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
The men's qualification round consists of 60 shots, and the maximum possible score is 600.
World record progression
Since introduction in 1969:[ 1]
Score
Shooter
Date
Comp
Place
385
File:Flag of Germany.svg H. Mertel (FRG )
1969
ECH
Plzeň , Czechoslovakia
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rasskazov (URS )
1969
ECH
Plzeň , Czechoslovakia
387
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg V. Stolypin (URS )
1971
ECH
Meziboří , Czechoslovakia
392
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Grigori Kosych (URS )
1973
ECH
Linz , Austria
393
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Harald Vollmar (GDR )
1976
ECH
Paris , France
394
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Uwe Potteck (GDR )
1979
ECH
Graz , Austria
60 shots from 1981
582
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladas Turla (URS )
1981
ECH
Athens , Greece
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg I. Mandov (BUL )
1981
ECH
Athens , Greece
587
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladas Turla (URS )
1982
ECH
The Hague , Netherlands
590
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladas Turla (URS )
1982
WCH
Caracas , Venezuela
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Basinski (URS )
1987
ECH
Bratislava , Czechoslovakia
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Basinski (URS )
1988
ECH
Stavanger , Norway
File:Flag of the United States.svg Erich Buljung (USA )
1988
OG
Seoul , South Korea
New targets from 1989
583
File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Sorin Babii (ROU )
1989
ECH
Copenhagen , Denmark
590
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
1989
WCH
Sarajevo , Yugoslavia
593
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
13 October 1989
WCF
Munich , West Germany
594
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jin Jong-oh (KOR )
12 April 2009
WC
Changwon , South Korea
Olympic record progression
Since introduction in 1988:[ 2]
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records
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
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Jin Jong-oh
12 April 2009
Changwon
[ 3]
593
European record
Sergei Pyzhianov (URS )
13 October 1989
Munich , West Germany
[ 4]
592
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Uwe Potteck
8 January 1999
Luxembourg
[ 5]
592
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Roberto Di Donna
[ 6]
591
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Ragnar Skanåker
14 January 1990
Luxembourg
[ 7]
591
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Viktor Makarov
1994
Simferopol
[ 8]
591
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Naka Shigekatsu
15 December 1995
Asaka
[ 9]
591
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Tan Zongliang
15 November 1995
Nanning
[ 10]
591
File:Olympic flag.svg Olympic record
Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS )
14 August 2004
Athens , Greece
[ 11]
591
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (equalled)
Tan Zongliang
12 June 2005
Munich , Germany
[ 10]
591
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Yury Dauhapolau
9 November 2007
Brest
[ 12]
590
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Jerzy Pietrzak
28 January 1993
Munich , Germany
[ 13]
590
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Mick Gault
Mar 2000
Inverclyde
[ 14]
590
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (equalled)
Wojciech Knapik
17 February 2007
Wrocław
[ 13]
590
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Julio Antonio de Souza e Almeida
21 October 2010
Rio de Janeiro
[ 15]
589
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
2 May 2013
Reykjavík
[ 16]
589
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Reuben Hafter
18 August 1990
[ 17]
589
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Martin Tenk
16 December 2000
Brno
[ 18]
589
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (equalled)
Martin Tenk
17 December 2000
Brno
[ 18]
589
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Martin Flury
22 May 2004
Suhl , Germany
[ 19]
588
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg 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
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Lauri Lauste
13 December 1998
Turku
[ 21]
587
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Vegard Askestad
1998
[ 22]
587
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (equalled)
Ståle Waagbø
2000
[ 22]
587
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (equalled)
Jari Koivu
5 January 2002
Kuortane
[ 21]
586
File:Flag of India.svg India
Samaresh Jung
2006
Hungary
[ 23]
585
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
João Costa
2004
[ 24]
584
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Saša Špirelja
1996
[ 25]
584
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
John Sejr Svendsen
15 January 1995
Haderslev
[ 26]
584
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Giovanni Bossi
1996
Munich , Germany
[ 1]
584
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Robert Kranjc
19 January 1997
Ljubljana
[ 27]
584
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (equalled)
Giovanni Bossi
1997
Salzburg
[ 1]
584
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
José Antonio Colado Castro
2004
Munich , Germany
[ 28]
583
Commonwealth record
Samaresh Jung (IND )
2005
Melbourne , Australia
[ 29]
582
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
James Miller
2022
Wolverhampton
[ 30]
581
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
E.J. Brink
1997
[ 31]
581
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Greg Yelavich
1989
[ 32]
580
Commonwealth Games record
Bengt Sandstrom (AUS )
1990
New Zealand
[ 29]
580
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
Sergei Potasev
1991
Narva
[ 33]
575
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Viktor Lengyel
9 March 1996
Nitra , Slovakia
[ 34]
Men's final
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
Since introduction of finals in 1986:[ 1]
Olympic record progression
Since introduction in 1988:[ 2]
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records
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
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
590
103.9
Wojciech Knapik
17 February 2007
Wrocław
[ 13]
693.2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
[ 36]
692.8
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
590
102.8
Gernot Eder
1 March 1996
Suhl
[ 5]
692.0
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Han Jijun
23 May 2000
Zhengzhou
[ 10]
691.6
File:Flag of Belarus.svg 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
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Viktor Makarov
28 January 2003
Lviv
[ 8]
690.0
File:Olympic flag.svg Olympic record
590
100.0
Wang Yifu (CHN )
14 August 2004
Athens , Greece
[ 11]
689.7
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
589
100.7
Martin Tenk
16 December 2000
Brno
[ 18]
689.3
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Lukas Grunder
8 May 2008
Plzeň , Czech Republic
[ 19]
689.2
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
[ 38]
688.9
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Julio Antonio de Souza e Almeida
30 September 2011
Santiago , Chile
[ 15]
688.6
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
591
97.6
Naka Shigekatsu
15 December 1995
Asaka
[ 9]
688.0
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
586
102.0
John Bickar
17 February 2000
[ 17]
687.7
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
588
99.7
Ján Fabo
5 February 2000
The Hague , Netherlands
[ 20]
687.7
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (equalled)
587
100.7
Juraj Tužinský
26 January 2008
Munich , Germany
[ 20]
687.5
File:Flag of Finland.svg 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
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
586
100.7
Ragnar Skanåker
23 March 1991
Los Angeles , United States
[ 39]
686.7
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
585
101.7
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
14 November 2009
Reykjavík
[ 16]
686.1
File:Flag of India.svg India
586
100.1
Samaresh Jung
2006
Hungary
[ 23]
685.8
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
584
101.8
Giovanni Bossi
1997
Salzburg
[ 1]
685.4
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
587
98.4
Mick Gault
Mar 2003
Bisley
[ 14]
684.7
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
585
99.7
Terje Theien
1995
[ 40]
683.4
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Rafael Sánchez López
2005
Plzeň , Czech Republic
[ 41]
683.2
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
584
99.2
Saša Špirelja
1996
[ 25]
682.1
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg 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
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Greg Yelavich
1991
[ 32]
679.0
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
578
101.0
Thomas Statager
Jan 2006
Sävsjö , Sweden
[ 26]
Women's qualification round
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
Since introduction in 1969:[ 1]
Score
Shooter
Date
Comp
Place
379
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nina Stoliarova (URS )
1969
ECH
Paris , France
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nina Stoliarova (URS )
1972
ECH
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
384
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zinaida Simonian (URS )
1973
ECH
Linz , Austria
387
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nina Stoliarova (URS )
1974
ECH
Enschede , Netherlands
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Dobrantcheva (URS )
1985
ECH
Varna , Bulgaria
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Anke Völker (GDR )
1986
WCH
Suhl , East Germany
391
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jasna Šekarić (YUG )
1988
WCF
Munich , West Germany
New targets from 1989
388
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Smirnova (URS )
1989
ECH
Copenhagen , Denmark
392
File:Flag of Germany.svg Liselotte Breker (FRG )
1989
WC
Zagreb , Yugoslavia
File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Smirnova (RUS )
1993
ECH
Brno , Czech Republic
File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Jasna Šekarić (YUG )
1996
WCF
Näfels , Switzerland
393
File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Smirnova (RUS )
23 May 1998
WC
Munich , Germany
Olympic record progression
Since introduction in 1988:[ 2]
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records
Women's final
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
Since introduction of finals in 1986:[ 1]
Olympic record progression
Since introduction in 1988:[ 2]
Legend
See also
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