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: ScoreShooterDateCompPlace3851969ECHPlzeň, Czechoslovakia1969ECHPlzeň, Czechoslovakia3871971ECHMeziboří, Czechoslovakia3921973ECHLinz, Austria3931976ECHParis, France3941979ECHGraz, Austria60 shots from 19815821981ECHAthens, Greece1981ECHAthens, Greece5871982ECHThe Hague, Netherlands5901982WCHCaracas, Venezuela1987ECHBratislava, Czechoslovakia1988ECHStavanger, Norway1988OGSeoul, South KoreaNew targets from 19895831989ECHCopenhagen, Denmark5901989WCHSarajevo, Yugoslavia59313 October 1989WCFMunich, West Germany59412 April 2009WCChangwon, South Korea Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: ScoreShooterGames5901988 SeoulNew targets from 19895861992 Barcelona5871996 Atlanta5902000 Sydney2000 Sydney5912004 Athens
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records ScoreNation/recordShooterDatePlaceRef594Jin Jong-oh (KOR)Changwon, South Korea594Jin Jong-oh (KOR)Changwon, South Korea594Jin Jong-ohChangwon, South Korea593Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)Munich, West Germany592Uwe PotteckLuxembourg592Franck DumoulinChalons-en-Champagne, France592Roberto Di Donna591Ragnar SkanåkerLuxembourg591Viktor MakarovSimferopol, Ukraine591Tan ZongliangNanning, China591Naka ShigekatsuAsaka, Japan591 Olympic recordMikhail Nestruyev (RUS)Athens, Greece591 (equalled)Tan ZongliangMunich, Germany591Yury DauhapolauBrest, Belarus591Saurabh Chaudhary2 January 2025Delhi, India590Jerzy PietrzakMunich, Germany590Mick GaultInverclyde, United Kingdom590 (equalled)Wojciech KnapikWrocław, Poland590Julio Antonio de Souza e AlmeidaRio de Janeiro, Brazil590Daryl Szarenski 3 January 2011Anniston, United States589Ásgeir SigurgeirssonReykjavík, Iceland589Martin TenkBrno, Czech Republic589 (equalled)Martin TenkBrno, Czech Republic589Martin FlurySuhl, Germany588Csaba Győrik13 December 1992Brno, Czech Republic588Ján FaboThe Hague, Netherlands588 (equalled)Zoltán Papanitz23 February 2002Budapest, Hungary587Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)Suhl, Germany587 (equalled)Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)Zürich, Switzerland587Lauri LausteTurku, Finland587Vegard Askestad1998587 (equalled)Ståle Waagbø2000587 (equalled)Jari KoivuKuortane, Finland587 (equalled)Ole-Harald Aas2022Baku, Azerbaijan586James Miller2026Wolverhampton, United Kingdom585João Costa2004584Saša Špirelja1994584John Sejr SvendsenHaderslev, Denmark584Giovanni Bossi1996Munich, Germany584Robert KranjcLjubljana, Slovenia584 (equalled)Giovanni Bossi1997Salzburg, Austria584José Antonio Colado Castro2004Munich, Germany583Samaresh Jung (IND)2005Melbourne, Australia584Reijo Virolainen14 March 2009Pärnu-Jaagupi, Estonia584 (equalled)Peeter Olesk29 November 2019Białystok, Poland581E.J. Brink1997581Greg Yelavich1989580Bengt Sandstrom (AUS)1990New Zealand
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: ScoreShooterDateCompPlace688.6 (589+99.6)12 September 1986WCHSuhl, East Germany689.7 (589+100.7)3 October 1987WCSeoul, South Korea692.3 (590+102.3)27 February 1988ECHStavanger, NorwayNew targets from 1989686.4 (583+103.4)4 March 1989ECHCopenhagen, Denmark690.3 (590+100.3)27 April 1989WCHSarajevo, Yugoslavia695.1 (593+102.1)13 October 1989WCFMunich, West Germany20-shot finals starting at zero from 2013199.22 March 2013ECHOdense, Denmark200.86 April 2013WCChangwon, South Korea202.17 May 2013WCFort Benning, United States202.228 May 2013WCMunich, Germany202.39 March 2014ACHKuwait City, Kuwait202.829 March 2014WCFort Benning, United States206.012 April 2015WCChangwon, South Korea24-shot finals from 2017240.128 February 2017WCNew Delhi, India241.610 March 2017ECHMaribor, Slovenia241.826 October 2017WCFNew Delhi, India10 December 2017ACHWakō, Japan242.33 March 2018WCGuadalajara, Mexico243.625 May 2018WCMunich, Germany245.024 February 2019WCNew Delhi, India246.327 May 2019WCMunich, Germany246.511 November 2019ACHDoha, Qatar Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: ScoreShooterGames687.91988 Seoul1988 SeoulNew targets from 1989684.81992 Barcelona688.92000 Sydney690.02004 Athens
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records ScoreNation/recordQualFinalShooterDatePlaceRef695.1593102.1Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)Munich, West Germany695.1593102.1Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)Munich, West Germany693.9590103.9Wojciech KnapikWrocław, Poland693.2692.8590102.8Gernot EderSuhl, Germany692.0Han JijunZhengzhou, China691.6591100.6Yury DauhapolauBrest, Belarus691.2590101.2Tan Zongliang (CHN)Munich, Germany691.1Viktor MakarovLviv, Ukraine 690.0 Olympic record590100.0Wang Yifu (CHN)Athens, Greece689.7589100.7Martin TenkBrno, Czech Republic689.3Lukas GrunderPlzeň, Czech Republic689.2688.9Julio Antonio de Souza e AlmeidaSantiago, Chile688.6591Naka ShigekatsuAsaka, Japan688.0586102.0John Bickar687.7588Ján FaboThe Hague, Netherlands687.7 (equalled)587100.7Juraj TužinskýMunich, Germany687.5Jari KoivuKuortane, Finland686.7586100.7Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)Los Angeles, United States686.7586100.7Ragnar SkanåkerLos Angeles, United States686.7585101.7Ásgeir SigurgeirssonReykjavík, Iceland686.1586100.1Samaresh Jung2006Hungary685.8584101.8Giovanni Bossi1997Salzburg, Austria685.4587Mick GaultBisley, United Kingdom684.7585Terje Theien1995683.4Rafael Sánchez López2005Plzeň, Czech Republic683.2584Saša Špirelja1996682.1Cvetko LjubičLjubljana, Slovenia681.5Mick Gault (GBR)1999New Zealand679.9Mick Gault (GBR)1998Malaysia679.5Greg Yelavich1991679.0578101.0Thomas StatagerSävsjö, Sweden
Women's qualification round The women's match consisted of 40 shots, for a maximum possible score of 400 points until January 2018 when it moved to a 60 shot format.
World record progression Since introduction in 1969: ScoreShooterDateCompPlace3791969ECHParis, France1972ECHBelgrade, Yugoslavia3841973ECHLinz, Austria3871974ECHEnschede, Netherlands1985ECHVarna, Bulgaria1986WCHSuhl, East Germany3911988WCFMunich, West GermanyNew targets from 19893881989ECHCopenhagen, Denmark3921989WCZagreb, Yugoslavia1993ECHBrno, Czech Republic1996WCFNäfels, Switzerland39323 May 1998WCMunich, Germany60 shots from 201858324 February 2018ECHGyőr, Hungary58712 May 2018WCFort Benning, United States25 July 2021OGTokyo, Japan59115 October 2022WCHCairo, Egypt Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: ScoreShooterGames3901988 SeoulNew targets from 19893891992 Barcelona3901996 Atlanta2000 Sydney3912008 Beijing60 shots from 20185872020 Tokyo
Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records ScoreNation/recordShooterDatePlaceRef591Jiang Ranxin (CHN)Cairo, Egypt591Jiang Ranxin (CHN)Cairo, Egypt590Zorana Arunovic (SRB)Cairo, Egypt588Bomi Kim (KOR)Daegu, South Korea588Nathalia Tobar (USA)Port Clinton, United States588Annabelle Pioch (FRA)Châteauroux, France587 Olympic recordJiang Ranxin (CHN)Tokyo, Japan582Sandra ReitzCairo, Egypt578Heidi Diethelm Gerber26 January 2019Munich, Germany576Charlotte HicksBisley, United Kingdom
Pre-2018 World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records ScoreNation/recordShooterDatePlaceRef394Anke TodorovićAarhus, Denmark394Olena KostevychLviv, Ukraine394Svetlana SmirnovaIzhevsk, Russia393Katarína KučováSpišská Nová Ves, Slovakia393Svetlana Smirnova (RUS)Munich, Germany393Svetlana Smirnova (RUS)Munich, Germany393Inada YoukoAsaka, Japan393Sun QiNanjing, China392Liselotte BrekerZagreb, Yugoslavia392 (equalled)Liselotte BrekerDortmund, Germany392Julia SinyakMinsk, Belarus391Jasna Šekarić1990391Mirosława SagunLuxembourg391Tao Luna (CHN)Doha, Qatar391 Olympic recordNatalia Paderina (RUS)Beijing, China390Eva Suarez Garcia1989Barcelona, Spain390Lenka Marušková-HykováPlzeň, Czech Republic390Rebecca SnyderFort Benning, United States389Mira NevansuuEstonia389Harveen Srao2006Munich, Germany388Cris KajdEskilstuna, Sweden388 (equalled)Monica RundqvistBorås, Sweden388Angela SchulerGothenburg, Sweden388387Susanne Meyerhoff (DEN)Vingsted, Denmark387J. LydallBisley, United Kingdom386Ann Kristin Tegle Larsen2004385Jana Kubala1991Munich, Germany385Irena TorošLjubljana, Slovenia384Joana Sofia Paiva Castelão2006379Coral Kennerley2011Bisley, United Kingdom
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: ScoreShooterDateCompPlace485.51986WCHSuhl, East Germany489.01987WCHBudapest, Hungary489.51988OGSeoul, South KoreaNew targets from 1989488.81989ECHCopenhagen, Denmark492.41989WCZagreb, Yugoslavia492.71996WCFNäfels, Switzerland493.0WCMunich, Germany493.5WCMunich, Germany Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: ScoreShooterGames489.51988 SeoulNew targets from 1989486.41992 Barcelona1992 Barcelona490.11996 Atlanta492.32008 Beijing
Legend ECH = European Championships OG = Olympic Games WC = ISSF World Cup WCF = ISSF World Cup Final WCH = ISSF World Shooting Championships
See also List of Olympic medalists in shooting ISSF Olympic skeet ISSF Olympic trap
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