How did Lee Gun-hyeok win gold in the men’s rapid fire pistol final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

Lee stayed in front through most of the final, then tied Su Lianbofan at 32 points after the eighth series. Both shooters scored four points in the first shoot-off, but Lee won the second shoot-off 5-2 to secure gold.

Why is Lee Gun-hyeok called South Korea’s first double gold medalist in shooting?

He won the individual rapid fire pistol gold after already taking the team event earlier the same day. The article says that made him the first double gold medalist in shooting at the competition.

What were the key scores and elimination points in the men’s rapid fire pistol final?

Lee led after three series with 13 points, while Yoon Seo-yeong was tied for fourth with 11 before being eliminated after the fourth series. Lee reached 25-23 after the sixth series, but Su narrowed the gap before both shooters finished level at 32.

S. Korea's Lee Gun-hyeok wins gold in men's rapid fire pistol shooting

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South Korea’s Lee Gun-hyeok won gold in the men’s individual rapid fire pistol shooting at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, becoming the first double gold medalist in shooting. He beat China’s Su Lianbofan in a shoot-off at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota. It was Lee’s second gold of the day after the team event, and South Korea’s first sweep of the individual and team titles in the event in 12 years.

Key Facts

Lee Gun-hyeok won South Korea’s second shooting gold medal at the ongoing competition by taking the men’s individual rapid fire pistol title.
He defeated China’s Su Lianbofan in the final after two shoot-offs, with the gold decided on a five-to-two result in the last shoot-off.
The final was held at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, about 25 kilometers east of Nagoya.
The competition used eight series of five shots, with the lowest-scoring finalists eliminated starting after the third series.
South Korea closed out shooting with three gold medals, five silver medals and four bronze medals.

By Yonhap

Published Oct 1, 2026 4:48 pm KST
Updated Oct 1, 2026 5:19 pm KST

South Korea's Lee Gun-hyeok performs in the men's individual rapid fire pistol shooting final at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, some 25 kilometers east of Nagoya, the main host city, Thursday. Yonhap

South Korea's Lee Gun-hyeok won the gold medal in the men's individual rapid fire pistol shooting at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, becoming the first double gold medalist in shooting.

Lee edged out China's Su Lianbofan in shoot-off in the event's final at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, some 25 kilometers east of Nagoya, the main host city.

It is Lee's second gold medal at the ongoing competition after winning the team event earlier in the day.

Lee completed South Korea's first sweep of the individual and team title in this rapid fire event in 12 years.

The 25m rapid fire final was contested over eight series of five shots, with a four-second limit on each series. Each shot within the 9.7 zone was a hit that counted as one point, and each miss of the zone was zero point.

The elimination of the lowest-scoring finalists began after the third series and continued until the eighth series.

Lee was leading the final through three series with 13 points, with the other South Korean in the eight-man final, Yoon Seo-yeong, in a tie for fourth with 11 points.

However, after the fourth series, Yoon was eliminated as the sixth-place shooter at that point.

Lee scored a perfect five points in the fifth series and continued to lead the competition with 21 points, just one ahead of Su.

Lee pushed his lead to two at 25-23 after the sixth series.

However, Lee managed three points to Su's four in the seventh series, as the gap narrowed to one at 28-27.

With Ghulam Mustafa Bashir of Pakistan gone after the seventh series to take the bronze, Su caught Lee in the eighth series with five points, as Lee got only four points, leaving the two knotted at an Asian record score of 32 points.

In the first shoot-off, both shooters scored four points, sending the gold medal duel to another shoot-off.

Su finally blinked, managing just two hits, and Lee clinched his gold medal with five points.

South Korea closed out shooting with three gold medals, five silver medals and four bronze medals.

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