| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Number of shots: | 2x30 + 20 |
| Olympic Games: | Since 1896 |
| World Championships: | Since 1933 |
| Abbreviation: | RFP |
25 metre rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after which they were only slightly changed until the two major revisions of 1989 and 2005. The latter restricted the event to sport pistols, thereby banning .22 Short cartridges as well as encircling grips and low trigger-pull weight. This caused a decline in results: the pre-2005 world record was 597, while the present world record is 591.
Instead of dropping specialized rapid fire pistols, manufacturers designed new pistols, such as the Walther SSP, conforming to the standard pistol requirements, but optimized for the rapid fire event.
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Traditionally, RFP competitions use paper targets that are able to turn 90 degrees to appear to the shooter and then turn back to disappear when the shooting time is up. During the last few decades, these targets have gradually been replaced by electronic devices which use red and green lights to indicate the beginning and the end of the shooting time, and which automatically handle late shots. As these systems are expensive, they are normally only used in international competitions.
A series (or string) consists of five shots fired at one target each within a limited time. The targets stand next to each other at a 25 m distance from the shooter. As with all ISSF pistol disciplines, all firing must be done with one unsupported hand. When the targets appear or when the green light comes on, the competitor must raise his arm from a 45 degree angle starting position and fire his five shots. If a shot is too late, it will score as a miss.
There are three different time limits for the series: 8 seconds, 6 seconds, and 4 seconds. A stage consists of two series of each type, and a full course of fire comprises two such stages, or a total of 60 shots. Since the targets are divided into concentric score zones with 10 being the most central part, the total maximum score is 600.
In major competitions, the top six shooters qualify for a final round of four additional 4-second series, using decimals of points. The results of the qualification round and the final are added together, and any ties are broken by firing an additional 4-second series.
This event was held in 1933-2006.
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Granada | Andre Charles Des Jamonnieres J. (FRA) | Cristobal Tauler Alos (ESP) | Luis Calvet Sandoz (ESP) |
| 1935 | Rome | Walter Boninsegni (ITA) | Frantisek Pokorny (TCH) | Arturo Gonzalez Costello (ESP) |
| 1937 | Helsinki | Karlis Klava (LAT) | Giedrimas P. (LTU) | Erik Ljungqvist (FIN) |
| 1939 | Luzern | Torsten Ullman (SWE) | Cornelius van Oyen (GER) | Miliauskas J. (LTU) |
| 1947 | Stockholm | Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente (ARG) | Constantin Mylonas (GRE) | Sven Lundquist (SWE) |
| 1949 | Buenos Aires | Huelet Leo Benner (USA) | Harry Wendell Reeves (USA) | Leonard Ravilo (FIN) |
| 1952 | Oslo | Huelet Leo Benner (USA) | Penait Calcai (ROM) | Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente (ARG) |
| 1954 | Caracas | Nikolai Kalinichenko (URS) | William McMillan (USA) | Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN) |
| 1958 | Moscow | Aleksandr Kropotin (URS) | Alexander Zabelin (URS) | Stefan Petrescu (ROM) |
| 1962 | Cairo | Alexander Zabelin (URS) | Igor Bakalov (URS) | James Henderson McNally (USA) |
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Virgil Atanasiu (ROM) | Jozef Zapedzki (POL) | Renart Suleimanov (URS) |
| 1970 | Phoenix | Giovanni Liverzani (ITA) | Ladislav Falta (TCH) | Weselin Petkov (BUL) |
| 1974 | Thun | Alfred Radke (FRG) | Heinz Weissenberger (FRG) | Victor Torshin (URS) |
| 1978 | Seoul | Ove Gunnarsson (SWE) | Werner Beier (FRG) | Gerhard Petritsch (AUT) |
| 1982 | Caracas | Igor Puzirev (URS) | Ove Gunnarsson (SWE) | Alfred Radke (FRG) |
| 1986 | Suhl | Adam Kaczmarek (POL) | Andrzej Macur (POL) | Ralf Schumann (GDR) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Ralf Schumann (GDR) | Miroslav Ignatiuk (URS) | Petri Eteläniemi (FIN) |
| 1994 | Milan | Krzysztof Kucharczyk (POL) | Emil Milev (BUL) | Ralf Schumann (GER) |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Ralf Schumann (GER) | Daniel Leonhard (GER) | Iulian Raicea (ROM) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Marco Spangenberg (GER) | Ralf Schumann (GER) | Niki Marty (SUI) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Penghui Zhang (CHN) | Zhongsheng Liu (CHN) | Sergei Alifirenko (RUS) |
This event was held in 1937-2006.
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Helsinki | Finland Vilho Elo Erik Ljungqvist Arvo Odenvall Jaakko Rintanen Sulo Cederström |
Lithuania Giedrimas P. Sruoga K. Jelenskas A. Karciauskas Mazeikis A. |
Germany Fritz Bucherer Funck H. Hartwig W. Jasper P. Cornelius van Oyen |
| 1939 | Luzern | Hungary Laszlo Badinszky Lajos Borzsonyi Dr. Ede Domby Karoly Takacs Laszlo Vadnay |
Lithuania Giedrimas P. Nakutis Mazeikis A. Miliauskas J. Jelenskas A. |
Germany Fritz Bucherer Ludwig Leupold Walter L. Cornelius van Oyen Zindel M. |
| 1947 | Stockholm | Italy Ferdinando Bernini Bertoni G. Linari F. Mazzavillani B. |
Finland Väinö Heusala Matti Kallio Mauri Kuokka Leonard Ravilo |
Greece Evangelos Chryssafis Angelos Papadimas Constantin Mylonas Georges Vichos |
| 1949 | Buenos Aires | Argentina Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente Dionisio Fernandez Oscar Rosendo Cervo Enrique Furtado |
Finland Väinö Heusala Matti Kallio Leonard Ravilo Eino Saarnikko |
United States of America Huelet Leo Benner Hancock W. Logie C. Harry Wendell Reeves |
| 1952 | Oslo | United States of America Huelet Leo Benner Walter Devine William McMillan Harry Wendell Reeves |
Finland Väinö Heusala Veli-Jussi Hölsö Leonard Ravilo Lauri Toikka |
Argentina Cabral G. Oscar Rosendo Cervo Schack E. Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente |
| 1954 | Caracas | Soviet Union Evgeni Cherkassov Nikolai Kalinichenko Victor Nasonov Oleg Zhgutov |
United States of America Huelet Leo Benner William McMillan Thomas Mitchell Philip Clay Roettinger |
Finland Väinö Heusala Pentti Linnosvuo Leonard Ravilo Lauri Toikka |
| 1958 | Moscow | Soviet Union Evgeni Cherkassov Aleksandr Kropotin Victor Nasonov Alexander Zabelin |
United States of America Huelet Leo Benner William McMillan Miller D. Aubrey Smith |
Hungary Aladar Dobsa Jozsef Gyonyoru Ferenc Kun Karoly Takacs |
| 1962 | Cairo | Soviet Union Efim Haydurov Igor Bakalov Renart Suleimanov Alexander Zabelin |
United States of America James Henderson McNally William McMillan Aubrey Smith Cecil Wallis |
Italy Ugo Amicosante Giovanni Liverzani Roberto Mazzoni Sergio Varetto |
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Soviet Union Igor Bakalov Stanislav Frantsevski Renart Suleimanov Alexander Zabelin |
Romania Virgil Atanasiu Mihai Dumitriu Marcel Rosca Ion Tripsa |
German Democratic Republic Gerhard Feller Gerhard Dommrich Christian Duering Lothar Pinnig |
| 1970 | Phoenix | Czechoslovakia Ladislav Falta Vladimir Hurt Rudolf Kolinek Lubomir Nacovsky |
Romania Virgil Atanasiu Dan Iuga Marcel Rosca Ion Tripsa |
Italy Ugo Amicosante Roberto Ferraris Giovanni Liverzani Silvano Mignardi |
| 1974 | Thun | Soviet Union Yuri Alekhin Afanasijs Kuzmins Victor Torshin Mikhail Ziubko |
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Hurt Vladimir Hyka Jan Kotora Lubomir Nacovsky |
Romania Virgil Atanasiu Corneliu Ion Marin Stan Marcel Rosca |
| 1978 | Seoul | Federal Republic of Germany Werner Beier Alfred Radke Helmut Seeger Heinz Weissenberger |
Italy Rolando Comazzetto Roberto Ferraris Gianfranco Mantelli Alberto Sevieri |
Sweden Curt Andersson Ove Gunnarsson Boo Levin Ragnar Skanåker |
| 1982 | Caracas | Soviet Union Afanasijs Kuzmins Igor Puzirev Sergei Rysev Vladimir Vokhmianin |
Romania Gratian Calota Corneliu Ion Suliu V. Marin Stan |
Hungary Laszlo Orban Laszlo Nemeth Gabor Plank Istvan Szalai |
| 1986 | Suhl | Soviet Union Afanasijs Kuzmins Oleg Tkachov Vladimir Vokhmianin |
Hungary Csaba Hell Zoltan Kovacs Laszlo Orban |
German Democratic Republic Roger Herzig Peter Schumann Juergen Wiefel |
| 1990 | Moscow | Soviet Union Miroslav Ignatiuk Afanasijs Kuzmins Victor Torshin |
Hungary László Balogh Zoltan Kovacs Lajos Palinkas |
Switzerland Otto Keller Anton Kuechler Hansrudolf Schneider |
| 1994 | Milan | Poland Adam Kaczmarek Andrzej Macur Krzysztof Kucharczyk |
People's Republic of China Gang Meng Runxi Wang Ruimin Zhang |
Hungary Istvan Jambrik Sandor Kacsko Lajos Palinkas |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Germany Ralf Schumann Daniel Leonhard Lars Uehlin |
People's Republic of China Haiping Ji Penghui Zhang Gang Meng |
Japan Shoichi Uenosono Tomohiro Kida Shuji Tazawa |
| 2002 | Lahti | Germany Ralf Schumann Marco Spangenberg Klaus-Dieter Schmidt |
People's Republic of China Haiping Ji Guohui Liu Penghui Zhang |
Ukraine Oleg Tkachov Roman Bondaruk Taras Magmet |
| 2006 | Zagreb | People's Republic of China Penghui Zhang Zhongsheng Liu Guohui Liu |
Russia Sergei Alifirenko Sergei Poliakov Alexei Klimov |
Italy Marco Liberato Riccardo Mazzetti Nicola Nello Pizzi |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | China | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Romania | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
| Current world records in 25 metre rapid fire pistol | ||||||||
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| Men | Qualification | 591 | Alexei Klimov (RUS) Christian Reitz (GER) |
October 6, 2006 May 28, 2008 |
Granada (ESP) Milan (ITA) |
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| Final | 794.0 | Christian Reitz (GER) (591+203.0) | May 28, 2008 | Milan (ITA) | ||||
| Teams | 1743 | China (Liu G., Liu Zh., Zhang) | July 29, 2006 | Zagreb (CRO) | ||||
| Junior Men | Individual | 588 | Ding Feng (CHN) | April 5, 2007 | Fort Benning (USA) | |||
| Teams | 1716 | Germany (Moses, Reitz, Wagenitz) | July 5, 2005 | Belgrade (SCG) | ||||
The dominant shooter of the event has been Ralf Schumann of Germany with a total of five major worldwide championship titles. He is also the only shooter overall who has won three individual Olympic titles.
A rare double is that between this rapid fire event and its direct opposite 50 metre pistol; this has only been accomplished by Alfred Lane (completed in 1912), Torsten Ullman (1939), Huelet Benner (1952) and Pentti Linnosvuo (1964), with Lane and Linnosvuo using only Olympic titles. Benner, on the other hand, is the only shooter with two titles in both events.
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