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The 10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres (11 yards), and that the match consists of a qualification round of 60 competition shots within 75 minutes.
The last remaining army rifle event and 100 metre running deer were dropped in 1966, the latter in favour of 50 metre running target. 50 metre standard rifle was also added for both men and women, but was soon dropped for the men due to the similarity to 50 metre rifle.
Shooting at the 2023 European Games; Pistol; 10 m air pistol: men: women: Team 10 m air pistol: men: women: mixed: 25 m pistol: women: Team 25 m pistol: women: 25 m rapid fire pistol
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.
From 1972 to 1980, this event was mixed (open to both men and women shooters), although all competitors were men and all medals were won by men at these Games. 50 meter pistol , individual [ edit ]
The Men's 10 meter air pistol event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 27–28 July 2024 at the National Shooting Center, ... 119.0: 139.2: 158.8: 178.1:
Scores for each shot were in increments of 0.1, with a maximum score of 10.9. Vietnamese shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh set an Olympic record based on ISSF Rule changed on 1 January 2013 in the final round with a score of 202.5 (again, an Olympic record), winning the first-ever gold medal for his country in the history of the Olympic Games.
A typical 4.5 mm (.177 in) 10 m air rifle match pellet. For the 10-meter air rifle and air pistol disciplines, match-grade diabolo pellets are used. These pellets are wadcutter, meaning the pellet head is nearly completely flat. This leaves smooth-edged round holes in paper targets and allows easy gauging for scoring. Match pellets are offered ...