# List of 10 metre air pistol records

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: Score Shooter Date Comp Place 385  H. Mertel (FRG) 1969 ECH Plzeň, Czechoslovakia  Rasskazov (URS) 1969 ECH Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 387  V. Stolypin (URS) 1971 ECH Meziboří, Czechoslovakia 392  Grigori Kosych (URS) 1973 ECH Linz, Austria 393  Harald Vollmar (GDR) 1976 ECH Paris, France 394  Uwe Potteck (GDR) 1979 ECH Graz, Austria 60 shots from 1981 582  Vladas Turla (URS) 1981 ECH Athens, Greece  I. Mandov (BUL) 1981 ECH Athens, Greece 587  Vladas Turla (URS) 1982 ECH The Hague, Netherlands 590  Vladas Turla (URS) 1982 WCH Caracas, Venezuela  Igor Basinski (URS) 1987 ECH Bratislava, Czechoslovakia  Igor Basinski (URS) 1988 ECH Stavanger, Norway  Erich Buljung (USA) 1988 OG Seoul, South Korea New targets from 1989 583  Sorin Babii (ROU) 1989 ECH Copenhagen, Denmark 590  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) 1989 WCH Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 593  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) 13 October 1989 WCF Munich, West Germany 594  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) 12 April 2009 WC Changwon, South Korea | Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: Score Shooter Games 590  Erich Buljung (USA) 1988 Seoul New targets from 1989 586  Sorin Babii (ROU) 1992 Barcelona 587  Wang Yifu (CHN) 1996 Atlanta 590  Wang Yifu (CHN) 2000 Sydney  Franck Dumoulin (FRA) 2000 Sydney 591  Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS) 2004 Athens |

### Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records

| Score | Nation/record | Shooter | Date | Place |
| 594 | World record | Jin Jong-oh (KOR) | 12 April 2009 | Changwon, South Korea |
| 594 | Asian record | Jin Jong-oh (KOR) | 12 April 2009 | Changwon, South Korea |
| 594 | South Korea | Jin Jong-oh | 12 April 2009 | Changwon |
| 593 | European record | Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) | 13 October 1989 | Munich, West Germany |
| 592 | Germany | Uwe Potteck | 8 January 1999 | Luxembourg |
| 592 | Italy | Roberto Di Donna | | |
| 591 | Sweden | Ragnar Skanåker | 14 January 1990 | Luxembourg |
| 591 | Ukraine | Viktor Makarov | 1994 | Simferopol |
| 591 | Japan | Naka Shigekatsu | 15 December 1995 | Asaka |
| 591 | China | Tan Zongliang | 15 November 1995 | Nanning |
| 591 | Olympic record | Mikhail Nestruyev (RUS) | 14 August 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| 591 | China (equalled) | Tan Zongliang | 12 June 2005 | Munich, Germany |
| 591 | Belarus | Yury Dauhapolau | 9 November 2007 | Brest |
| 591 | India | Saurabh Chaudhary | 2 January 2025 | Delhi, India |
| 590 | Poland | Jerzy Pietrzak | 28 January 1993 | Munich, Germany |
| 590 | Great Britain | Mick Gault | Mar 2000 | Inverclyde |
| 590 | Poland (equalled) | Wojciech Knapik | 17 February 2007 | Wrocław |
| 590 | Brazil | Julio Antonio de Souza e Almeida | 21 October 2010 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 589 | Iceland | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson | 2 May 2013 | Reykjavík |
| 589 | United States | Reuben Hafter | 18 August 1990 | |
| 589 | Czech Republic | Martin Tenk | 16 December 2000 | Brno |
| 589 | Czech Republic (equalled) | Martin Tenk | 17 December 2000 | Brno |
| 589 | Switzerland | Martin Flury | 22 May 2004 | Suhl, Germany |
| 588 | Slovakia | Ján Fabo | 5 February 2000 | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 587 | Nordic record | Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) | 25 May 1990 | Suhl, Germany |
| 587 | Nordic record (equalled) | Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) | 5 June 1990 | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 587 | Finland | Lauri Lauste | 13 December 1998 | Turku |
| 587 | Norway | Vegard Askestad | 1998 | |
| 587 | Norway (equalled) | Ståle Waagbø | 2000 | |
| 587 | Finland (equalled) | Jari Koivu | 5 January 2002 | Kuortane |
| 585 | Portugal | João Costa | 2004 | |
| 584 | Croatia | Saša Špirelja | 1996 | |
| 584 | Denmark | John Sejr Svendsen | 15 January 1995 | Haderslev |
| 584 | Austria | Giovanni Bossi | 1996 | Munich, Germany |
| 584 | Slovenia | Robert Kranjc | 19 January 1997 | Ljubljana |
| 584 | Austria (equalled) | Giovanni Bossi | 1997 | Salzburg |
| 584 | Spain | José Antonio Colado Castro | 2004 | Munich, Germany |
| 583 | Commonwealth record | Samaresh Jung (IND) | 2005 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 582 | Wales | James Miller | 2022 | Wolverhampton |
| 581 | Netherlands | E.J. Brink | 1997 | |
| 581 | New Zealand | Greg Yelavich | 1989 | |
| 580 | Commonwealth Games record | Bengt Sandstrom (AUS) | 1990 | New Zealand |
| 580 | Estonia | Sergei Potasev | 1991 | Narva |
| 575 | Hungary | Viktor Lengyel | 9 March 1996 | Nitra, Slovakia |

## 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: Score Shooter Date Comp Place 688.6  Igor Basinski (URS) 1986 WCH Suhl, East Germany 689.7  Aleksandr Melentiev (URS) 1987 WC Seoul, South Korea 692.3  Igor Basinski (URS) 1988 ECH Stavanger, Norway New targets from 1989 686.4  Sorin Babii (ROU) 1989 ECH Copenhagen, Denmark 690.3  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) 1989 WCH Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 695.1  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) 13 October 1989 WCF Munich, West Germany | Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: Score Shooter Games 687.9  Tanyu Kiryakov (BUL) 1988 Seoul  Erich Buljung (USA) 1988 Seoul New targets from 1989 684.8  Wang Yifu (CHN) 1992 Barcelona 688.9  Franck Dumoulin (FRA) 2000 Sydney 690.0  Wang Yifu (CHN) 2004 Athens |

### Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records

| Score | Nation/record | Qual | Final | Shooter | Date | Place |
| 695.1 | World record | 593 | 102.1 | Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) | 13 October 1989 | Munich, West Germany |
| 695.1 | European record | 593 | 102.1 | Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) | 13 October 1989 | Munich, West Germany |
| 693.9 | Poland | 590 | 103.9 | Wojciech Knapik | 17 February 2007 | Wrocław |
| 693.2 | Italy | | | | | |
| 692.8 | Germany | 590 | 102.8 | Gernot Eder | 1 March 1996 | Suhl |
| 692.0 | China | | | Han Jijun | 23 May 2000 | Zhengzhou |
| 691.6 | Belarus | 591 | 100.6 | Yury Dauhapolau | 9 November 2007 | Brest |
| 691.2 | Asian record | 590 | 101.2 | Tan Zongliang (CHN) | 15 June 2003 | Munich, Germany |
| 691.1 | Ukraine | | | Viktor Makarov | 28 January 2003 | Lviv |
| 690.0 | Olympic record | 590 | 100.0 | Wang Yifu (CHN) | 14 August 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| 689.7 | Czech Republic | 589 | 100.7 | Martin Tenk | 16 December 2000 | Brno |
| 689.3 | Switzerland | | | Lukas Grunder | 8 May 2008 | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 689.2 | South Korea | | | | | |
| 688.9 | Brazil | | | Julio Antonio de Souza e Almeida | 30 September 2011 | Santiago, Chile |
| 688.6 | Japan | 591 | 97.6 | Naka Shigekatsu | 15 December 1995 | Asaka |
| 688.0 | United States | 586 | 102.0 | John Bickar | 17 February 2000 | |
| 687.7 | Slovakia | 588 | 99.7 | Ján Fabo | 5 February 2000 | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 687.7 | Slovakia (equalled) | 587 | 100.7 | Juraj Tužinský | 26 January 2008 | Munich, Germany |
| 687.5 | Finland | | | Jari Koivu | 5 January 2002 | Kuortane |
| 686.7 | Nordic record | 586 | 100.7 | Ragnar Skanåker (SWE) | 23 March 1991 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 686.7 | Sweden | 586 | 100.7 | Ragnar Skanåker | 23 March 1991 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 686.7 | Iceland | 585 | 101.7 | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson | 14 November 2009 | Reykjavík |
| 686.1 | India | 586 | 100.1 | Samaresh Jung | 2006 | Hungary |
| 685.8 | Austria | 584 | 101.8 | Giovanni Bossi | 1997 | Salzburg |
| 685.4 | Great Britain | 587 | 98.4 | Mick Gault | Mar 2003 | Bisley |
| 684.7 | Norway | 585 | 99.7 | Terje Theien | 1995 | |
| 683.4 | Spain | | | Rafael Sánchez López | 2005 | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 683.2 | Croatia | 584 | 99.2 | Saša Špirelja | 1996 | |
| 682.1 | Slovenia | | | Cvetko Ljubič | 12 February 2000 | Ljubljana |
| 681.5 | Commonwealth record | | | Mick Gault (GBR) | 1999 | New Zealand |
| 679.9 | Commonwealth Games record | | | Mick Gault (GBR) | 1998 | Malaysia |
| 679.5 | New Zealand | | | Greg Yelavich | 1991 | |
| 679.0 | Denmark | 578 | 101.0 | Thomas Statager | Jan 2006 | Sävsjö, Sweden |

## 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: Score Shooter Date Comp Place 379  Nina Stoliarova (URS) 1969 ECH Paris, France  Nina Stoliarova (URS) 1972 ECH Belgrade, Yugoslavia 384  Zinaida Simonian (URS) 1973 ECH Linz, Austria 387  Nina Stoliarova (URS) 1974 ECH Enschede, Netherlands  Marina Dobrantcheva (URS) 1985 ECH Varna, Bulgaria  Anke Völker (GDR) 1986 WCH Suhl, East Germany 391  Jasna Šekarić (YUG) 1988 WCF Munich, West Germany New targets from 1989 388  Svetlana Smirnova (URS) 1989 ECH Copenhagen, Denmark 392  Liselotte Breker (FRG) 1989 WC Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Svetlana Smirnova (RUS) 1993 ECH Brno, Czech Republic  Jasna Šekarić (YUG) 1996 WCF Näfels, Switzerland 393  Svetlana Smirnova (RUS) 23 May 1998 WC Munich, Germany | Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: Score Shooter Games 390  Nino Salukvadze (URS) 1988 Seoul New targets from 1989 389  Jasna Šekarić (IOP) 1992 Barcelona 390  Marina Logvinenko (RUS) 1996 Atlanta  Tao Luna (CHN) 2000 Sydney 391  Natalia Paderina (RUS) 2008 Beijing |

### Current World, Olympic, continental, regional and national records

| Score | Nation/record | Shooter | Date | Place |
| 394 | Denmark | Anke Todorović | 9 February 2001 | Århus |
| 394 | Ukraine | Olena Kostevych | 3 October 2003 | Lviv |
| 394 | Russia | Svetlana Smirnova | Dec 2005 | Izhevsk |
| 393 | Slovakia | Katarína Kučová | 21 November 1993 | Spišská Nová Ves |
| 393 | World record | Svetlana Smirnova (RUS) | 23 May 1998 | Munich, Germany |
| 393 | European record | Svetlana Smirnova (RUS) | 23 May 1998 | Munich, Germany |
| 393 | Japan | Inada Youko | 14 April 2001 | Asaka |
| 393 | China | Sun Qi | 7 July 2005 | Nanjing |
| 392 | Germany | Liselotte Breker | 18 May 1989 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| 392 | Germany (equalled) | Liselotte Breker | 27 March 1993 | Dortmund |
| 392 | Belarus | Julia Sinyak | 8 May 1995 | Minsk |
| 391 | Yugoslavia | Jasna Šekarić | 1990 | |
| 391 | Poland | Mirosława Sagun | 10 January 1997 | Luxembourg |
| 391 | Asian record | Tao Luna (CHN) | 3 December 2006 | Doha, Qatar |
| 391 | Olympic record | Natalia Paderina (RUS) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing, China |
| 390 | Spain | Eva Suarez Garcia | 1989 | Barcelona |
| 390 | Czech Republic | Lenka Marušková-Hyková | 5 December 2004 | Plzeň |
| 390 | United States | Rebecca Snyder | 13 June 2006 | Fort Benning |
| 389 | Finland | Mira Nevansuu | 30 April 2006 | Estonia |
| 389 | India | Harveen Srao | 2006 | Munich, Germany |
| 388 | Sweden | Cris Kajd | 10 November 1991 | Eskilstuna |
| 388 | Sweden (equalled) | Monica Rundqvist | 29 April 2000 | Borås |
| 388 | Switzerland | Angela Schuler | 7 November 2003 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 388 | Italy | | | |
| 387 | Nordic record | Susanne Meyerhoff (DEN) | 27 June 1996 | Vingsted, Denmark |
| 387 | Great Britain | J. Lydall | Aug 2005 | Bisley |
| 386 | Norway | Ann Kristin Tegle Larsen | 2004 | |
| 385 | Austria | Jana Kubala | 1991 | Munich, Germany |
| 385 | Slovenia | Irena Toroš | 22 March 1999 | Ljubljana |
| 384 | Portugal | Joana Sofia Paiva Castelão | 2006 | |

## 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: Score Shooter Date Comp Place 485.5  Anke Völker (GDR) 1986 WCH Suhl, East Germany 489.0  Jasna Brajković (YUG) 1987 WCH Budapest, Hungary 489.5  Jasna Šekarić (YUG) 1988 OG Seoul, South Korea New targets from 1989 488.8  Svetlana Smirnova (URS) 1989 ECH Copenhagen, Denmark 492.4  Liselotte Breker (FRG) 1989 WC Zagreb, Yugoslavia 492.7  Jasna Šekarić (YUG) 1996 WCF Näfels, Switzerland 493.0  Svetlana Smirnova (RUS) 23 May 1998 WC Munich, Germany 493.5  Ren Jie (CHN) 22 May 1999 WC Munich, Germany | Olympic record progression Since introduction in 1988: Score Shooter Games 489.5  Jasna Šekarić (YUG) 1988 Seoul New targets from 1989 486.4  Marina Logvinenko (EUN) 1992 Barcelona  Jasna Šekarić (IOP) 1992 Barcelona 490.1  Olga Klochneva (RUS) 1996 Atlanta 492.3  Guo Wenjun (CHN) 2008 Beijing |

## Legend

* ECH = European Championships
* OG = Olympic Games
* WC = ISSF World Cup
* WCF = ISSF World Cup Final
* WCH = ISSF World Shooting Championships