50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since 1936. It is considered to provide some of the purest precision shooting among the pistol events. The target of this event has not changed since 1900, and the 50m distance has remained the standard since 1912. The sport traced back to the beginning of indoor Flobert pistol parlour shooting in Europe during the 1870s.
ISSF 50 meter pistol
Alfred Lane at the 1912 Olympics
Alexander Melentyev, the 1980 Olympic Champion and Current Olympic record holder
Jin Jong-oh, the only triple (2008, 2012, 2016) and the last Olympic Champion and Current World Record holder
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target.
Women's 10 metre air rifle match at the 2016 Summer Olympics.