# ISSF 25 meter pistol

25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sport pistol instead of the larger-caliber guns men used. As with all ISSF pistol disciplines, all firing must be done with one hand, unsupported.
In 1984, female shooting competitions began in the Olympic Games, and so sport pistol made its way into the Olympic program. Internationally, it is still only shot by women and juniors, while men have center-fire pistols instead. However, in many countries, there are also male classes in 25 meter pistol on the national level and lower.
As 25 meter pistol is Olympic, it involves shooting a final, which the center-fire event does not. The top eight contestants reach the final, which consists of four additional rapid-fire stage series of 5 shots each. The final score is added to the qualification score.
Most shooters excelling in 25 meter pistol also compete at the same level in 10 meter air pistol, a similar precision event.

## World Championships, Women

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Nina Rasskazova (URS) | Alexandra Savina (URS) | Susan Swallow (GBR) |
| 1970 | Phoenix | Nina Stoliarova (URS) | Barbara Hile (USA) | Karin Fitzner (FRG) |
| 1974 | Thun | Nina Stoliarova (URS) | Galina Zarikova (URS) | Zinaida Simonian (URS) |
| 1978 | Seoul | Kimberly Dyer (USA) | Brida Beccarelli (SUI) | Helvi Leppamaeki (FIN) |
| 1982 | Caracas | Palma Balogh (HUN) | Inna Rose (URS) | Jianmin Gao (CHN) |
| 1986 | Suhl | Marina Dobrantcheva (URS) | Irina Kotcherova (URS) | Nino Salukvadze (URS) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Marina Logvinenko (URS) | Yauheniya Haluza (URS) | Duihong Li (CHN) |
| 1994 | Milan | Soon Hee Boo (KOR) | Julita Macur (POL) | Duihong Li (CHN) |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Yeqing Cai (CHN) | Irada Ashumova (AZE) | Marina Logvinenko (RUS) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (GER) | Irada Ashumova (AZE) | Ying Chen (CHN) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Ying Chen (CHN) | Fengji Fei (CHN) | Otryadyn Gündegmaa (MGL) |
| 2010 | Munich | Kira Klimova (RUS) | Zorana Arunović (SRB) | Lenka Maruskova (CZE) |
| 2014 | Granada | Jingjing Zhang (CHN) | Kim Jang-mi (KOR) | Renáta Tobai-Sike (HUN) |
| 2018 | Changwon | Olena Kostevych (UKR) | Vitalina Batsarashkina (RUS) | Doreen Vennekamp (GER) |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | Kim Jang-mi (KOR) | Chen Yan (CHN) | Doreen Vennekamp (GER) |

## World Championships, Women Team

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1970 | Phoenix | United States Sally Carroll Lucile Chambliss Barbara Hile | Soviet Union Nadezda Ibragimova Nina Rasskazova Nina Stoliarova | West Germany Ortrud Feickert Karin Fitzner Ruth Kasten |
| 1974 | Thun | Soviet Union Galina Zarikova Zinaida Simonian Nina Stoliarova | Czechoslovakia Tereza Bohinska Bedriska Hykova Katarina Pastorova | Australia Judith Harrison Enid Newton Gloria Vause |
| 1978 | Seoul | Denmark Kirsten Broge Bonnie Bruun Aase Havsteen | Australia Julie Aitken Patricia Dench Lynne Uden | United States Sally Carroll Kimberly Dyer Ruby Fox |
| 1982 | Caracas | Soviet Union Marina Dobrantcheva Inna Rose Auksne Treinite | Hungary Palma Balogh Marta Kotroczo Gabriella Kanyai | China Jianmin Gao Zhifang Wen Cui Qing Yang |
| 1986 | Suhl | Soviet Union Marina Dobrantcheva Irina Kotcherova Nino Salukvadze | France Martine Guepin Evelyne Manchon Corine Serra-Tosio | Albania Diana Mata Emanuela Delilaj Edlira Shyti |
| 1990 | Moscow | Soviet Union Yauheniya Haluza Marina Logvinenko Nino Salukvadze | Sweden Kerstin Bodin Britt Marie Ellis Chris Kajd | China Haiying Liu Duihong Li Meifang Qian |
| 1994 | Milan | China Xiaoping Fan Duihong Li Lina Wang | South Korea Soon Hee Boo Sun Bok Lee Jung Hee Park | Belarus Zhanna Shitik Yauheniya Haluza Yuliya Siniak |
| 1998 | Barcelona | China Yeqing Cai Luna Tao Yi Sun | South Korea Eun Kyung Shin Soon Hee Boo Joo Hyung Seo | Mongolia Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Oyun Davaajantsan Gundegmaa Otryad |
| 2002 | Lahti | China Luna Tao Ying Chen Duihong Li | Russia Irina Dolgatcheva Galina Beliaeva Svetlana Smirnova | United States Elizabeth Callahan Rebecca Snyder Sandra Uptagrafft |
| 2006 | Zagreb | China Ying Chen Fengji Fei Duihong Li | Belarus Liudmila Chabatar Zhanna Shapialevich Yauheniya Haluza | Germany Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Stefanie Thurmann Claudia Verdicchio |
| 2010 | Munich | Russia Yulia Alipova Kira Klimova Galina Beliaeva | Serbia Zorana Arunović Jasna Šekarić Jelena Arunović | Czech Republic Lenka Maruskova Michaela Musilova Petra Hykova |
| 2014 | Granada | China Jingjing Zhang Chen Ying Qian Wei | Mongolia Munkzul Tsogbadrah Otryadyn Gündegmaa Bayartsetseg Tumurchudur | South Korea Lee Jung-eun Hye Jung Kwak Kim Jang-mi |
| 2018 | Changwon | China Jiang Ranxin Lin Yuemei Yao Yushi | South Korea Lee Jung-eun Kim Min-jung Kwak Jung-hye | Germany Monika Karsch Doreen Vennekamp Michelle Skeries |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | China Chen Yan Liu Rui Xiao Jiaruixuan | India Manu Bhaker Abhidnya Ashok Patil Rhythm Sangwan | Germany Monika Karsch Michelle Skeries Doreen Vennekamp |

## World Championships, total medals

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | China | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Serbia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |

## Current world records

Current world records in 25 metre pistol :
| Women (ISSF) | Qualification | 594 | Diana Iorgova (BUL) Tao Luna (CHN) | May 31, 1994 August 23, 2002 | Milan (ITA) Munich (GER) |
| Women (ISSF) | Final | 40 | Veronika Major (HUN) | February 24, 2019 | New Delhi (IND) |
| Women (ISSF) | Teams | 1768 | China (Chen, Li, Tao) | October 4, 2002 | Busan (KOR) |
| Women (CISM) | Individual | 590 | Li Duihong (CHN) Maria Grozdeva (BUL) Stephanie Thurmann (GER) Zhang Mengyuan (CHN) Doreen Vennekamp (GER) | 1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 | (NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI) |
| Junior Women | Individual | 593 | Nino Salukvadze (URS) Manu Bhaker (IND) | July 13, 1989 August 22, 2018 | Zagreb (YUG) Jakarta (INA) |
| Junior Women | Final | 39 | Anna Korakaki (GRE) | October 7, 2016 | Bologna (ITA) |
| Junior Women | Teams | 1736 | China (Feng, Chen, Zhou) | November 12, 2019 | Doha (QAT) |
| Junior Men | Individual | 590 | Pavlo Korostylov (UKR) Alexander Petrov (RUS) Pavlo Korostylov (UKR) | July 31, 2013 June 14, 2016 June 27, 2017 | Osijek (CRO) Tallinn (EST) Suhl (GER) |
| Junior Men | Teams | 1747 | India (Sidhu U., Sidhu V., Sandhu) | June 27, 2018 | Suhl (GER) |

## Olympic and World Champions

25 meter pistol for women was introduced in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In its first eight instalments, one shooter has succeeded in winning two gold medals: Mariya Grozdeva from Bulgaria. The current Olympic gold medallist is Anna Korakaki from Greece.

### Women

| Year | Venue | Individual | Team | | |
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Nina Rasskazova (URS) | |
| 1970 | Phoenix | Nina Stoliarova (URS) | United States |
| 1974 | Thun | Nina Stoliarova (URS) | Soviet Union |
| 1978 | Seoul | Kimberly Dyer (USA) | Denmark |
| 1982 | Caracas | Palma Balogh (HUN) | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Los Angeles | Linda Thom (CAN) |
| 1986 | Suhl | Marina Dobrantcheva (URS) | Soviet Union |
| 1988 | Seoul | Nino Salukvadze (URS) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Marina Logvinenko (URS) | Soviet Union | Junior Women | Junior Women |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Marina Logvinenko (EUN) | | Individual | Team |
| 1994 | Milan | Boo Soon-hee (KOR) | China | Sławomira Szpek (POL) | Germany |
| 1996 | Atlanta | Li Duihong (CHN) |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Cai Yeqing (CHN) | China | Vlatka Pervan (CRO) | Poland |
| 2000 | Sydney | Mariya Grozdeva (BUL) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (GER) | China | Fei Fengji (CHN) | China |
| 2004 | Athens | Mariya Grozdeva (BUL) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Chen Ying (CHN) | China | Zorana Arunović (SRB) | China |
| 2008 | Beijing | Chen Ying (CHN) |
| 2010 | Munich | Kira Klimova (RUS) | Russia | Olga Nikulina (RUS) | Russia |
| 2012 | London | Kim Jang-Mi (KOR) |
| 2014 | Granada | Jingjing Zhang (CHN) | China | Mathilde Lamolle (FRA) | China |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Anna Korakaki (GRE) |
| 2018 | Changwon | Olena Kostevych (UKR) | China | Wang Xiaoyu (CHN) | South Korea |

### Junior Men

| Year | Venue | Individual | Team |
| 1994 | Milan | Anatolie Corovai (MDA) | Moldova |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Pavel Kopp (SVK) | Russia |
| 2002 | Lahti | Denis Kulakov (RUS) | Kazakhstan |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Leonid Yekimov (RUS) | Russia |
| 2010 | Munich | Florian Fouquet (FRA) | China |
| 2014 | Granada | Alexander Chichkov (USA) | Mongolia |
| 2018 | Changwon | Udhayveer Sidhu (IND) | India |