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.
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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 |
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 edit
World Championships, Women Team edit
World Championships, total medals edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
 Serbia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Current world records edit
| 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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| Final | 40 | Veronika Major (HUN)
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February 24, 2019 | New Delhi (IND) | ||||
| Teams | 1768 | China (Chen, Li, Tao)
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October 4, 2002 | Busan (KOR) | edit | |||
| Women (CISM) | Individual | 590 | Li Duihong (CHN) Maria Grozdeva (BUL) Stephanie Thurmann (GER) Zhang Mengyuan (CHN) Doreen Vennekamp (GER)
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1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 |
(NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI) |
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| 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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| Final | 39 |  Anna Korakaki (GRE)
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October 7, 2016 | Bologna (ITA) | ||||
| Teams | 1736 | China (Feng, Chen, Zhou)
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November 12, 2019 | Doha (QAT) | ||||
| Junior Men | Individual | 590 |  Pavlo Korostylov (UKR) Alexander Petrov (RUS) Pavlo Korostylov (UKR)
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July 31, 2013 June 14, 2016 June 27, 2017 |
Osijek (CRO) Tallinn (EST) Suhl (GER) | |||
| Teams | 1747 | India (Sidhu U., Sidhu V., Sandhu)
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June 27, 2018 | Suhl (GER) | ||||
Olympic and World Champions edit
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 edit
Junior Men edit
| 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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| 2014 | Granada |  Alexander Chichkov (USA)
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Mongolia
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| 2018 | Changwon | Udhayveer Sidhu (IND)
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India
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