Olympic Records in Shooting: Shooting was introduced to the Summer Olympics' schedule in the first modern Summer Games in 1896 . Since then shooting has been a regular event at the Summer Olympics except the years 1904 and 1928. Many records have been made in various events of shooting in the Summer Games.
The current Olympic records in various men's events of shooting are as follows—
- The current Olympic record in men's 100 meter running target is held by Manfred Kurzer of Germany . He made 590 points in the 2004 Athens Summer Games making the record. The Olympic record for the final of men's 100 meter running target is held by Ling Yang of China with 685.8 points made in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics .
- The current Olympic record in men's 10 meter air pistol was made by Mikhail Nestruev of Russia in the 2004 Athens Summer Games . He got 591 points . The record for the final of men's 10 meter air pistol is held by Chinese shooter Yifu Wang with 690.0 points . He made the record in the same year .
- Qinan Zhu of China is the holder of the current Olympic record in men's 10 meter air rifle with 599 points . The record was made in the 2004 Athens Summer Games . He also made the Olympic record in the final of the event scoring 702.7 points .
- The current Olympic record in men's 50 meter pistol is held by Aleksandr Melentiev of Russia . The record was made by him in the 1980 Moscow Summer Games with 581 points . The record for the final of the event was made by Boris Kokorev of Russia in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with 666.4 points .
- Rajmond Debevec of Slovenia holds the current Olympic record in men's 50 meter free rifle 3 positions . He scored a record 1177 points in the 2000 Sydney Summer Games. He also holds the Olympic record for the final of the event where he scored 1275.1 points .
- The current Olympic record in men's 50 meter rifle prone is held by Christian Klees of Germany . His score in the event was 600 points in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Klees also scored 704.8 points in the final of the event making the Olympic record for finals .
- Ralf Schumann of Germany is the holder of the current Olympic record in men's 25 meter rapid fire pistol with a score of 596 points . The record was made in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games . He also scored a record 698.0 points in the finals of the event.
- The current Olympic record in men's double trap is held by Ahmed Almaktoum of UAE. He scored 144 points in the 2004 Athens Olympics . Russell Mark of Australia is the holder of the Olympic record of the final of the event with 189 points , which he scored in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games .
- The current Olympic record in men's skeet is held by Italian shooter Ennio Falco . His score in the event in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games was 125 points. The record for the final of the event was made by Mikola Milchev of Ukraine with 150 points in the 2000 Sydney Summer Games .
- The current Olympic record in men's trap is held by Australian shooter Michael Diamond with 124 points in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics . He also scored the record 149 points in the final of the event.
The current Olympic records in various events in women's shooting competition are as follows—
- The current Olympic record in women's 10 meter air pistol was made by Marina Logvinenko of Russia in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games . She got 390 points . The record for the final of women's 10 meter air pistol is held by Russian shooter Olga Klochneva with 490.1 points . She made the record in the same year .
- Lioubov Galkina of Russia is the holder of the current Olympic record in women's 10 meter air rifle with 399 points . The record was made in the 2004 Athens Summer Games . Li Du made the Olympic record in the final of the event scoring 502.0 points in the same year .
- Renata Mauer-Rozanska of Poland holds the current Olympic record in women's 50 meter rifle 3 positions . She scored a record 589 points in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. Aleksandra Ivosev of Yugoslavia holds the Olympic record for the final of the event with a score of 686.1 points . She made the record in the same year .
- The current Olympic record in women's 25 meter pistol is held by Luna Tao of China . Her score in the event was 590 points in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- The current Olympic record in women's double trap is held by Pia Hansen of Sweden. She scored 112 points in the 2000 Sydney Olympics . She is also the holder of the Olympic record of the final of the event with 148 points .
- The current Olympic record in women's skeet is held by Zemfira Meftakhetdinova of Azerbaijan . Her score in the event in the 2000 Sydney Summer Games was 73 points. She also made the Olympic record for the final of the event with 98 points .
The current Olympic record in women's trap is held by Lithuanian shooter Daina Gudzineviciute with 71 points in the 2000 Sydney Olympics . She also scored the record 93 points in the final of the event.
