ISSF 25 meter center-fire pistol

25 meter center-fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events, and is normally a men-only event. Its origin lies in competitions with military-style service pistols, and as such its history dates back to the 19th century.

ISSF 25 meter center-fire pistol
Men
Number of shots2x30
Olympic Games
World ChampionshipsSince 1947
AbbreviationCFP

25 meter pistol (formerly called sport pistol) is essentially the women's equivalent of this event, the only difference being the smaller rimfire caliber handguns used (often the same models only chambered for the smaller caliber).

Handguns

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Caliber

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The name center-fire describes the type of cartridges used distinguishes this event from other ISSF events shot with handguns chambered for small caliber rimfire cartridges.

The rules specify that matches are to be shot with handgun of any caliber between 7.62 mm (.30) and 9.65 mm (.38), but the most popular cartridge is the .32 S&W Long Wadcutter, because it has good performance characteristics. Many countries also have laws restricting civilian ownership of firearms chambered for cartridges also used by military forces which would not apply to the rather obscure .32 S&W Long.

Type

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Using a revolver is not a disadvantage because the "rapid-fire" stage is not as demanding or fast as the true rapid-fire event of 25 meter rapid fire pistol. The current record is set with a revolver (Toz 49). The most popular handgun choices, however, are larger caliber versions of rimfire semi-automatic pistols originally designed for 25 meter standard pistol. Many of these pistols can be changed from one caliber to the other by simply changing the barrel and magazine. Examples of such firearms are usually from companies specializing in firearms for ISSF events like Pardini Arms, Benelli, Morini, Walther and Hämmerli and include:

Course of fire

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The 25 and 50 meter pistol target, with a diameter of 500 mm

A center-fire match consists of two parts of 30 shots each, both shot at 25 m:

  • A precision stage where 5 shots are to be fired during a 5-minute period.
  • A rapid-fire stage where, for each shot, the shooter has 3 seconds to raise his arm from a 45-degree angle and fire.
  • As with all ISSF pistol disciplines, all firing must be done with one hand, unsupported.

The score zones of the targets are different for the two stages, but scores are usually similar for the two courses. In the precision stage, the target is the same as in 50 meter pistol (although at half the distance), with a 10-zone of 5 cm diameter, and in the rapid-fire stage, the target is the same as in 25 meter rapid fire pistol, with a 10-zone of 10 cm diameter.

Popularity

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The event has not made it into the Olympic Games, and so gains little attention. It is part of the ISSF World Shooting Championships however, as well as the CISM World Championships. It is also notable for being the inspiration for the 25 meter pistol event, which is an Olympic event for women.

World Championships, Men

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Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1947   Stockholm   Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)   Mauri Kuokka (FIN)   Rodeheffer N. J. (USA)
1949   Buenos Aires   Heinrich Keller (SUI)   Eino Antton Saarnikko (FIN)   Huelet Leo Benner (USA)
1952   Oslo   Harry Wendell Reeves (USA)   Walter Rudolph Walsh (USA)   Huelet Leo Benner (USA)
1954   Caracas   Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)   Huelet Leo Benner (USA)   William Mc Millan (USA)
1958   Moscow   William Mc Millan (USA)   Vladimír Kudrna (TCH)   Károly Takács (HUN)
1962   Cairo   Igor Bakalov (URS)   Efim Haydurov (URS)   William Blankenship (USA)
1966   Wiesbaden   William Blankenship (USA)   Lubomír Nácovský (TCH)   Renart Suleimanov (URS)
1970   Phoenix   Rafael Carpio (MEX)   Seppo Makinen (FIN)   Lubomír Nácovský (TCH)
1974   Thun   Dan Iuga (ROM)   Francis "Frank" Higginson (USA)   Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1978   Seoul   Seppo Makinen (FIN)   Park Jong-kil (KOR)   Seppo Saarenpaeae (FIN)
1982   Caracas   Vladas Turla (URS)   Sergei Rysev (URS)   Jaques Cheres (FRA)
1986   Suhl   Oleg Tkachyov (URS)   Afanasij Kuzmin (URS)   Igor Basinski (URS)
1990   Moscow   Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)   Miroslav Ignatiuk (URS)   Park Byung-Taek (KOR)
1994   Milan   Paal Hembre (NOR)   Christian Kezel (FRA)   Oleg Tkachyov (UKR)
1998   Barcelona   Park Byung-Taek (KOR)   Paal Hembre (NOR)   Giovanni Bossi (AUT)
2002   Lahti   Park Byung-Taek (KOR)   Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)   Lee Sang-hak (KOR)
2006   Zagreb   Yadong Liu (CHN)   Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)   Michael Hofmann (SUI)
2010   Munich   Leonid Yekimov (RUS)   Júlio Almeida (BRA)   Pål Hembre (NOR)
2014   Granada   Yusuf Dikeç (TUR)   Oleksandr Petriv (UKR)   Tomas Tehan (CZE)
2018   Changwon   Julio Almeida (BRA)   Christian Reitz (GER)   Pavlo Korostylov (UKR)
2022   New Administrative Capital   Christian Reitz (GER)   Ruslan Lunev (AZE)   Peeter Olesk (EST)

World Championships, Men Team

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Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1947   Stockholm   Finland
Kallio M.
Mauri Kuokka
Jaakko Eliel Rintanen
Vaeinoe Villiam Skarp
  Sweden
Helmisalo A.
Holmberg E.
Sven Lundquist
Torsten Elis Ullman
  Great Britain
Bennett R.
Staton B.
Henry Albert Steele
Willott B.
1949   Buenos Aires   United States
Huelet Leo Benner
Hancock W.
Logie C.
Harry Wendell Reeves
  Switzerland
Heinz Ambuehl
Gaemperli H.
Heinrich Keller
Beat Rhyner
  Finland
Kallio M.
Leonard Ravilo
Jaakko Eliel Rintanen
Eino Antton Saarnikko
1952   Oslo   United States
Huelet Leo Benner
William Mc Millan
Harry Wendell Reeves
Walter Rudolph Walsh
  Sweden
Fagerholm E.
Holmberg E.
Roback C.
Schoett G.
  Mexico
Rafael Bermejo
Pedro Avilés
Jose Reyes
Carlos Rodriguez
1954   Caracas   Soviet Union
Anton Jasinsky
Konstantin Martazov
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
  United States
Huelet Leo Benner
John Jagoda
William Mc Millan
Harry Wendell Reeves
  Cuba
Tomas Cabanas
Rafael Antonio Cadalso Fernandez
Dediot L.
Rodriguez C.
1958   Moscow   Czechoslovakia
Karel Mucha
František Maxa
Vladimír Kudrna
Vaclav Trojan
  Soviet Union
Anton Jasinsky
Vassili Sorokin
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
  United States
Huelet Leo Benner
David Carter
William Mc Millan
Aubrey Smith
1962   Cairo   Soviet Union
Efim Haydurov
Igor Bakalov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
  United States
William Blankenship
Franklin Green
William Mc Millan
Cecil Wallis
  East Germany
Joachim Fichtner
Johann Garreis
Lothar Jacobi
Gottfried Wehle
1966   Wiesbaden   United States
William Blankenship
John Ditmore
Franklin Green
Emil Heugatter
  Soviet Union
Igor Bakalov
Renart Suleimanov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
  Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Falta
Lubomír Nácovský
Josef Svab
Jaroslav Vesely
1970   Phoenix   Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Falta
Hynek Hromada
Vladimír Hurt
Lubomír Nácovský
  United States
William Blankenship
Jimmie Dorsey
Elmer Hilden
Francis Higginson
  Soviet Union
Igor Bakalov
Grigori Kosych
Afanasij Kuzmin
Vladimir Stolipin
1974   Thun   Soviet Union
Grigori Kosych
Victor Torshin
Georgi Zapolskich
Mikhail Ziubko
  United States
Bonnie Harmon
Francis "Frank" Higginson
Bobby Tiner
Milo Vlasin
  Finland
Eino Kohvakka
Seppo Makinen
Vaino Markkanen
Lassi Riitinki
1978   Seoul   Finland
Olavi Johannes Heikkinen
Seppo Makinen
Hannu Paavola
Seppo Saarenpaeae
  Switzerland
Marcel Ansermet
Philippe Klay
Reinhard Ruess
Alex Tschui
  Sweden
Ove Gunnarsson
Boo Levin
Staffan Oscarsson
Ragnar Skanåker
1982   Caracas   Soviet Union
Afanasij Kuzmin
Igor Puzirev
Sergei Rysev
Vladas Turla
  Switzerland
Marcel Ansermet
Reinhard Ruess
Sigisbert Schnyder
Alex Tschui
  Finland
Seppo Makinen
Hannu Paavola
Paavo Palokangas
Jouni Vainio
1986   Suhl   Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Afanasij Kuzmin
Oleg Tkachyov
  Switzerland
Hans Buerkli
Anton Kuechler
Alex Tschui
  Austria
Dieter Aggermann
Hermann Sailer
Karl Pavlis
1990   Moscow   Soviet Union
Miroslav Ignatiuk
Afanasij Kuzmin
Sergei Pyzhianov
  Finland
Seppo Makinen
Asko Makinen
Reijo Paerepalo
  United States
Don Nygord
Eduardo Suarez
Darius Young
1994   Milan   Russia
Sergei Poliakov
Sergei Pyzhianov
Valentin Osipenko
  Ukraine
Miroslav Ignatiuk
Taras Magmet
Oleg Tkachyov
  South Korea
Lee Sang-Hak
Lee Ki-Choon
Park Byung-Taek
1998   Barcelona   South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Lee Sang-Hak
Kim Sung-joon
  Russia
Sergei Pyzhianov
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Alifirenko
  Belarus
Igor Basinski
Siarhei Yurusau
Kanstantsin Lukashyk
2002   Lahti   South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Lee Sang-Hak
Kim Sung-joon
  Norway
Petter Bratli
Paal Hembre
Erik Baekkevold
  Ukraine
Oleksandr Petriv
Oleg Tkachyov
Roman Bondaruk
2006   Zagreb   Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Poliakov
Sergei Alifirenko
  South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Hong Seong-Hwan
Lee Sang-Hak
  North Korea
Kim Hyon-ung
Ryu Myong-yon
Kim Jong-su
2010   Munich   Brazil
Júlio Almeida
Emerson Duarte
José Carlos Batista
  France
Sebastien Blachouin
Franck Dumoulin
Thierry Riedinger
  South Korea
Hong Seong-hwan
Park Byung-taek
Jang Dae-kyu
2014   Granada   Ukraine
Oleksandr Petriv
Roman Bondaruk
Pavlo Korostylov
  Russia
Leonid Ekimov
Alexei Klimov
Anton Gourianov
  Brazil
Emerson Duarte
Júlio Almeida
José Carlos Batista
2018   Changwon   South Korea
Kim Young-min
Kim Jin-il
Jang Dae-kyu
  France
Clément Bessaguet
Alban Pierson
Boris Artaud
  China
Yao Zhaonan
Jin Yongde
Zhao Xiankun

World Championships, total medals up to 2006

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union106319
2  United States67720
3  South Korea4239
4  Finland34411
5  Russia2305
6  Czechoslovakia2237
7  Sweden2215
8  Switzerland1416
9  Norway1203
10  Mexico1012
11  China1001
  Romania1001
13  Ukraine0123
14  France0112
15  Austria0022
16  Belarus0011
  Cuba0011
  East Germany0011
  Great Britain0011
  Hungary0011
  North Korea0011
Totals (21 entries)343434102

Current world records

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Current world records in 25 metre center-fire pistol
Men (ISSF) Individual 596   Christian Reitz (GER) 31 July 2015 Maribor (SLO) edit
Teams 1762   Soviet Union (Ignatiuk, Kuzmins, Pyzhianov) August 15, 1990 Moscow (URS) edit
Men (CISM) Individual 597   Yusuf Dikeç (TUR) 2006 Rena (NOR) edit
Teams 1763   China (Gao, Jin, Liu) 2006 Rena (NOR)

World champions

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Year Venue Individual Team
1947 Stockholm   Torsten Ullman (SWE)   Finland
1949 Buenos Aires   Heinrich Keller (SUI)   United States
1952 Oslo   Harry Reeves (USA)   United States
1954 Caracas   Torsten Ullman (SWE)   Soviet Union
1958 Moscow   William McMillan (USA)   Czechoslovakia
1962 Cairo   Igor Rakalov (URS)   Soviet Union
1966 Wiesbaden   William Blankenship (USA)   United States
1970 Phoenix   Rafael Carpio (MEX)   Czechoslovakia
1974 Thun   Dan Iuga (ROU)   Soviet Union
1978 Seoul   Seppo Mäkinen (FIN)   Finland
1982 Caracas   Vladas Turla (URS)   Soviet Union
1986 Suhl   Oleg Tkachyov (URS)   Soviet Union
1990 Moscow   Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)   Soviet Union
1994 Milan   Pål Hembre (NOR)   Russia
1998 Barcelona   Park Byung Taek (KOR)   South Korea
2002 Lahti   Park Byung Taek (KOR)   South Korea
2006 Zagreb   Liu Yadong (CHN)   Russia
2010 Munich   Leonid Yekimov (RUS)   Brazil
2014 Granada   Yusuf Dikeç (TUR)   Ukraine

References

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