ISSF 50 meter pistol

The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called free pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since 1936. Most of the changes concern distance (30m, 50m, 50 Yards), caliber (.22 .22lr .44CF), type of pistol (revolver only, revolver or pistol, any pistol), time allowed (16 hours, 6 hours, 3 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour and 15 minutes), and most recently, format of the finals (carry over scores, start from zero, number of shots fired in the finals). The target of this event has not changed since 1900, and the 50m distance has remained the standard since 1912. Competitors have been using the small-bore, rim-fire cartridge since 1908. The sport traced back to the beginning of indoor Flobert pistol parlor shooting in Europe during the 1870s, which in turn traced back to 18th century pistol dueling.

ISSF 50 meter pistol
Men
Number of shots60 + 20
Olympic Games1896–2016
World ChampionshipsSince 1900
AbbreviationFP

The pistol used must be chambered in caliber .22 Long Rifle ammunition, may only be loaded with one round at a time, and must have conventional "open" or "iron" sights (i.e. optical and laser sights are not allowed). It must also be held and operated by one hand, and not supported by any other part of the shooter's body. Apart from that, there are practically no rules for the pistol, explaining the former name of the event. Trigger weight may be as low as the shooter pleases, the grip may be designed in any way to enhance comfortable ergonomic fit as long as it does not touch the wrist for support, and there are no restrictions on size and weight. Precision pistols with long barrels, grips fitted to the shooter's hand, very light trigger pull, etc., are often themselves called free pistols.

The course of fire is 60 shots within a maximum time of two hours. The target is the same as in 25 metre center-fire pistol, but at double the distance, resulting in a lower result level. 570 out of the maximum 600 is considered a world-class result. The current world record, 583, was achieved in the World shooting Championships Granada in 2014 by the South Korean Jin Jong-oh. The previous world record of 581 points was scored by Kyrgyzstan-born Alexander Melentyev in the 1980 Moscow games, stood for 34 years, and still remains the Olympic record.

Most shooters excelling in 50 m pistol also compete at the same level in 10 metre air pistol, a similar precision event.

The Olympic Committee officially dropped 50 m Pistol as a medal event in meetings held in 2018, making the Rio games of 2016 the last for the "Free Pistol" shooters. However, it is still part of other major ISSF competitions; most notably the World Shooting Championships.

World Championships, Men

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Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1900 Paris  Karl Röderer (SUI)  Achille Paroche (FRA)  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)
1901 Luzern  Karl Hess (SUI)  Louis Richardet (SUI)  Raphael Py (FRA)
1902 Rome  Karl Hess (SUI)  Konrad Staeheli (SUI)  Raphael Py (FRA)
1903 Buenos Aires  Benjamin Segura (ARG)  Cesare Valerio (ITA)  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (ARG)
1904 Lyon  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Paul Probst (SUI)  Raphael Py (FRA)
1905 Bruxelles  Julien van Asbroeck (BEL)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)
1906 Milan  Konrad Staeheli (SUI)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)
1907 Zurich  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)  Konrad Staeheli (SUI)
1908 Vienna  Richard Fischer (GER)  Cristoforo Buttafava (ITA)  Agoston Dietl (HUN)
1909 Hamburg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Eduard Schmeisser (GER)  Konrad Staeheli (SUI)
1910 Loosduinen  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Eduard Ehricht (GER)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)
1911 Rome  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)  Jean Carrere (FRA)  Norbert van Molle (BEL)
1912 Bayonne Biarritz  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Paul Maujean (FRA)  Caspar Widmer (SUI)
1913 Camp Perry  Wilhelm Carlberg (SWE)  Alfred Lane (USA)  Casimir Reuterskioeld (SWE)
1914 Viborg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Mathias Brunner (SUI)  Andre Regaud (FRA)
1921 Lyon  Hans Haenni (SUI)  John Thomas (USA)  Giancarlo Boriani (ITA)
1922 Milan  Hans Haenni (SUI)  Camillo Isnardi (ITA)  Robert Blum (SUI)
1923 Camp Perry  Irving Romaro Calkins (USA)  Charles Price (USA)  R. G. Wescott (USA)
1924 Reims  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Christian Lehrman (DEN)
1925 St. Gallen  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  Robert Blum (SUI)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)
1927 Rome  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  August Wiederkehr (SUI)  Charles des Jammonières (FRA)
1928 Loosduinen  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  Charles des Jammonières (FRA)  Fritz Zulauf (SUI)
1929 Stockholm  Fritz Zulauf (SUI)  Jakob Fisher (SUI)  Oscar Ericsson (SWE)
1930 Antwerp  Lean Revilliod de Bude (SUI)  Marcel Jean Josse Lafortune (BEL)  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)
1931 Lvov  Marcel Bonin (FRA)  Vaclav Kreck (TCH)  Severin Crivelli (SUI)
1933 Granada  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Charles des Jammonières (FRA)  Severin Crivelli (SUI)
1935 Rome  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Erich Krempel (GER)  Walter Buechi (SUI)
1937 Helsinki  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Walter Buechi (SUI)  Jacques Louis Mazoyer (FRA)
1939 Luzern  Erich Krempel (GER)  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Ambrus Balogh (HUN)
1947 Stockholm  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Oscar Bidegain (ARG)  Karl Axel Wallen (SWE)
1949 Buenos Aires  Beat Rhyner (SUI)  Harry Wendell Reeves (USA)  Angel Leon de Gonzalo (ESP)
1952 Oslo  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Aeke Lindblom (SWE)  Huelet Benner (USA)
1954 Caracas  Huelet Benner (USA)  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Anton Jasinsky (URS)
1958 Moscow  Makhmud Umarov (URS)  Alexei Gustchin (URS)  Nelson Hayford Lincoln (USA)
1962 Cairo  Vladimir Stolipin (URS)  Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (JPN)  Ludwig Hemauer (SUI)
1966 Wiesbaden  Vladimir Stolipin (URS)  Dencho Denev (BUL)  Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1970 Phoenix  Harald Vollmar (GDR)  Dencho Denev (BUL)  Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1974 Thun  Georgi Zapolskich (URS)  Ivan Nemethy (TCH)  Harald Vollmar (GDR)
1978 Seoul  Moritz Minder (SUI)  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Karl-Otto Westphalen (FRG)
1982 Caracas  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Alexsander Melentiev (URS)  Anatoli Egrishin (URS)
1986 Suhl  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Igor Basinski (URS)  Gyula Karacsony (HUN)
1990 Moscow  Spas Koprinkov (BUL)  Yifu Wang (CHN)  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)
1994 Milan  Yifu Wang (CHN)  Victor Makarov (UKR)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)
1998 Barcelona  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Hans-Juergen Bauer-Neumaier (GER)  Igor Basinski (BLR)
2002 Lahti  Zongliang Tan (CHN)  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS)
2006 Zagreb  Zongliang Tan (CHN)  Vigilio Fait (ITA)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)
2010 Munich  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Lee Dae-Myung (KOR)  Vyacheslav Podlesnyy (KAZ)
2014 Granada  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Jitu Rai (IND)  Wei Pang (CHN)
2018 Changwon  Om Prakash Mitharval (IND)  Damir Mikec (SRB)  Daemyung Lee (KOR)

World Championships, Men Team

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1900 Paris Switzerland
Friedrich Luethi
Paul Probst
Karl Roderer
Louis Richardet
Konrad Staeheli
France
Louis Duffoy
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Achille Paroche
Leon Moreaux
Trinite
Netherlands
Antonius Hubertus Maria Bouwens
Anthony Ahasuerus Henrik Sweijs
Henrik Sillem
Gerardus van Haan
Solko Johannes van Den Bergh
1901 Luzern Switzerland
Karl Hess
Paul Probst
Louis Richardet
Karl Roderer
Konrad Staeheli
France
Louis Duffoy
Maurice Faure
Achille Paroche
Raphael Py
Trinite
Italy
L. Borgogelli
Cristoforo Buttafava
G. Giuliozzi
A. Righini
R. Tagliabue
1902 Rome Switzerland
Karl Hess
J. Lang
Karl Roderer
A. Roch
Konrad Staeheli
Italy
P. Castellano
A. Righini
G. Sandri
R. Tagliabue
L. Tavelli
France
Caurette
Louis Duffoy
Leon Moreaux
Raphael Py
Athanase Sartori
1903 Buenos Aires Argentina
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
Angel Velaz
Jorge Lubary
Benjamin Segura
Andres Del Pino
Italy
Attilio Conti
A. Pederzoli
A. Righini
L. Tavelli
Cesare Valerio
1904 Lyon Switzerland
Karl Hess
Paul Probst
Louis Richardet
Karl Roderer
Konrad Staeheli
Argentina
Jose Fernandez
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
Alberto Pero
Pedro Partarrie
Benjamin Segura
France
Caurette
Jean Fouconnier
Molinie-Paget
Leon Moreaux
Raphael Py
1905 Bruxelles Belgium
Julien van Asbroeck
Paul Van Asbroeck
Rene Englebert
Charles Paumier du Verger
Victor Robert
Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
F. Jaques
Karl Hess
Louis Richardet
Konrad Staeheli
France
Andre Barbillat
Andre de Castelbajac
Jean Depassis
Louvier
Leon Moreaux
1906 Milan Belgium
Rene Englebert
Charles Paumier du Verger
Julien van Asbroeck
Victor Robert
Paul Van Asbroeck
Switzerland
Louis Richardet
Karl Roderer
Konrad Staeheli
J. Schalcher
Karl Hess
France
Andre Barbillat
Jean Fouconnier
Louvier
Leon Moreaux
Raphael Py
1907 Zurich Belgium
Julien van Asbroeck
Paul Van Asbroeck
Charles Paumier du Verger
Victor Robert
Reginald Storms
Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Karl Hess
J. Schalcher
Konrad Staeheli
Caspar Widmer
France
Andre Barbillat
Andre de Castelbajac
Jean Depassis
Leon Moreaux
Raphael Py
1908 Vienna Italy
Cristoforo Buttafava
Daniele Bonicelli
Gian Galeazzo Cantoni
Raffaele Frasca
A. Righini
Belgium
Julien van Asbroeck
Paul Van Asbroeck
Charles Paumier du Verger
Reginald Storms
Victor Robert
France
Andre Barbillat
Andre de Castelbajac
Duvoir
Leon Moreaux
Andre Regaud
1909 Hamburg Germany
Gerhard Bock
Richard Fischer
Eduard Ehricht
Eduard Schmeisser
J. Vogel
Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Karl Hess
Karl Roderer
Konrad Staeheli
E. Wanner
France
Andre Barbillat
Maurice Faure
Leon Moreaux
Andre Regaud
Raphael Py
1910 Loosduinen Belgium
Rene Englebert
Charles Paumier du Verger
Paul Van Asbroeck
Norbert van Molle
Wullemans
Italy
Raffaele Frasca
G. Mussino
A. Righini
Riccardo Ticchi
C. Vercellone
Germany
Gerhard Bock
Eduard Ehricht
Richard Fischer
Eduard Schmeisser
J. Vogel
1911 Rome Belgium
Norbert van Molle
Serruys
Philippe Cammaerts
Paul Van Asbroeck
Charles Paumier du Verger
Germany
Gassmann
Eduard Ehricht
Richard Fischer
Eduard Schmeisser
J. Vogel
Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
J. Landry
Karl Roderer
Konrad Staeheli
Caspar Widmer
1912 Bayonne Biarritz Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
Philippe Cammaerts
Charles Paumier du Verger
Norbert van Molle
Serruys
France
Andre Barbillat
Jean Carrere
Andre de Castelbajac
Paul Maujean
Andre Regaud
Italy
Alfredo Galli
Raffaele Frasca
L. Moretto
G. Mussino
Riccardo Ticchi
1913 Camp Perry United States
James Howard Snook
John Dietz
Alfred Lane
C. McCutcheon
P. Hanford
France
Jean Carrere
Girardot
Léon Johnson
Andre Regaud
Louis Percy
Sweden
Wilhelm Carlberg
Otto Christiansson
Sigvard Hultcrantz
Loewman
Casimir Reuterskioeld
1914 Viborg Italy
Alfredo Galli
Raffaele Frasca
L. Moretto
R. Preda
Riccardo Ticchi
France
Andre Barbillat
Jean Carrere
Girardot
Léon Johnson
Andre Regaud
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
Louis Andrieu
Henri Sauveur Fils
Victor Robert
Serruys
1921 Lyon Italy
Giancarlo Boriani
Raffaele Frasca
Franco Micheli
L. Moretto
Riccardo Ticchi
Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Domenico Giambonini
Hans Haenni
Fritz Zulauf
Caspar Widmer
France
Léon Johnson
Paul Maujean
R. Pecchia
Andre Regaud
Louis Tetart
1922 Milan Switzerland
Robert Blum
Hans Haenni
F. Koenig
Wilhelm Schnyder
Fritz Zulauf
Italy
L. Corba
Camillo Isnardi
Franco Micheli
L. Moretto
Riccardo Ticchi
United States
Irving Romaro Calkins
J. Considine
Karl Telford Frederick
Alfred Lane
Paul Raymond
1923 Camp Perry United States
Irving Romaro Calkins
J. Dunn
Karl Telford Frederick
Charles Price
R. G. Wescott
1924 Reims Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Robert Blum
Hans Haenni
F. Koenig
Wilhelm Schnyder
France
Andre de Castelbajac
Keller-Dorian
Paul Maujean
Gilles Petit
Veyssiere
Denmark
F. Frederiksen
C. Jensen
Christian Lehrman
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Christen Moeller
1925 St. Gallen France
Charles des Jammonières
Keller-Dorian
R. Pecchia
Gilles Petit
Louis Tetart
Switzerland
F. Balmer
Robert Blum
Hans Haenni
F. Koenig
Wilhelm Schnyder
Denmark
F. Frederiksen
C. Jensen
Niels Hansen Ditlev Larsen
Christian Lehrman
Christen Moeller
1927 Rome Switzerland
F. Balmer
Robert Blum
Wilhelm Schnyder
August Wiederkehr
Fritz Zulauf
Denmark
A. Boll
Christian Lehrman
P. Moeller
Christen Moeller
Erik Sætter-Lassen
Spain
Antonio Bonilla Sanmartin
Jose Bento Lopez
Luis Calvet Sandoz
Julio Castro Del Rosario
G. Martinez
1928 Loosduinen Switzerland
Robert Blum
Jakob Fisher
Wilhelm Schnyder
August Wiederkehr
Fritz Zulauf
Spain
Luis Calvet Sandoz
Jose Bento Lopez
Julio Castro Del Rosario
G. Martinez
C. Romero
France
Andre de Castelbajac
Charles des Jammonières
Keller-Dorian
R. Pecchia
1929 Stockholm Switzerland
Robert Blum
Jakob Fisher
Lean Revilliod de Bude
Wilhelm Schnyder
Fritz Zulauf
Spain
Jose Bento Lopez
Luis Calvet Sandoz
J. Esquena
G. Martinez
C. Romero
France
Marcel Bonin
Andre de Castelbajac
Charles des Jammonières
P. Gremeaux
G. Regis
1930 Antwerp Switzerland
Ernst Flückiger
Severin Crivelli
Lean Revilliod de Bude
Wilhelm Schnyder
Fritz Zulauf
France
Marcel Bonin
Charles des Jammonières
Gantier
P. Gremeaux
G. Regis
Denmark
A. Boll
C. Jensen
Niels Hansen Ditlev Larsen
Christian Lehrman
Axel Lerche
1931 Lvov Switzerland
Ernst Flückiger
Severin Crivelli
Lean Revilliod de Bude
Wilhelm Schnyder
Fritz Zulauf
France
Marcel Bonin
Andre de Castelbajac
Charles des Jammonières
P. Gremeaux
Neveu
Finland
A. Granholm
Viktor Miinalainen
Karl Gustaf Svensson
S. Timonen
Vilenius
1933 Granada Switzerland
E. Andres
F. Bullo
Ernst Flueckiger
Severin Crivelli
Wilhelm Schnyder
France
M. Brion
Marcel Bonin
Charles des Jammonières
Rene Koch
Neveu
Spain
Botllan
Jose Bento Lopez
J. Esquena
G. Martinez
C. Romero
1935 Rome Switzerland
E. Andres
E. Flueckiger
Severin Crivelli
F. Leibundgut
Walter Buechi
Italy
Giancarlo Boriani
B. Capone
Stefano Margotti
C. Maresca
Ugo Pistolesi
Germany
H. Beltzner
Erich Krempel
G. Lorenz
Emil Martin
Paul Wehner
1937 Helsinki Switzerland
Walter Buechi
Ernst Flueckiger
Severin Crivelli
Hans Gaemperli
Walter Schaffner
Finland
Klaus Henrik Lahti
Aatto Johannes Nuora
Jaakko Rintanen
Klaus Suokontu
Tapio Vartiovaara
Sweden
Gustaf Bergstroem
Bertli Gustafsson
Helge Meuller
Torsten Elis Ullman
Gotfrid von Rooth
1939 Luzern Switzerland
Heinz Ambuehl
E. Andres
Walter Buechi
Ernst Flueckiger
W. Muster
Sweden
Gustaf Bergstroem
Bertli Gustafsson
Kristian Sjoeberg
Torsten Elis Ullman
Gotfrid von Rooth
Germany
W. Kraft
Erich Krempel
F. Krempel
Emil Martin
Paul Wehner
1947 Stockholm Argentina
Oscar Bidegain
Pablo Cagnasso
Federico Gruben
Federico Manes
Alberto Martijena
Sweden
Sven Lundquist
Sture Nordlund
G. Schoett
Karl Axel Wallen
Torsten Elis Ullman
Switzerland
Heinz Ambuehl
E. Flueckiger
W. Schaffner
Beat Rhyner
Alexander Specker
1949 Buenos Aires Argentina
Oscar Bidegain
Pablo Cagnasso
Antonio Cannavo
Federico Gruben
Alberto Martijena
Sweden
Hugo Lundqvist
Sven Lundquist
Sture Nordlund
Goesta Pihl
Torsten Elis Ullman
United States
Huelet Leo Benner
W. Hancock
C. Logie
Harry Wendell Reeves
W. Toney
1952 Oslo Sweden
Aeke Lindblom
Sture Nordlund
Hugo Lundqvist
G. Schoett
Torsten Elis Ullman
Switzerland
Heinz Ambuehl
Heinrich Keller
Beat Rhyner
Rudolf Schnyder
Alexander Specker
Finland
Veli-Jussi Hoelsoe
Klaus Henrik Lahti
Leonard Ravilo
Oiva Kalerva Tylli
S. Widnaes
1954 Caracas Soviet Union
Vladimir Demin
Anton Jasinsky
Konstantin Martazov
Evgeni Polikanin
Lev Vainshtein
United States
R. Anthony
Huelet Leo Benner
John Dodds
Harry Wendell Reeves
Offutt Pinion
Sweden
Aeke Lindblom
Leif Uno Larsson
Hugo Lundqvist
G. Preutz
Torsten Elis Ullman
1958 Moscow Soviet Union
Alexei Gustchin
Anton Jasinsky
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
Anatoli Zapolski
United States
William Blankenship
Nelson Hayford Lincoln
D. Miller
Offutt Pinion
Raymond Sutherland
Czechoslovakia
Jiri Hrnecek
Vladimir Kudrna
Karel Mucha
Frantisek Maxa
Josef Svab
1962 Cairo Soviet Union
Mihail Akulov
Alexei Gustchin
Grigori Kosych
Vladimir Stolipin
United States
William Blankenship
Lloyd Burchett
Franklin Green
Frederik Schaser
Switzerland
Ludwig Hemauer
Frederic Michel
Albert Spaeni
Ernst Stoll
1966 Wiesbaden Soviet Union
Grigori Kosych
Evgeni Raskazov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
Switzerland
Ludwig Hemauer
Fritz Lehmann
Albert Spaeni
Ernst Stoll
Poland
Jozef Frydel
Henryk Siek
Rajmund Stachurski
Jozef Zapedzki
1970 Phoenix Soviet Union
Grigori Kosych
Vladimir Stolipin
Anatoli Egrishin
Boris Yermakov
East Germany
Helmut Artelet
Harald Vollmar
Heinz Szurlies
Gert Schreiber
Poland
Karol Chodkiewicz
Zbigniew Fedyczak
Pawel Malek
Rajmund Stachurski
1974 Thun Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Grigori Kosych
Igor Raenko
Georgi Zapolskich
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Hyka
Hynek Hromada
Ivan Nemethy
Milos Stefan
Austria
Hubert Garschall
Hans-Peter Schmidt
Othmar Schneider
Heinz Tschabrun
1978 Seoul Switzerland
Herbert Binder
Roman Burkhard
Moritz Minder
Arno Rissi
Japan
Chikafumi Hirai
Mamoru Inagaki
Fumihisa Semizuki
Shigetoshi Tashiro
West Germany
Klaus Bolbrock
Alfons Messerschmidt
Udo Scharf
Karl-Otto Westphalen
1982 Caracas Soviet Union
Anatoli Egrishin
Alexsander Melentiev
Sergei Sumatokhin
Vladas Turla
United States
Erich Buljung
Jimmie Mc Coy
Don Nygord
Eugene Ross
China
Zhijian Chou
Zhibo Su
Ming Wang
Yifu Wang
1986 Suhl Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Alexsander Melentiev
Sergei Pyzhianov
Sweden
Benny Oestlund
Pertti Paeaekkoenen
Ragnar Skanåker
East Germany
Gernot Eder
Michael Hochmuth
Uwe Potteck
1990 Moscow Hungary
István Ágh
Csaba Gyorik
Zoltan Papanitz
Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Alexsander Melentiev
Sergei Pyzhianov
Sweden
Bengt Kamis
Benny Oestlund
Ragnar Skanåker
1994 Milan Ukraine
Oleksandr Bliznuchenko
Volodymyr Ivanchuk
Victor Makarov
Russia
Boris Kokorev
Sergei Pyzhianov
Sergei Poliakov
China
Jinbao Li
Yifu Wang
Haifeng Xu
1998 Barcelona China
Yifu Wang
Dan Xu
Zongliang Tan
Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Boris Kokorev
Vladimir Gontcharov
Belarus
Igor Basinski
Siarhei Yurusau
Kanstantsin Lukashyk
2002 Lahti China
Zongliang Tan
Yifu Wang
Dan Xu
Russia
Vladimir Gontcharov
Mikhail Nestruev
Boris Kokorev
Ukraine
Victor Makarov
Oleg Dronov
Ivan Rybovalov
2006 Zagreb China
Zongliang Tan
Zhongzai Lin
Xiao Wu
Russia
Vladimir Gontcharov
Vladimir Isakov
Mikhail Nestruev
Italy
Francesco Bruno
Vigilio Fait
Giuseppe Giordano
2010 Munich South Korea
Lee Dae-Myung
Jin Jong-Oh
Han Seung-Woo
China
Zhang Tian
Jing Wu
Wei Pang
Spain
Pablo Carrera
Miguel Salvador Gimenez
Pablo Garcia
2014 Granada China
Zhiwei Wang
Wei Pang
Qifeng Pu
South Korea
Lee Dae-Myung
Jin Jong-Oh
Choi Young-rae
North Korea
Kim Jong-su
Kim Song-guk
Kwon Tong-hyok
2018 Changwon TBD TBD TBD

World Championships, total medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland (SUI)30161460
2 Belgium (BEL)146626
3 Soviet Union (URS)134320
4 Sweden (SWE)88723
5 China (CHN)72312
6 United States (USA)48517
7 Argentina (ARG)4217
8 France (FRA)3141734
9 Italy (ITA)39416
10 Germany (GER)35311
11 South Korea (KOR)2204
12 Bulgaria (BUL)1203
 Japan (JPN)1203
14 East Germany (GDR)1124
15 Ukraine (UKR)1113
16 Hungary (HUN)1034
17 Russia (RUS)0426
18 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0336
19 Spain (ESP)0246
20 Denmark (DEN)0145
21 Finland (FIN)0123
22 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
 India (IND)0101
24 Belarus (BLR)0022
 Poland (POL)0022
 West Germany (FRG)0022
27 Austria (AUT)0011
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
 Netherlands (NED)0011
 North Korea (PRK)0011
Totals (30 nations)969594285

World Cup Final

ISSF has introduced a series of World Cup competitions for Olympic shooting events in 1986, and the final has been held at the end of each season since 1988.

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Munich  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Gernot Eder (GDR)  Igor Basinski (URS)
1989 Munich  Zoltan Papanitz (HUN)  Uwe Potteck (GDR)  Boris Kokorev (URS)
1990 Munich  Xu Haifeng (CHN)  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Gernot Eder (GDR)
1991 Munich  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Sorin Babil (ROM)
1992 Munich  Spas Koprinkov (BUL)  Sergei Pyzhianov (RUS)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)
1993 Munich  Ragnar Skanaker (SWE)  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Xu Haifeng (CHN)
1994 Munich  Victor Makarov (UKR)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)
1995 Munich  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Xu Dan (CHN)
1996 Naefels  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Sergei Pyzhianov (RUS)
1997 Lugano  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Xu Dan (CHN)
1998 Zurich  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Wang Yifu (CHN)
1999 Munich  Wang Yifu (CHN)  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Zoltan Papanitz (HUN)
2000 Munich  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Martin Tenk (CZE)
2001 Munich  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Dilshod Mukhtarov (UZB)  Martin Tenk (CZE)
2002 Munich  Tan Zongliang (CHN)  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS)
2003 Milan  Xu Dan (CHN)  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Wang Yifu (CHN)
2004 Bangkok  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Shi Xinglong (CHN)  Tan Zongliang (CHN)
2005 Munich  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Lin Zhongzai (CHN)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)
2006 Granada  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)  Xu Kun (CHN)  Boris Kokorev (RUS)
2007 Bangkok  Lin Zhongzai (CHN)  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Tan Zongliang (CHN)
2008 Bangkok  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)
2009 Wuxi  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Joao Costa (POR)  Pavol Kopp (SVK)
2010 Munich  Daryl Szarenski (USA)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)
2011 Wroclaw  Andrija Zlatic (SRB)  Leonid Ekimov (RUS)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)
2012 Bangkok  Zhang Tian (CHN)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Leonid Ekimov (RUS)
2013 Munich  Wang Zhiwei (CHN)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
2014 Gabala  Wang Zhiwei (CHN)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Pang Wei (CHN)
2015 Munich  Zhang Bowen (CHN)  Hoang Xuan Vinh (VNM)  Wang Zhiwei (CHN)

Current world records

Current world records in 50 metre pistol
Men Qualification 583  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) September 9, 2014 Granada (ESP)
Teams 1719  Romania (Babii, Ilie, Stan) September 7, 1985 Osijek (YUG)
Junior Men Individual 577  Spas Koprinkov (BUL) August 9, 1990 Moscow (URS)
Teams 1666  Bulgaria (Georgiev, Ivanov, Simeonov) August 4, 1988 Joensuu (FIN)

Olympic and World Champions

Jin Jong-oh is the only triple (and double) Olympic champion in 50 metre pistol; he is the only shooter to have won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in one event. World Championships were held annually up to the 1931 then biennially until 1954 (the current quadrennial format was introduced afterwards), which made a few long streaks possible, but after World War II few shooters have been able to win two major World-level titles (the Olympics and the World Championships); Jin is the only one to have won three or more since the World Championships intervals were changed to the current quadrennial format. Paul Van Asbroeck has won the most number of Olympic and World titles combined with seven titles (1 Olympics and 6 World titles). Torsten Ullman won six (1 Olympic, 5 World titles) over the span of 1933-1952, including four successive Championships between 1933 and 1937 (including the 1936 Summer Olympics). Wilhem Schnyder won four consecutive World Championships between 1924 and 1928. Van Asbroeck, Ullman, Huelet Benner and Jin are only ones to have held the Olympic and the World titles simultaneously.

Another rare double is that between this precision event and its direct opposite 25 metre rapid fire pistol; this has only been accomplished by Alfred Lane (completed in 1912), Torsten Ullman (1939), Huelet Benner (1952) and Pentti Linnosvuo (1964), with Lane (in one Olympics) and Linnosvuo using only Olympic titles. Benner, on the other hand, is the only shooter with two titles in both events. Several athletes have won 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol titles; Jin is the ony person to have done so at the (single) Olympics.

ISSF World Cup Series has been held since 1986 with the World Cup Final at the end of the season since 1988; Ragnar Skanåker and Jin are the only two to have won this competition as well as the Olympic and World titles. Skanåker's 1993 World Cup Final victory was achieved at the age of 59; it was also his last international victory.

The distance of the Free Pistol event was 30 metre initially. This was because 30 metre was used in the German Championship, the most important competition at the time. Starting from the 1900 Olympics, which also served as the first world championship for Free Pistol, the distance was set at 50 metre. Both the distance and the target remained the same to this day, with the exception of the 1908 Olympics in which the distance changed from 50 metre to 50 yards.

Free Pistol was not held between the 1920 and 1936 Olympics. This is due to the perception of the time that pistol shooters, especially in free pistol, were professionals who competed in tournaments which awarded prized money. The strict amateur status required by the IOC ran counter against UIT (ISSF) and the money and medal awarding system of the target pistol shooting competition tradition. The best shooters in the world such as Wilhelm Schnyder and his Swiss teammates with their Häuptli pistols would dominate the world championships, but were denied the chance to compete in the Olympics. With the exception of 1923 when they did not compete, from 1921 to 1939 the Swiss either won the individual or the team World titles, or both. Hitler made sure shooting was part of the 1936 program as he was eager to demonstrate his country's military might, including a brand new special designed Walther pistol for the rapid fire event.

YearVenueIndividualWinning PistolTeamJuniorsTeam
1896 Athens  Sumner Paine (USA) Smith & Wesson New Model 3 Revolver
19001 Paris  Karl Röderer (SUI) Waffenfabrik Bern 1882 Swiss Ordnance Revolver  Switzerland
1901 Luzern  Karl Hess (SUI) Waffenfabrik Bern 1882 Swiss Ordnance Revolver   Switzerland
1902 Rome  Karl Hess (SUI) Waffenfabrik Bern 1882 Swiss Ordnance Revolver   Switzerland
Alfred Lane at the 1912 Olympics
1903 Buenos Aires  Benjamin Segura (ARG) Unknown Revolver  Argentina
1904 Lyon  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Unknown Revolver   Switzerland
1905 Brussels  Julien Van Asbroeck (BEL) Sauveur HS-6  Belgium
1906 Milan  Konrad Stäheli (SUI) DWM 1900 Swiss Ordnance Luger PP00  Belgium
1907 Zürich  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Sauveur HS-6  Belgium
1908 Vienna  Richard Fischer (GER) Büchel Stecherspanner  Italy
1908 London  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Sauveur HS-6  United States
1909 Hamburg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Sauveur HS-6  Germany
1910 Loosduinen  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Sauveur HS-6  Belgium
1911 Rome  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL) Büchel Tell  Belgium
1912 Bayonne-Biarritz  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Büchel Tell  Belgium
1912 Stockholm  Alfred Lane (USA) Smith & Wesson Perfected Model Third Model  United States
1913 Camp Perry  Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) Büchel Tell  United States
1914 Viborg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Büchel Tell  Italy
Alexander Melentyev, the 1980 Olympic Champion and Current Olympic record holder
1920 Antwerp  Karl Frederick (USA) Smith & Wesson Perfected Third Model  United States
1921 Lyon  Hans Hänni (SUI) Häuptli 1  Italy
1922 Milan  Hans Hänni (SUI) Häuptli 1   Switzerland
1923 Camp Perry  Irving Romaro Calkins (USA) Smith & Wesson Perfected Third Model  United States
1924 Reims  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI) Häuptli 2   Switzerland
1925 St. Gallen  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI) Häuptli 2  France
1927 Rome  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI) Häuptli 2   Switzerland
1928 Loosduinen  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI) Häuptli 2   Switzerland
1929 Stockholm  Fritz Zulauf (SUI) Häuptli 2   Switzerland
1930 Antwerp  Lean Revilliod de Bude (SUI) Häuptli 1   Switzerland
1931 Lwów  Marcel Bonin (FRA) Unknown   Switzerland
1933 Granada  Torsten Ullman (SWE) Udo Anschütz Record 210   Switzerland
1935 Rome  Torsten Ullman (SWE) Udo Anschütz Record 210   Switzerland
1936 Berlin  Torsten Ullman (SWE) Udo Anschütz Record 210
1937 Helsinki  Torsten Ullman (SWE) Udo Anschütz Record 210   Switzerland
1939 Luzern  Erich Krempel (GER) Walter Munk Zentrum 2   Switzerland
Mikhail Nestruyev, the 2004 Olympic Champion
1947 Stockholm  Torsten Ullman (SWE) Hämmerli MP33  Argentina
1948 London  Edwin Vásquez (PER) Hämmerli MP33
1949 Buenos Aires  Beat Rhyner (SUI) Hämmerli MP33  Argentina
1952 Oslo  Torsten Ullman (SWE) Hämmerli MP33  Sweden
1952 Helsinki  Huelet Benner (USA) Hämmerli 100 2
1954 Caracas  Huelet Benner (USA) Hämmerli 100  Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne  Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN) Hämmerli 100
1958 Moscow  Makhmud Umarov (URS) Hämmerli 100  Soviet Union
1960 Rome  Alexei Gushchin (URS) Izhmash Isch 1
1962 Cairo  Vladimir Stolypin (URS) Tula TOZ 35  Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo  Väinö Markkanen (FIN) Hämmerli 101
1966 Wiesbaden  Vladimir Stolypin (URS) Tula TOZ 35  Soviet Union
Jin Jong-Oh, the only triple (2008, 2012, 2016) and the last Olympic Champion and Current World Record holder
1968 Mexico City  Grigori Kosych (URS) TsKIB SOO MЦ55
1970 Phoenix  Harald Vollmar (GDR) Tula TOZ 35  Soviet Union
1972 Munich  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) TsKIB SOO MЦ55
1974 Thun  Gregori Zapolski (URS) TsKIB SOO MЦ55  Soviet Union
1976 Montreal  Uwe Potteck (GDR) Tula TOZ 35
1978 Seoul  Moritz Minder (SUI) Tula TOZ 35 60°   Switzerland
1980 Moscow  Aleksandr Melentiev (URS) TsKIB SOO MЦ55
1982 Caracas  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) Hämmerli 152  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles  Xu Haifeng (CHN) Hämmerli 150
1986 Suhl  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) Tula TOZ 35  Soviet Union
1988 Seoul  Sorin Babii (ROU) Tula TOZ 35
1990 Moscow  Spas Koprinkov (BUL) Hämmerli 150  Hungary
1992 Barcelona  Kanstantsin Lukashyk (EUN) Tula TOZ 35
1994 Milan  Wang Yifu (CHN) Morini CM84E  Ukraine  Anatolie Corovai (MDA)  Moldova
1996 Atlanta  Boris Kokorev (RUS) Tula TOZ 35
1998 Barcelona  Franck Dumoulin (FRA) TsKIB SOO MЦ55-1  China  Andrija Zlatić (YUG)  Poland
2000 Sydney  Tanyu Kiryakov (BUL) Hämmerli 152
2002 Lahti  Tan Zongliang (CHN) Morini CM84E  China  Vladimir Issachenko (KAZ)  Ukraine
2004 Athens  Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS) Morini CM84E
2006 Zagreb  Tan Zongliang (CHN) Morini CM84E  China  Pu Qifeng (CHN)  China
2008 Beijing  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) Morini CM84E
2010 Munich  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN) Morini CM84E  South Korea  Tomasz Palamarz (POL)  Germany
2012 London  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) Morini CM84E
2014 Grenada  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) Morini CM84E  China  Andrey Pochepko (RUS)  China
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) Morini CM84E

1 The Olympic competitions in Paris also counted as the 1900 World Championships. 2 Same model as MP33. Name changed by new company owner.

References

  1. "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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