Sergei Pyzhianov
Sergei Pyzhianov is a former Soviet pistol shooter. During the last few years of the Soviet Union’s dominance, he was a major star on the pistol team. Although never an Olympic champion, he did win the ISSF World Shooting Championships three times: in 1986 (50 metre pistol), 1989 (10 metre air pistol) and 1990 (25 metre center-fire pistol). In 1989, he also won the first ISSF World Cup Final with the new air pistol targets, setting two new world records after 593 points in the qualification round and 102.1 points in the final round. Both these records remain unbeaten.
Current world records held in 25 metre center-fire pistol
Men (ISSF) Teams 1762 Soviet Union (Ignatiuk, Kuzmins, Pyzhianov) August 15, 1990 Moscow (URS)
Current world records held in 25 metre standard pistol
Men Teams 1725 Soviet Union (Kuzmins, Melentiev, Turla) September 10, 1985 Osijek (YUG)
Soviet Union (Basinski, Kuzmins, Pyzhianov) September 8, 1986 Suhl (GDR)
Current world records held in 10 metre air pistol
Men Qualification 593 Flag of the Soviet Union Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) October 13, 1989 Munich (FRG)
Final 695.1 Flag of the Soviet Union Sergei Pyzhianov (URS) (593+102.1) October 13, 1989 Munich (FRG)
