▁scored ▁by ▁K yr gy z stan - born ▁Alexander ▁Mel ent ye v ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Moscow ▁games , ▁stood ▁for ▁ 3 4 ▁years , ▁and ▁still ▁remains ▁the ▁Olympic ▁record . ▁ ▁Most ▁shoot ers ▁excell ing ▁in ▁ 5 0   m ▁p istol ▁also ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁met re ▁air ▁p istol , ▁a ▁similar ▁precision ▁event . ▁ ▁The ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁officially ▁dropped ▁ 5 0   m ▁P istol ▁as ▁a ▁medal ▁event ▁in ▁meet ings ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁making ▁the ▁Rio ▁games ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁last ▁for ▁the ▁" Free ▁P istol " ▁shoot ers . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁other ▁major ▁I SS F ▁compet itions ; ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁World ▁Sho oting ▁Championships . ▁ ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁World ▁Championships , ▁Men ▁ ▁World ▁Championships , ▁Men ▁Team ▁ ▁World ▁Championships , ▁total ▁med als ▁ ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final ▁I SS F ▁has ▁introduced ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁World ▁Cup ▁compet itions ▁for ▁Olympic ▁shooting ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁season ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Current ▁world ▁records ▁ ▁Olympic ▁and ▁World ▁Champions ▁ ▁Jin ▁J ong - oh ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁triple ▁( and ▁double ) ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁in ▁ 5 0 ▁met re ▁p istol ; ▁he ▁is