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Ekimov climbed the scoreboard to win the 10m Air Pistol final

Thinkqob — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:44:39 +0000

The youngest finalist finished on the highest step of the podium, followed by Portugal’s Costa and by USA’s Beaman

Russia’s Leonid Ekimov won today’s 10m Air Pistol Men event at the 2011 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Fort Benning, GA, USA, securing the first Gold for Russia in this competition.

The 23-year old shooter, raked 11th in the world in this event, finished on the highest step of the podium with a total score of 689.2 points. Entering the final match in fourth place, with a qualification score of 585 points – two points far from the first place – he climbed up the scoreboard by marking 104.2 points in the final.

Today’s was the first World Cup Gold won by Ekimoiv in this event, this year. The young Russian shooter had finished fourth at the previous world cup stage in Changwon.

Joao Costa, a 46-year old athlete from Portugal, placed in second securing the Silver medal with a total of 687.8 points. Costa, an expert shooter who has participated in more than 30 ISSF World Cup Stages, had started the final match in the lead, with the highest qualification score, 587 points, and two points of advantage on his followers. Then, marking 100.8 points throughout the final, he was overtaken by an unbeatable Ekimov.

It was an home shooter, USA’s Brian Beaman, the 2010 Continental American Champion, who secured the Bronze medal, bringing the US flag upon today’s podium with an overall score of 686.6 (586+100.6) points.

Three Olympic Quota Places had to be assigned, today. The first Olympic Quota was awarded to Kai Jahnsson of Finland, 46, ranked 107th in the world, who surprised everybody by placing in 5th place with 684.1 (584+100.1) points. Which turned out to be his best world cup placement ever: he had indeed never placed better than 16th, in this event.

The other two entrance ticket to the next 2012 Games went to Florian Schmidt of Germany, eight with 679.8 (583+96.8) points, and to Spain’s Pablo Carrera, ninth with 583 points, who secured the quota after beating Belarus’ Yury Dauhapolau 48.0 to 46.5 in a shoot-off.

August 22, 2010 – 10m Air Pistol Women preview – Asian shooters in the lead (0)
May 26, 2010 – Mikec won the 10m Air Pistol Men Gold (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Man- Swiss’s Grunder shot a record match (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Women- Olympic Champion GUO on the podium next to her teammate HU (0)
May 4, 2009 – ISSF Target 10M Air Pistol (1)

10m Air Pistol Women preview – Asian shooters in the lead

Thinkqob — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:07:54 +0000

Two protagonists of the 2009 Asian Championship are enlisted between the favourites to climb upon tomorrow’s 10m Air Pistol Women podium. Young athletes comoing from the other four continents are ready to steal the show.

Time for training, this afternoon, at the Singapore Sports School, where the 10m Air Pistol Women event, the second shooting competition of the Youth Olympic Games, will take place tomorrow at 12.00 AM.

Twenty shooters from all the five continents are going to compete in tomorrow’s match, trying to secure the first women YOG medal in shooting events.

Starting with the qualification series at 9 AM, the top 8 competitors will proceed to the ten-shot medal match at 12, when their final scores will be added to the qualification scores to decide the podium placements.

Starting between the favourites: China’s Fang Xue the Silver medal winner of the 2009 Asian Championships of Doha. The Chinese teenager has been gaining confidence throughout the 2010 ISSF shooting season, competing in the ISSF World Cup Series again older athletes in the open category.

Xue will meet again Kim Jang Mi, a skilled Korean shooter who had finished in third place behind her at the last Asian Championship, in Doha, and that has proved to be a competitive finalist more then once, in the last two seasons.

A 17-year old shooter form Italy, Chiara Marini, will try to steal the show to the Asian contenders. The Italian athlete, the top-ranked shooter among tomorrow’s European participants, comes from a seventh place at the last 2010 European Championship in Meraker, and a fair placement in the top-40 at the 2010 ISSF World Championship in all shooting events of Munich.

Hala Abdel Rahman of Egypt, the top competitor of the 2010 African YOG qualification championship, Mariana Nava of Mexico, qualified through the 2010 Confederation of the Americas Championship and Australia’s Emily Esposito (qualified in 2009 through the Oceania Championship) will try to surprise the audience and to find a spot on the first ladies’ shooting podium of the Youth Olympic Games.

May 28, 2011 – Ekimov climbed the scoreboard to win the 10m Air Pistol final (0)
May 26, 2010 – Mikec won the 10m Air Pistol Men Gold (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Man- Swiss’s Grunder shot a record match (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Women- Olympic Champion GUO on the podium next to her teammate HU (0)
May 4, 2009 – ISSF Target 10M Air Pistol (1)

Mikec won the 10m Air Pistol Men Gold

Thinkqob — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:07:28 +0000

The Serbian shooter claimed his first ISSF World Cup Gold. Following him, two first time medallists in this event: Kazakhstan’s Yunusmetov and the Olympic Champion Pang of China.

“The dream came true! I have been looking for this medal for years, since I started shooting, back in 2000!” said Damir Mikec, the Serbian shooter who won today’s 10m Air Pistol Men final at the ISSF World Cup in Rifle and Pistol events in Fort Benning, USA.

“I have a new stock since three weeks, it feels good and made me confident, today – said the 26-year old Serbian athlete – during the final, I could see the scores’ monitor. I tried not to look at it, but eventually I noticed that I was in the lead. I was feeling nervous!”

Mikec, shooting since the age of 16, had competed in several ISSS World Cup stages, winning his first ISSF medal just weeks ago, in Beijing, climbing the world ranking up to the fourth place. Walking into today’s final in first spot, with a qualification score of 586 points, he secured the brightest medal with a total score of 687.1 points after scoring 101.1 points throughout the ten-shot final.

“The next World Cup is going to be in Belgrade, my home city. It feels great to walk into your home shooting range with a Gold around your neck. – Said the young shooter – But I shouldn’t forget that the final aim is the World Championship in Munich – continued Mikec, mentioning the 50th ISSF World Championship in all events that will take place between July and August – I am working hard to get one of those 2012 Olympic Quota Places !”

The Olympic Champion of Beijing and current World Champion, China’s Pang Wei, 23, finished on the podium winning Bronze with a total score of 683.8 points. Qualified with 582 points, the Chinese champion fired 101.8 points, today’s highest final score. Incredibly, World’s most titled 10m Air Pistol Men shooter had never been able to grab a medal in ISSF World Cup competitions, in spite of participating in six editions.

Winning the Silver medal, also Kazakhstan’s Rashid Yunusmetov claimed his first ISSF World Cup medal in this event. The 30-year old athlete, an expert 50m Pistol Men competitor, had participated in several 10m Air Pistol World Cup final rounds, but he had never made it to the podium, before. Entering in the final with tied to Mikec 586 points, the Kazakh shooter fired 99.3 points, claiming Silver with 685.3 points.

May 28, 2011 – Ekimov climbed the scoreboard to win the 10m Air Pistol final (0)
August 22, 2010 – 10m Air Pistol Women preview – Asian shooters in the lead (0)
June 1, 2010 – Campriani nailed the Gold at the last shot. (0)
April 25, 2010 – Trap Women – Last targets decided the match (0)
April 21, 2010 – 50m Pistol Men – USA’s Szarenski claimed Gold (0)

10m Air Pistol Man- Swiss’s Grunder shot a record match

Thinkqob — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:37:31 +0000

A world cup first time finalist, Lukas GRUNDER, 19, equalled the Junior World Record, leading the final match and winning his first gold medal in this event.

The first time finalist Lukas GRUNDER surprised everybody at today’s 10m Air Pistol men event, claiming Gold with a record qualification score. The 19-year old Swiss shooter, who had never won an ISSF medal before, walked into the final with an equalled Junior World Record of 588 points, with a safe advantage of 5 points on the other finalists.

In spite of his lack of experience, the young GRUNDER did not hesitate and shot a fantastic match firing 103.1 points for a total score of 691.1 points, winning his first ISSF world cup medal.

GRUNDER turned out to be unreachable: Ukraine’s Serhiy KUDRIYA closed the match about nine points behind him, securing Silver with 682.2 (583+99.2) points.

The 26-year old Ukraine shooter, forty-second in the world rank, had never won an ISSF medal before, and he had taken part in an ISSF World Cup only once, at the 2008 Rio de Janeiro’s stage, when he had placed seventh.

Another first-time world cup finalist, Russia’s Denis KOULAKOV, 29, secured Bronze by placing in third with 680.6 (582+98.6) points. He was followed by two young athletes, the 18-year old Chinese shooter ZHANG Bin and the 23-year old Sergey CHERVYAKOVSKIY, who placed in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

The expert 28-year old Polish shooter Wojciech KNAPIK followed in sixth place with 678.6 points, fourth tenths more then what scored by the Olympic finalist of Beijing Brian BEAMAN, seventh with 98.2 points.

May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Women- Olympic Champion GUO on the podium next to her teammate HU (0)
May 4, 2009 – ISSF Target 10M Air Pistol (1)
April 21, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Woman – Gold to China, Silver to India’s Heena Sidhu (1)
February 2, 2012 – 2012 ISSF Rifle and PIstol World Cup FInal to be held in Bangkok (0)
February 2, 2012 – 2012 ISSF World Cup in all events in Beijing cancelled. (0)

10m Air Pistol Women- Olympic Champion GUO on the podium next to her teammate HU

Thinkqob — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:35:54 +0000

Beijing’s Olympic Champion Guo Wenjun (CHN) won the 10m Air Pistol women final with a consistent advantage on her followers, preceding her teammate Hu Jun. Bronze went to Poland’s Sagun Lewandowska, who fired the highest score of today’s final.

The 2008 Olympic Champion of Beijing GUO Wenjun, 24, from China, won the 10m Air Pistol women final, shooting her first medal of the year and qualifying for the ISSF World Cup Final in Rifle and Pistol events.

The Chinese shooter, who had won also the 2008 edition of the ISSF World Cup stage of Milan, placed in first with a score of 489.9 points. The Chinese shooter had qualified for today’s final match in the lead, with a qualification score of 392 points, and shot a final of 97.9 points gaining the highest step of the podium.

While GUO shot in the lead with a safe advantage on the followers, her teammate HU Jun fought right to the last shot against the Polish shooter Miroslawa SAGUN LEWANDOWSKA to secure Silver.

HU, 30-year old, winner of the second world cup stage of this season held in Beijing, finished in second winning Silver with 488.5 (388+100.6) points.
She preceded Poland’s SAGUN LEWANDOWSKA, who placed in third winning Bronze with a total score of 486.0 points. The Polish athlete shot the highest score in the final, 101.0 points, climbing from sixth place she had on the start list with a qualification score of 385 points.

Following in fourth place, the Olympic Champion of Seoul 1988, the Serbian shooter Jasna Sekaric, scored 483.6 points, and secured the fourth place by outdoing Spain’s Sonia FRANQUET 10.6 to 8.7 in a shoot-off.

Beijing’s Olympic Bronze medallist Nino SALUKVADZE climbed from the eighth to the sixth place, finishing with 482 (384+98) points. She was followed by the third Chinese shooter TONG Xin, seventh with 481.9 (386+95.9) points and by Serbia’s Zorana ARUNOVIC, eighth with 480.3 (386+94.3) points.

April 21, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Woman – Gold to China, Silver to India’s Heena Sidhu (1)
February 2, 2012 – 2012 ISSF Rifle and PIstol World Cup FInal to be held in Bangkok (0)
October 8, 2011 – ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final closed in Al Ain (0)
October 8, 2011 – 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final officially opened in Al Ain (UAE) (0)
July 7, 2011 – ISSF World Cup Shotgun · Maribor, SLO (0)

ISSF Target 10M Air Pistol

Thinkqob — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:27:11 +0000

**Dimensions**
Ring	Diameter	Color
10	11.5 mm (±0.1 mm	Black
9	27.5 mm (±0.2 mm)	Black
8	43.5 mm (±0.2 mm)	Black
7	59.5 mm (±0.5 mm)	Black
6	75.5 mm (±0.5 mm))	White
5	91.5 mm (±0.5 mm)	White
4	107.5 mm (±0.5 mm)	White
3	123.5 mm (±0.5 mm)	White
2	139.5 mm (±0.5 mm	White
1	155.5 mm (±0.5 mm)	White

Minimum visible size of target card: width: 170mm height: 170mm

ISSF Target 10M Air Pistol

May 3, 2009 – ISSF Target 10M Air Rifle (1)
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10m Air Pistol Woman – Gold to China, Silver to India’s Heena Sidhu

Thinkqob — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:20:54 +0000

China’s HU Jun won today’s match with 490.5 points (390 +100.5). The pistol shooter had won a silver medal at the 2006 ISSF World Championships of Zagreb and a bronze at that year’s world cup final held in Granada. She had shot her last podium in 2007, when she won the world cup stage in Sydney.

Silver went to today’s youngest finalist Heena SIDHU, 19, from India, who scored the highest final climbing from the fifth place with 486.8 points (quail: 385+ final: 101.8). “I can’t believe it, I can’t really comment on this final!” Said the young Indian shooter, who had never won World Cup medal before.

“I feel numb at the moment!” Heena exclaimed in a smile. “This is my second participation in a world cup. I have been competing in Changwon last week, but I did not shot a great competition there. I was happy to be into the final match, today, but actually I did not expect a medal…”

“It’s amazing to be standing where the games took place” concluded the Indian shooter while speaking at the microphones of the ISSF TV “Now I am planning to come to the world cup stage held in Munich, next May…”

Today’s Bronze went to the Czech champion Lenka MARUSKOVA, 24, third with 485.9 pts (385+100.9). The Czech shooter keeps on securing prestigious placements, after the Bronze she has grabbed at the European Championships of Prague, last February.

Lalita YAUHLEUSKAYA of Australia (on the podium of the 25m pistol women event a couple of days ago), lost the duel against Maruskova and missed today’s award ceremony after firing a frustrating last shot of 8.2 points. She placed in fourth with 483.0 pts (386+97.0).

Belarus’ Viktoria CHAIKA placed in fifth with 482.8 pts (387+95.8); Korea’s LEE Ho Lim, silver medal winner at the previous world cup stage held in Changwon, finished in sixth with 482.6 pts (382+100.6), after squeezing into the eight-shooters final by winning a shoot-off against China’s Xin TONG.

The second Chinese finalist SHENG Jie placed seventh 481.9 pnts (384+97.9), preceding France Celine GOBERVILLE, eighth with 479.0 pts (385+94.0).

April 18, 2010 – ISSF World Cup Stage kicked-off in Beijing (0)
April 5, 2010 – ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · Beijing, CHN (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Women- Olympic Champion GUO on the podium next to her teammate HU (0)
April 22, 2009 – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol – Sanderson claimed Gold (0)
April 20, 2009 – 50m Rifle Prone Man – Australia’s Potent shot his second consecutive gold (0)

10m Air Pistol History

Thinkqob — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:10:47 +0000

The first ISSF Air Pistol championship was held in 1970. It was a 40 shot course of fire for both the men and the women. In 1982 the men’s course was increased to 60 shots. In 1988 the 10m Air Pistol event first entered the Olympic Games.

The Course of Fire for men is 60 shots in one hour and 45 minutes, each shot placed on a separate target at a range of 10 Meters.

Women have one hour and 15 minutes for 40 shots.

For World-class events the targets are either Electronic; or for paper targets scored by target scoring machines. In clubs or competitions without automatic scoring facilities, sometimes groups of 2, 5 or 10 rounds are fired at a single target. The ISSF dictates the target square should be no less than 17cm x 17cm; the 7,8,9 and 10 rings are black with the 10 ring a mere 11.5 mm across.

The top eight competitors from the main match progress to the “Olympic Final” in which 10 more shots are individually fired and scored, with a maximum of 75 seconds allowed per shot. At the end of each shot, the scores are announced. The score for these 10 shots is marked in tenths of a point and the total added to the first score to make the final result. Even at club level each shot is fired on a separate target.

A Perfect Match Score would be 600 + 109 for a total of 709. However, scoring over 580 in the first round can be considered world class. To date nobody has achieved a perfect score in a major championship or the Olympic Games.

Modern World-class Air Pistols fire a 4.5mm (.177) caliber lead pellet using compressed air from a detachable cylinder or one built into the pistol. Detachable cylinders are often filled from a SCUBA diving tank for the PreCharged Pneumatic Air Guns (PCP) or a similar tank of CO2. Guns with integral cylinders usually contain a charging handle to “pump” the normal atmosphere up to a pressure within the cylinder. The ISSF has several restrictions on the pistols used. Pistols must be fired single shot, with a trigger weight not lighter than 500 grams and 4.5mm (.177″) in caliber. The size and style of the grip, the weight of the pistol, the overall size of the gun, the type of sights, the width of the grip and length of the barrel are also limited. There are also limitations on the competitors’ clothing, shoes, and eyewear.

At the time of writing the average age of the top ten competitors in the ISSF World Ranking is 33, the majority are older with two in their mid 40s. The current world number one, from China, however is a mere 20!

Many Air Pistol shooters also participate in the 50m Pistol event(Free Pistol) .

May 28, 2011 – Ekimov climbed the scoreboard to win the 10m Air Pistol final (0)
April 20, 2011 – China’s Sun stole Kostevych’s show to win Air Pistol Gold (0)
April 20, 2011 – Serbia’s Zlatic beats Korea’s Lee to win Air Pistol Gold (0)
August 22, 2010 – 10m Air Pistol Women preview – Asian shooters in the lead (0)
May 26, 2010 – Mikec won the 10m Air Pistol Men Gold (0)

10m Air Pistol

Thinkqob — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:47:19 +0000

Air Pistol Records

World Record 593 Russia Sergei Pyzaianov Munich 1989
Olympic Record 591 Russia Mikhail Nestruev, Athens 2004
Commonwealth 584 by Samaresh Jung in Melbourne 2006
Dutch National Record 581 E.J. Brink 1997

Course of Fire

Sighting Shots

In the 10m Air Pistol events, shooters may take an unlimited number of Sighting Shots before they start shooting for record. Once the first Record Shot is fired, the shooter cannot take any more sighting shots. The only exceptions are rare instances when there is a gun malfunction that cannot be fixed on the line or the range is shut down for some reason.

Shooters can take as much time as they like within the time limit. They may shoot at their own pace. They may take breaks as they wish. Shooters may Dry Fire at any time from the start of the Preparation Period until the match time limit has expired.

International and Major matches are typically fired on Electronic Targets. When Electronic Targets, or automatic target changers for paper targets are used, the shooters are given the full time limit without interruption. The shooter can fire as many sighting shots as desired and when ready, press a button to start Shooting for Record. If the match is divided into two or more segments to facilitate target changing, the time segments for shooting still total the full time.

When Electronic Targets or automatic target changers are not available, the time limit will typically be divided into smaller segments and Paper Targets will be changed between time periods. In this case shooters are typically given one time period for sighter shots, then the entire line changes targets and starts shooting for record. Sometimes two or more targets will be hung and a longer time interval used. In this case shooters may be given one sighter target and one (or more) record target for the first time interval.

Range Commands

Preparation Time Begins Now

after 10 minutes

Start

10 minutes before the completion of shooting time

10 minutes

5 minutes before the completion of shooting time

5 minutes

at the completion of shooting time

Stop

Rules

General

The rules are straight-forward:

Other than the number of competition shots and the time allowed, the Mens and Womens events are the same:
- Men shoot a 60-shot match in a time allowance of 1 hour 45 minutes
- Women shoot a 40-shot match in a time allowance of 1 hour 15 minutes
The pistol must be loaded one shot at a time.
The shooter must shoot one handed and use the same hand to support and trigger the gun.
The shooter cannot wear clothing that offers additional support.

Malfunctions

to be added

Pistol Specifications

4.5 mm (177″) calibre Air Pistol
Powered by compressed air or gas
Fit in a box 420 x 150 x 50 mm
Maximum weight 1500 grams
Minimum trigger pull 500 grams
Sights ‘open’ metallic only
Grip
- The grip cannot touch beyond the hand; i.e. the wrist must be visibly free when the pistol is held in the normal firing position.
- may not start to encircle hand when viewed longitudinally
Ported barrels are allowed

Ammunition

4.5 mm lead projectiles

History

The Course of Fire for men is 60 shots in one hour and 45 minutes, each shot placed on a separate target at a range of 10 Meters.

Women have one hour and 15 minutes for 40 shots.

Many Air Pistol shooters also participate in the 50m Pistol event(Free Pistol) .

May 28, 2011 – Ekimov climbed the scoreboard to win the 10m Air Pistol final (0)
August 22, 2010 – 10m Air Pistol Women preview – Asian shooters in the lead (0)
May 26, 2010 – Mikec won the 10m Air Pistol Men Gold (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Man- Swiss’s Grunder shot a record match (0)
May 24, 2009 – 10m Air Pistol Women- Olympic Champion GUO on the podium next to her teammate HU (0)

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