Top picture is silver medalist Thomas Paine from the 1896 Summer games, the first year with a shooting competition. Bottom is gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina from the 2020 games.
https://www.ssusa.org/content/athens-1896-olympics-the-first-shots-for-record/
Isn’t a two handed grip objectively more accurate?
no
edit: i was wrong, it’s in the rules
They are relegated to a single hand grip.
And match grade ammo out of ludicrously well balanced, specialized pistols.
The top picture looks so anachronistic. He looks like he’s wearing a hoodie under a pea coat.
He’s a Peaky Blinder.
Well that was a fun read through history. Thanks for sharing!
I was reminded of this from the last Olympics only to discover it’s the same shooter!
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vitalina-batsarashkina-olympic-shooter-one-hand-stance/