Sergei Pyzhianov is a former Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 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

Shooting at the Summer Olympics

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 champion, he competed at three Olympics, 1980

Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi between July 20 and July 26. 7 events were contested. All events were mixed, i.e...

, 1992

Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at a shooting range complex in Mollet del Vallès outside Barcelona, Spain. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events — seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders...

 and 1996

Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...

, winning a silver medal in the 10m air pistol in 1992.

He also won the ISSF World Shooting Championships

ISSF World Shooting Championships

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 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

ISSF World Cup

The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event...

 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. The former stood until 2009 and the latter remains unbeaten.

Current world records held in 25 metre center-fire pistol
Men (ISSF)
Current world records held in 25 metre standard pistol
Men
Current world records held in 10 metre air pistol
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