The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have concluded their air rifle and air pistol events, showcasing exceptional marksmanship and composure under pressure. Let’s celebrate the outstanding performances of the medalists in these precision shooting disciplines.
Men’s 10m Air Rifle
In a thrilling and intense competition, Sheng Lihao of China claimed gold with an impressive total score of 883.9. Victor Lindgren of Sweden secured silver with 882.1 points, demonstrating remarkable consistency throughout the event. Miran Maricic of Croatia rounded out the podium with a bronze-winning performance, scoring 861.3 points.
Women’s 10m Air Rifle
The women’s event saw an incredibly close finish, with Ban Hyojin of South Korea clinching gold in a nail-biting shoot-off against China’s Huang Yuting. Both shooters finished with identical scores of 251.8 in the final, but Ban’s 10.4 in the shoot-off secured her top spot on the podium. Audrey Gogniat of Switzerland took bronze with a commendable score of 230.3 in the final.
Mixed Team Air Rifle
Team China demonstrated its dominance in air rifle by securing gold in the mixed team event. South Korea continued their strong showing with a silver medal, while Kazakhstan impressed with a bronze medal.
Men’s 10m Air Pistol
Xie Yu of China showed exceptional skill to win gold in the men’s air pistol event. Italy has a strong showing, with Federico Nilo Maldini and Paolo Monna securing silver and bronze medals, respectively, highlighting the country’s strength in pistol shooting.
Women’s 10m Air Pistol
South Korea dominated the women’s air pistol podium, with Oh Ye Jin and Kim Yeji claiming gold and silver medals. India’s Manu Bhaker, a former Youth Olympics champion, added to her impressive resume with a bronze medal.
Mixed Team Air Pistol
In an exciting mixed team air pistol final, Serbia emerged victorious to claim gold. Turkey secured silver with a strong performance, while India rounded out the podium with a bronze medal finish.
These results highlight the global competitiveness of air rifle and air pistol shooting, with athletes from Asia and Europe particularly excelling. The close margins in many events underscore the high level of skill and mental fortitude required to succeed at the Olympic level.
If you’d like to learn more about the world of 10-meter air rifle and air pistol shooting, Best 10-Meter Air Guns offers valuable insights into the equipment used by top competitors, and you can gain a better understanding of what it takes to excel in these disciplines.
Congratulations to all the medalists and participants. Their dedication, skill, and sportsmanship have inspired audiences worldwide and will undoubtedly motivate the next generation of shooters.
Any idea of what the make and model of the winning pistols and rifles were? Did China use their own models and makes or some other country’s?
Fred,
China doesn’t make competitive 10 meter pistols to my knowledge. Most everyone uses FWB, Steyr or Walther. A few also use Morini.
BB
While they do their best to cover the maker with stickers and tape, they overlook some of the model indicators on their rifles. Ban Hyojin won gold with a Feinwerkbau 800 series air rifle similar to the Feinwerkbau 800 ALU. Sheng Lihao, the men’s gold medalist, also used a Fienwerkbau. Many top competitors also used a Walther, similar to the Walther LG400 Alutec. The pistols are harder to identify because they all look very similar, some looked very much like the Morini 162MI, and a few looked like the Steyr EVO 10.
You can bet if medals were won with a company’s air guns, they will eventually brag about it. See for example, FWB’s website regarding the ISSF World Cup:
https://www.feinwerkbau.de/en/news/news-individual-page/issf-world-cup-munich-a-shower-of-medals-for-feinwerkbau-shooters