ISSF 25 meter pistol
| Women | |
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| Number of shots | 2x30 + 25 + dueling for medal series by series |
| Olympic Games | Since 1984 |
| World Championships | Since 1966 |
| Abbreviation | SP |
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25 metre 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 metre 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 pistol instead. However, in many countries, there are also male classes in 25 metre pistol on the national level and lower.
As 25 metre pistol is Olympic, it involves shooting a final, which the center-fire event does not. The top 8 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.
World Championships, Women
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1966 |  Wiesbaden
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 Nina Rasskazova (URS)
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Alexandra Savina (URS)
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 Susan Swallow (GBR)
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| 1970 |  Phoenix
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Nina Stoliarova (URS)
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Barbara Hile (USA)
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Karin Fitzner (FRG)
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| 1974 |  Thun
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Nina Stoliarova (URS)
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Galina Zarikova (URS)
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Zinaida Simonian (URS)
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| 1978 |  Seoul
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Kimberly Dyer (USA)
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Brida Beccarelli (SUI)
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 Helvi Leppamaeki (FIN)
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| 1982 |  Caracas
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 Palma Balogh (HUN)
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Inna Rose (URS)
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 Jianmin Gao (CHN)
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| 1986 |  Suhl
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Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)
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Irina Kotcherova (URS)
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Nino Salukvadze (URS)
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| 1990 | Moscow
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Marina Logvinenko (URS)
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Yauheniya Haluza (URS)
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Duihong Li (CHN)
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| 1994 |  Milan
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Soon Hee Boo (KOR)
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 Julita Macur (POL)
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Duihong Li (CHN)
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| 1998 |  Barcelona
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Yeqing Cai (CHN)
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 Irada Ashumova (AZE)
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 Marina Logvinenko (RUS)
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| 2002 | Lahti
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Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (GER)
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Irada Ashumova (AZE)
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Ying Chen (CHN)
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| 2006 |  Zagreb
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Ying Chen (CHN)
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Fengji Fei (CHN)
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 Otryadyn Gündegmaa (MGL)
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| 2010 | Munich
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Kira Klimova (RUS)
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 Zorana Arunovic (SRB)
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 Lenka Maruskova (CZE)
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| 2014 | Granada
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TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2018 | Changwon
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TBD | TBD | TBD |
World Championships, Women Team
World Championships, total medals
| 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 | West Germany |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Mongolia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Albania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Current world records
| Current world records in 25 metre pistol | ||||||||
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| Women (ISSF) | Qualification | 594 |  Diana Iorgova (BUL) Tao Luna (CHN)
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May 31, 1994 August 23, 2002 |
Milan (ITA) Munich (GER) |
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| Teams | 1768 | China (Chen, Li, Tao)
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October 4, 2002 | Busan (KOR) | edit | |||
| Junior Women | Individual | 593 | Nino Salukvadze (URS)  Manu Bhaker (IND)
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July 13, 1989 August 22, 2018 |
Zagreb (YUG) Jakarta (INA) |
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Olympic and World Champions
25 metre pistol for women was introduced in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In its first eight instalments, one shooter has succeeded to win two gold medals: Mariya Grozdeva from Bulgaria. The current Olympic Gold Medallist is Anna Korakaki from Greece.
Women
| Year | Venue | Individual | Team | ||
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| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Nina Rasskazova (URS)
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| 1970 | Phoenix | Nina Stoliarova (URS)
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 United States
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| 1974 | Thun | Nina Stoliarova (URS)
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Soviet Union
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| 1978 | Seoul | Kimberly Dyer (USA)
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Denmark
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| 1982 | Caracas | Palma Balogh (HUN)
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Soviet Union
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| 1984 | Los Angeles |  Linda Thom (CAN)
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| 1986 | Suhl | Marina Dobrantcheva (URS)
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Soviet Union
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| 1988 | Seoul |  Nino Salukvadze (URS)
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| 1990 | Moscow | Marina Logvinenko (URS)
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Soviet Union
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Junior Women | |
| 1992 | Barcelona |  Marina Logvinenko (EUN)
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Individual | Team | |
| 1994 | Milan | Boo Soon-hee (KOR)
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China
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Sławomira Szpek (POL)
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Germany
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| 1996 | Atlanta |  Li Duihong (CHN)
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| 1998 | Barcelona | Cai Yeqing (CHN)
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China
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Vlatka Pervan (CRO)
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Poland
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| 2000 | Sydney |  Mariya Grozdeva (BUL)
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| 2002 | Lahti | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (GER)
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China
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Fei Fengji (CHN)
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China
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| 2004 | Athens | Mariya Grozdeva (BUL)
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| 2006 | Zagreb | Chen Ying (CHN)
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China
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Zorana Arunović (SRB)
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China
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| 2008 | Beijing | Chen Ying (CHN)
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| 2010 | Munich | Kira Klimova (RUS)
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Russia
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Olga Nikulina (RUS)
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Russia
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| 2012 | London |  Kim Jang-Mi (KOR)
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| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |  Anna Korakaki
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Junior Men
| Year | Venue | Individual | Team |
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| 1994 | Milan |  Anatolie Corovai (MDA)
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Moldova
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| 1998 | Barcelona |  Pavel Kopp (SVK)
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Russia
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| 2002 | Lahti | Denis Kulakov (RUS)
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 Kazakhstan
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| 2006 | Zagreb | Leonid Yekimov (RUS)
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Russia
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| 2010 | Munich | Florian Fouquet (FRA)
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China
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