSF)
	Final	40		February 24, 2019
	Women (CISM)
Junior Women
	Final	39		October 7, 2016
	Teams	1736	(Feng, Chen, Zhou)	November 12, 2019
Junior Men	Individual	590		July 31, 2013 June 14, 2016 June 27, 2017
	Teams	1747	(Sidhu U., Sidhu V., Sandhu)	June 27, 2018

Olympic and World Champions

25 meter pistol for women was introduced in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In its first eight instalments, one shooter has succeeded in winning two gold medals: Mariya Grozdeva from Bulgaria. The current Olympic gold medallist is Anna Korakaki from Greece.

Women

Year	Venue	Individual	Team
1966	Wiesbaden
1970	Phoenix
1974	Thun
1978	Seoul
1982	Caracas
1984	Los Angeles
1986	Suhl
1988	Seoul
1990	Moscow			Junior Women
1992	Barcelona			Individual	Team
1994	Milan
1996	Atlanta
1998	Barcelona
2000	Sydney
2002	Lahti
2004	Athens
2006	Zagreb
2008	Beijing
2010	Munich
2012	London
2014	Granada
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2018	Changwon

Junior Men

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Year	Venue	Individual	Team
1994	Milan
1998	Barcelona
2002	Lahti
2006	Zagreb
2010	Munich
2014	Granada
2018	Changwon