| Event: | Men's 10 metre air pistol |
| Games: | 1988 Summer |
| Date: | September 24, 1988 |
| Competitors: | 44 |
| Nations: | 29 |
| Goldnoc: | BUL |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronzenoc: | CHN |
| Win Label: | Winning score |
| Win Value: | 687.9 (OR) |
| Next: | 1992 |
The men's 10 metre air pistol made its Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Erich Buljung equalled the world record (held by Vladas Turla and Igor Basinski) of 590 points in the qualification round, acquiring a two-point lead over the new 50 metre champion, Sorin Babii. Neither of them performed a good final however, and Tanyu Kiryakov eliminated his entire five-point gap to first place. The tie between Kiryakov and Buljung was resolved on grounds of higher final score, with Kiryakov becoming the inaugural champion. Xu Haifeng surpassed Babii to win bronze.[1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erich Buljung | 590 | Q EWR OR | ||
| 2 | Sorin Babii | 588 | Q | ||
| 3 | Tanyu Kiryakov | 585 | Q | ||
| 4 | Xu Haifeng | 584 | Q | ||
| 5 | Igor Basinski | 583 | Q | ||
| 6 | Miroslav Růžička | 582 | Q | ||
| 7 | Jerzy Pietrzak | 582 | Q | ||
| 8 | Boris Kokorev | 581 | Q (6th: 99) | ||
| 9 | Gernot Eder | 581 | (6th: 96) | ||
| 10 | Jens Potteck | 580 | |||
| 11 | Ragnar Skanåker | 580 | |||
| 12 | Philippe Cola | 579 | |||
| 12 | Mamoru Inagaki | 579 | |||
| 12 | Arndt Kaspar | 579 | |||
| 15 | Phillip Adams | 578 | |||
| 15 | Bengt Kamis | 578 | |||
| 15 | Wang Yifu | 578 | |||
| 18 | Alfons Messerschmitt | 577 | |||
| 18 | Sakari Paasonen | 577 | |||
| 18 | Dario Palazzani | 577 | |||
| 18 | Park Jong-sin | 577 | |||
| 22 | Rolf Beutler | 576 | |||
| 23 | Pierre Bremond | 575 | |||
| 23 | Lyubtcho Diakov | 575 | |||
| 23 | Hubert Foidl | 575 | |||
| 23 | Min Young-sam | 575 | |||
| 23 | Fumihisa Semizuki | 575 | |||
| 28 | Don Nygord | 574 | |||
| 29 | Bernardo Tovar | 573 | |||
| 29 | Tu Tai-hsing | 573 | |||
| 31 | Lisandro Sugezky | 572 | |||
| 31 | Tamás Tóth | 572 | |||
| 33 | Jean Bogaerts | 571 | |||
| 34 | Horst Krasser | 569 | |||
| 34 | Paul Leatherdale | 569 | |||
| 34 | Konstantinos Panageas | 569 | |||
| 37 | Bengt Sandstrom | 568 | |||
| 38 | Zoltán Papanitz | 567 | |||
| 39 | Jouni Vainio | 566 | |||
| 40 | Hans Hierzer | 565 | |||
| 40 | Carlos Hora | 565 | |||
| 42 | Mariano Lara | 563 | |||
| 43 | Vincenzo Tondo | 559 | |||
| 44 | Shuaib Adam | 556 | |||
| Jose Pena | DNS |
| Rank | Athlete | Qual | Final | Total | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 585 | 102.9 | 687.9 | OR | |||
| 590 | 97.9 | 687.9 | OR | |||
| 584 | 100.5 | 684.5 | ||||
| 4 | 588 | 95.3 | 683.3 | |||
| 5 | 583 | 100.2 | 683.2 | |||
| 6 | 582 | 99.4 | 681.4 | |||
| 7 | 582 | 96.3 | 678.3 | |||
| 8 | 581 | 96.3 | 678.3 |