The women's
10 metre air pistol
The 10 meter air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 meter air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 m ...
competition at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
was held on 17 September.
Tao Luna
Tao Luna (; born February 11, 1974 in Shanghai) is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνε ...
equalled the Olympic record of 390 points in the qualification round, and won 1.7 points ahead of
Jasna Šekarić
Jasna Šekarić (; born 17 December 1965) is a Serbian sport shooter, considered as one of the most successful female shooters in ISSF history. She has won a total of five Olympic medals: one gold, three silvers and one bronze. She has also won ...
. The host nation won the bronze medal through
Annemarie Forder
Annemarie Forder (born 31 January 1978) is an Australian
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Qualification round
DNF Did not finish – EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final
Final
References
Sources
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Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Women's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics