50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since 1936. It is considered to provide some of the purest precision shooting among the pistol events. The target of this event has not changed since 1900, and the 50m distance has remained the standard since 1912. The sport traced back to the beginning of indoor Flobert pistol parlour shooting in Europe during the 1870s.

Quick Facts Men, Number of shots ...
ISSF 50 meter pistol
Men
Number of shots60 + 20
Olympic Games1896–2016
World ChampionshipsSince 1900
AbbreviationFP
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Most shooters excelling in 50 m pistol also compete at the same level in 10 meter air pistol, a similar precision event. Free pistol was removed from the Olympic programme following the 2016 Olympic Games.

Equipment

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.

Competitors have been using the small-bore, rim-fire cartridge since 1908.

Course of fire

The course of fire is 60 shots within a maximum time of two hours. The target is the same as in 25 meter 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 of the historic 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).

50 m Pistol was officially removed as an Olympic medal event in 2017, making the Rio games of 2016 the last for the "Free Pistol" shooters.[1][2] However, it is still part of other major ISSF competitions; most notably the World Shooting Championships.

World Championships, Men

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More information Year, Place ...
Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1900 France Paris  Karl Röderer (SUI)  Achille Paroche (FRA)  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)
1901 Switzerland Luzern  Karl Hess (SUI)  Louis Richardet (SUI)  Raphael Py (FRA)
1902 Italy Rome  Karl Hess (SUI)  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)  Raphael Py (FRA)
1903 Argentina Buenos Aires  Benjamin Segura (ARG)  Cesare Valerio (ITA)  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (ARG)
1904 France Lyon  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Paul Probst (SUI)  Raphael Py (FRA)
1905 Belgium Brussels  Julien van Asbroeck (BEL)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)
1906 Italy Milan  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)
1907 Switzerland Zürich  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)
1908 Austria Vienna  Richard Fischer (GER)  Cristoforo Buttafava (ITA)  Agoston Dietl (HUN)
1909 Germany Hamburg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Eduard Schmeisser (GER)  Konrad Stäheli (SUI)
1910 Netherlands Loosduinen  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Eduard Ehricht (GER)  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)
1911 Italy Rome  Charles Paumier du Verger (BEL)  Jean Carrère (FRA)  Norbert Van Molle (BEL)
1912 France Bayonne Biarritz  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Paul Maujean (FRA)  Caspar Widmer (SUI)
1913 United States Camp Perry  Wilhelm Carlberg (SWE)  Alfred Lane (USA)  Casimir Reuterskiöld (SWE)
1914 Denmark Viborg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Mathias Brunner (SUI)  André Regaud (FRA)
1921 France Lyon  Hans Haenni (SUI)  John Thomas (USA)  Giancarlo Boriani (ITA)
1922 Italy Milan  Hans Haenni (SUI)  Camillo Isnardi (ITA)  Robert Blum (SUI)
1923 United States Camp Perry  Irving Romaro Calkins (USA)  Charles Price (USA)  R. G. Wescott (USA)
1924 France Reims  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)  Christian Lehrman (DEN)
1925 Switzerland St. Gallen  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  Robert Blum (SUI)  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL)
1927 Italy Rome  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  August Wiederkehr (SUI)  Charles des Jammonières (FRA)
1928 Netherlands Loosduinen  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)  Charles des Jammonières (FRA)  Fritz Zulauf (SUI)
1929 Sweden Stockholm  Fritz Zulauf (SUI)  Jakob Fisher (SUI)  Oscar Ericsson (SWE)
1930 Belgium Antwerp  Lean Revilliod de Bude (SUI)  Marcel Jean Josse Lafortune (BEL)  Wilhelm Schnyder (SUI)
1931 Poland Lvov  Marcel Bonin (FRA)  Vaclav Kreck (TCH)  Severin Crivelli (SUI)
1933 Spain Granada  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Charles des Jammonières (FRA)  Severin Crivelli (SUI)
1935 Italy Rome  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Erich Krempel (GER)  Walter Buechi (SUI)
1937 Finland Helsinki  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Walter Buechi (SUI)  Jacques Louis Mazoyer (FRA)
1939 Switzerland Luzern  Erich Krempel (GER)  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Ambrus Balogh (HUN)
1947 Sweden Stockholm  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Oscar Bidegain (ARG)  Karl Axel Wallen (SWE)
1949 Argentina Buenos Aires  Beat Rhyner (SUI)  Harry Wendell Reeves (USA)  Angel Leon de Gonzalo (ESP)
1952 Norway Oslo  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Aeke Lindblom (SWE)  Huelet Benner (USA)
1954 Venezuela Caracas  Huelet Benner (USA)  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Anton Jasinsky (URS)
1958 Soviet Union Moscow  Makhmud Umarov (URS)  Aleksey Gushchin (URS)  Nelson Hayford Lincoln (USA)
1962 Egypt Cairo  Vladimir Stolypin (URS)  Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (JPN)  Ludwig Hemauer (SUI)
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden  Vladimir Stolypin (URS)  Dencho Denev (BUL)  Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1970 United States Phoenix  Harald Vollmar (GDR)  Dencho Denev (BUL)  Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1974 Switzerland Thun  Georgi Zapolskich (URS)  Ivan Némethy (TCH)  Harald Vollmar (GDR)
1978 South Korea Seoul  Moritz Minder (SUI)  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Karl-Otto Westphalen (FRG)
1982 Venezuela Caracas  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Alexsander Melentiev (URS)  Anatoli Egrishin (URS)
1986 East Germany Suhl  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Igor Basinski (URS)  Gyula Karacsony (HUN)
1990 Soviet Union Moscow  Spas Koprinkov (BUL)  Yifu Wang (CHN)  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)
1994 Italy Milan  Yifu Wang (CHN)  Viktor Makarov (UKR)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)
1998 Spain Barcelona  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Hans-Jürgen Bauer-Neumaier (GER)  Igor Basinski (BLR)
2002 Finland Lahti  Zongliang Tan (CHN)  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS)
2006 Croatia Zagreb  Zongliang Tan (CHN)  Vigilio Fait (ITA)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)
2010 Germany Munich  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Lee Dae-myung (KOR)  Vyacheslav Podlesnyy (KAZ)
2014 Spain Granada  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Jitu Rai (IND)  Wei Pang (CHN)
2018 South Korea Changwon  Om Prakash Mitharval (IND)  Damir Mikec (SRB)  Daemyung Lee (KOR)
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  Damir Mikec (SRB)  Zhang Bowen (CHN)  Viktor Bankin (UKR)
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World Championships, Men Team

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

More information Year, Place ...
Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  Jiang Ranxin (CHN)  Sylvia Steiner (AUT)  Nigar Nasirova (AZE)
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World Championships, Mixed Team

More information Year, Place ...
Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  China
Jiang Ranxin
Zhang Bowen
 Mongolia
Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul
Enkhtaivany Davaakhüü
 Poland
Katarzyna Klepacz
Szymon Wojtyna
 China
Li Xue
Liu Jinyao
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World Championships, total medals

More information Rank, Nation ...
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland30161460
2 Belgium146626
3 Soviet Union134320
4 Sweden88723
5 China72312
6 United States48517
7 Argentina4217
8 France3141734
9 Italy39416
10 Germany35311
11 South Korea2204
12 Bulgaria1203
 Japan1203
14 East Germany1124
15 Ukraine1113
16 Hungary1034
17 Russia0426
18 Czechoslovakia0336
19 Spain0246
20 Denmark0145
21 Finland0123
22 Czech Republic0101
 India0101
24 Belarus0022
 Poland0022
 West Germany0022
27 Austria0011
 Kazakhstan0011
 Netherlands0011
 North Korea0011
Totals (30 entries)969594285
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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.

More information Year, Place ...
Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1988 West Germany Munich  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Gernot Eder (GDR)  Igor Basinski (URS)
1989 West Germany Munich  Zoltán Papanitz (HUN)  Uwe Potteck (GDR)  Boris Kokorev (URS)
1990 West Germany Munich  Xu Haifeng (CHN)  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Gernot Eder (GDR)
1991 Germany Munich  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Sorin Babii (ROM)
1992 Germany Munich  Spas Koprinkov (BUL)  Sergei Pyzhianov (RUS)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)
1993 Germany Munich  Ragnar Skanåker (SWE)  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Xu Haifeng (CHN)
1994 Germany Munich  Viktor Makarov (UKR)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)
1995 Germany Munich  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Xu Dan (CHN)
1996 Switzerland Naefels  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Sergei Pyzhianov (RUS)
1997 Switzerland Lugano  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Roberto Di Donna (ITA)  Xu Dan (CHN)
1998 Switzerland Zürich  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Wang Yifu (CHN)
1999 Germany Munich  Wang Yifu (CHN)  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Zoltán Papanitz (HUN)
2000 Germany Munich  Franck Dumoulin (FRA)  Tanyu Kiriakov (BUL)  Martin Tenk (CZE)
2001 Germany Munich  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Dilshod Mukhtarov (UZB)  Martin Tenk (CZE)
2002 Germany Munich  Tan Zongliang (CHN)  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS)
2003 Italy Milan  Xu Dan (CHN)  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Wang Yifu (CHN)
2004 Thailand Bangkok  Martin Tenk (CZE)  Shi Xinglong (CHN)  Tan Zongliang (CHN)
2005 Germany Munich  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Lin Zhongzai (CHN)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)
2006 Spain Granada  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)  Xu Kun (CHN)  Boris Kokorev (RUS)
2007 Thailand Bangkok  Lin Zhongzai (CHN)  Boris Kokorev (RUS)  Tan Zongliang (CHN)
2008 Thailand Bangkok  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)
2009 China Wuxi  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)  Joao Costa (POR)  Pavol Kopp (SVK)
2010 Germany Munich  Daryl Szarenski (USA)  Vladimir Isakov (RUS)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)
2011 Poland Wrocław  Andrija Zlatić (SRB)  Leonid Ekimov (RUS)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)
2012 Thailand Bangkok  Zhang Tian (CHN)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Leonid Ekimov (RUS)
2013 Germany Munich  Wang Zhiwei (CHN)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Jin Jong-oh (KOR)
2014 Azerbaijan Gabala  Wang Zhiwei (CHN)  Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN)  Pang Wei (CHN)
2015 Germany Munich  Zhang Bowen (CHN)  Hoàng Xuân Vinh (VNM)  Wang Zhiwei (CHN)
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Current world records

More information Current world records in 50 metre pistol, 230.1 ...
Current world records in 50 metre pistol
Men Qualification583 Jin Jong-oh (KOR)September 9, 2014Granada (ESP)edit
Final230.1 Jitu Rai (IND)March 01, 2017New Delhi  Indiaedit
Teams1719 Romania (Babii, Ilie, Stan)September 7, 1985Osijek (YUG)edit
Junior Men Individual 577  Spas Koprinkov (BUL) August 9, 1990 Moscow (URS)
Teams 1666  Bulgaria (Georgiev, Ivanov, Simeonov) August 4, 1988 Joensuu (FIN)
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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 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 meter 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 winning 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 only 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 metres initially. This was because 30 metres 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 to 50 metres. 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 metres 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. Adolf Hitler made sure shooting was part of the 1936 program as he was eager to demonstrate his country's military prowess, including a brand-new special-designed Walther pistol for the rapid fire event.

More information Year, Venue ...
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
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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 BayonneBiarritz  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Büchel Tell  Belgium
1912 Stockholm  Alfred Lane (USA) Smith & Wesson Perfected Third Model  United States
1913 Camp Perry  Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) Büchel Tell  United States
1914 Viborg  Paul Van Asbroeck (BEL) Büchel Tell  Italy
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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
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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
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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 Granada  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) Morini CM84E  China  Andrey Pochepko (RUS)  China
2016 Rio de Janeiro  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) Morini CM84E
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1 The Olympic competitions in Paris also counted as the 1900 World Championships. 2 Same model as MP33. Name changed by new company owner.

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