This list of 10 metre air pistol records documents the best performances in 10 metre air pistol recognized as records by various official instances since 1 January 1989, when targets were changed and all records reset, and also the progression of the World and Olympic records.
Men's qualification round[ edit ] The men's qualification round consists of 60 shots, and the maximum possible score is 600.
World record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction in 1969:[1]
Score
Shooter
Date
Comp
Place
385
H. Mertel (FRG )
1969
ECH
Pilsen , Czechoslovakia
Rasskazov (URS )
1969
ECH
Pilsen , Czechoslovakia
387
V. Stolypin (URS )
1971
ECH
Meziboří , Czechoslovakia
392
Grigori Kosych (URS )
1973
ECH
Linz , Austria
393
Harald Vollmar (GDR )
1976
ECH
Paris , France
394
Uwe Potteck (GDR )
1979
ECH
Graz , Austria
60 shots from 1981
582
Vladas Turla (URS )
1981
ECH
Athens , Greece
I. Mandov (BUL )
1981
ECH
Athens , Greece
587
Vladas Turla (URS )
1982
ECH
The Hague , Netherlands
590
Vladas Turla (URS )
1982
WCH
Caracas , Venezuela
Igor Basinski (URS )
1987
ECH
Bratislava , Czechoslovakia
Igor Basinski (URS )
1988
ECH
Stavanger , Norway
Erich Buljung (USA )
1988
OG
Seoul , South Korea
New targets from 1989
583
Sorin Babii (ROU )
1989
ECH
Copenhagen , Denmark
590
Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
1989
WCH
Sarajevo , Yugoslavia
593
Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
13 October 1989
WCF
Munich , West Germany
594
Jin Jong-oh (KOR )
12 April 2009
WC
Changwon , South Korea
Olympic record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction in 1988:[2]
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records[ edit ]
Score
Nation/record
Shooter
Date
Place
Ref
594
World record
Jin Jong-oh (KOR )
12 April 2009
Changwon , South Korea
[3]
594
Asian record
Jin Jong-oh (KOR )
12 April 2009
Changwon , South Korea
[3]
594
South Korea
Jin Jong-oh
12 April 2009
Changwon
[3]
593
European record
Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
13 October 1989
Munich , West Germany
[4]
592
Germany
Uwe Potteck
8 January 1999
Luxembourg
[5]
592
Italy
Roberto Di Donna
[6]
591
Sweden
Ragnar Skanåker
14 January 1990
Luxembourg
[7]
591
Ukraine
Viktor Makarov
1994
Simferopol
[8]
591
Japan
Naka Shigekatsu
15 December 1995
Asaka
[9]
591
China
Tan Zongliang
15 November 1995
Nanning
[10]
591
Olympic record
Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS )
14 August 2004
Athens , Greece
[11]
591
China (equalled)
Tan Zongliang
12 June 2005
Munich , Germany
[10]
591
Belarus
Yury Dauhapolau
9 November 2007
Brest
[12]
590
Poland
Jerzy Pietrzak
28 January 1993
Munich , Germany
[13]
590
Great Britain
Mick Gault
Mar 2000
Inverclyde
[14]
590
Poland (equalled)
Wojciech Knapik
17 February 2007
Wrocław
[13]
590
Brazil
Julio Antonio de Souza e Almeida
21 October 2010
Rio de Janeiro
[15]
589
Iceland
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
2 May 2013
Reykjavík
[16]
589
United States
Reuben Hafter
18 August 1990
[17]
589
Czech Republic
Martin Tenk
16 December 2000
Brno
[18]
589
Czech Republic (equalled)
Martin Tenk
17 December 2000
Brno
[18]
589
Switzerland
Martin Flury
22 May 2004
Suhl , Germany
[19]
588
Slovakia
Ján Fabo
5 February 2000
The Hague , Netherlands
[20]
587
Nordic record
Ragnar Skanåker (SWE )
25 May 1990
Suhl , Germany
[7]
587
Nordic record (equalled)
Ragnar Skanåker (SWE )
5 June 1990
Zürich , Switzerland
[7]
587
Finland
Lauri Lauste
13 December 1998
Turku
[21]
587
Norway
Vegard Askestad
1998
[22]
587
Norway (equalled)
Ståle Waagbø
2000
[22]
587
Finland (equalled)
Jari Koivu
5 January 2002
Kuortane
[21]
586
India
Samaresh Jung
2006
Hungary
[23]
585
Portugal
João Costa
2004
[24]
584
Croatia
Saša Špirelja
1996
[25]
584
Denmark
John Sejr Svendsen
15 January 1995
Haderslev
[26]
584
Austria
Giovanni Bossi
1996
Munich , Germany
[1]
584
Slovenia
Robert Kranjc
19 January 1997
Ljubljana
[27]
584
Austria (equalled)
Giovanni Bossi
1997
Salzburg
[1]
584
Spain
José Antonio Colado Castro
2004
Munich , Germany
[28]
583
Commonwealth record
Samaresh Jung (IND )
2005
Melbourne , Australia
[29]
582
Wales
James Miller
2022
Wolverhampton
[30]
581
Netherlands
E.J. Brink
1997
[31]
581
New Zealand
Greg Yelavich
1989
[32]
580
Commonwealth Games record
Bengt Sandstrom (AUS )
1990
New Zealand
[29]
580
Estonia
Sergei Potasev
1991
Narva
[33]
575
Hungary
Viktor Lengyel
9 March 1996
Nitra , Slovakia
[34]
The final consists of an additional 10 shots, for a total maximum of 109.0 points. Records are ratified for the aggregate (qualification + final) score of maximum 709.0 points.
World record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction of finals in 1986:[1]
Olympic record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction in 1988:[2]
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records[ edit ]
Score
Nation/record
Qual
Final
Shooter
Date
Place
Ref
695.1
World record
593
102.1
Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
13 October 1989
Munich , West Germany
[35]
695.1
European record
593
102.1
Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
13 October 1989
Munich , West Germany
[4]
693.9
Poland
590
103.9
Wojciech Knapik
17 February 2007
Wrocław
[13]
693.2
Italy
[36]
692.8
Germany
590
102.8
Gernot Eder
1 March 1996
Suhl
[5]
692.0
China
Han Jijun
23 May 2000
Zhengzhou
[10]
691.6
Belarus
591
100.6
Yury Dauhapolau
9 November 2007
Brest
[12]
691.2
Asian record
590
101.2
Tan Zongliang (CHN )
15 June 2003
Munich , Germany
[37]
691.1
Ukraine
Viktor Makarov
28 January 2003
Lviv
[8]
690.0
Olympic record
590
100.0
Wang Yifu (CHN )
14 August 2004
Athens , Greece
[11]
689.7
Czech Republic
589
100.7
Martin Tenk
16 December 2000
Brno
[18]
689.3
Switzerland
Lukas Grunder
8 May 2008
Pilsen , Czech Republic
[19]
689.2
South Korea
[38]
688.9
Brazil
Julio Antonio de Souza e Almeida
30 September 2011
Santiago , Chile
[15]
688.6
Japan
591
97.6
Naka Shigekatsu
15 December 1995
Asaka
[9]
688.0
United States
586
102.0
John Bickar
17 February 2000
[17]
687.7
Slovakia
588
99.7
Ján Fabo
5 February 2000
The Hague , Netherlands
[20]
687.7
Slovakia (equalled)
587
100.7
Juraj Tužinský
26 January 2008
Munich , Germany
[20]
687.5
Finland
Jari Koivu
5 January 2002
Kuortane
[21]
686.7
Nordic record
586
100.7
Ragnar Skanåker (SWE )
23 March 1991
Los Angeles , United States
[39]
686.7
Sweden
586
100.7
Ragnar Skanåker
23 March 1991
Los Angeles , United States
[39]
686.7
Iceland
585
101.7
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
14 November 2009
Reykjavík
[16]
686.1
India
586
100.1
Samaresh Jung
2006
Hungary
[23]
685.8
Austria
584
101.8
Giovanni Bossi
1997
Salzburg
[1]
685.4
Great Britain
587
98.4
Mick Gault
Mar 2003
Bisley
[14]
684.7
Norway
585
99.7
Terje Theien
1995
[40]
683.4
Spain
Rafael Sánchez López
2005
Pilsen , Czech Republic
[41]
683.2
Croatia
584
99.2
Saša Špirelja
1996
[25]
682.1
Slovenia
Cvetko Ljubič
12 February 2000
Ljubljana
[27]
681.5
Commonwealth record
Mick Gault (GBR )
1999
New Zealand
[29]
679.9
Commonwealth Games record
Mick Gault (GBR )
1998
Malaysia
[29]
679.5
New Zealand
Greg Yelavich
1991
[32]
679.0
Denmark
578
101.0
Thomas Statager
Jan 2006
Sävsjö , Sweden
[26]
Women's qualification round[ edit ] As the men's qualification round did until 1980, the women's match still consists of 40 shots, for a maximum possible score of 400 points.
World record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction in 1969:[1]
Score
Shooter
Date
Comp
Place
379
Nina Stoliarova (URS )
1969
ECH
Paris , France
Nina Stoliarova (URS )
1972
ECH
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
384
Zinaida Simonian (URS )
1973
ECH
Linz , Austria
387
Nina Stoliarova (URS )
1974
ECH
Enschede , Netherlands
Marina Dobrantcheva (URS )
1985
ECH
Varna , Bulgaria
Anke Völker (GDR )
1986
WCH
Suhl , East Germany
391
Jasna Šekarić (YUG )
1988
WCF
Munich , West Germany
New targets from 1989
388
Svetlana Smirnova (URS )
1989
ECH
Copenhagen , Denmark
392
Liselotte Breker (FRG )
1989
WC
Zagreb , Yugoslavia
Svetlana Smirnova (RUS )
1993
ECH
Brno , Czech Republic
Jasna Šekarić (YUG )
1996
WCF
Näfels , Switzerland
393
Svetlana Smirnova (RUS )
23 May 1998
WC
Munich , Germany
Olympic record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction in 1988:[2]
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records[ edit ] The final consists of an additional 10 shots, for a total maximum of 109.0 points. Records are ratified for the aggregate (qualification + final) score of maximum 509.0 points.
World record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction of finals in 1986:[1]
Olympic record progression [ edit ]
Since introduction in 1988:[2]
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