ISSF 25 meter pistol explained

25 meter pistol
Shots F:2x30 + 25 + dueling for medal series by series
Olympics F:Since 1984
Worlds F:Since 1966
Abbr F:SP

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

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
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

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
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)
Final40February 24, 2019
Women (CISM)
Junior Women
Final39October 7, 2016
Teams1736 (Feng, Chen, Zhou)November 12, 2019
Junior MenIndividual590

July 31, 2013
June 14, 2016
June 27, 2017
Teams1747 (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
1966Wiesbaden
1970Phoenix
1974Thun
1978Seoul
1982Caracas
1984Los Angeles
1986Suhl
1988Seoul
1990MoscowJunior Women
1992BarcelonaIndividualTeam
1994Milan
1996Atlanta
1998Barcelona
2000Sydney
2002Lahti
2004Athens
2006Zagreb
2008Beijing
2010Munich
2012London
2014Granada
2016Rio de Janeiro
2018Changwon

Junior Men

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