Medal count
| Rank | Country |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 |  | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 |  | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 |  | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 |  | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The 35th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships in all ISSF shooting events held in Oslo, Norway, in 1952, only weeks before the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1] It was the only World Shooting Championship between 1912 and 2008 to be conducted in an Olympic year.
| Rank | Country | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Individual | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Pistol | |||||
| | | 558 | | | 2718 |
| | | 555 | | | 2698 |
| | | 555 | | | 2671 |
| 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol | |||||
| | | 582 | | | 2304 |
| | | 581 | | | 2272 |
| | | 581 | | | 2264 |
| 25 m Center-Fire Pistol | |||||
| | | 579 | | | 2304 |
| | | 576 | | | 2234 |
| | | 576 | | | 2207 |
| Individual | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap | |||||
| | | 287 | | | 754 |
| | | 286 | | | 746 |
| | | 286 | | | 743 |
| Skeet | |||||
| | | 150 | No team competition | ||
| | | 149 | |||
| | | 148 | |||
| Individual | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Running Deer Double Shot | |||||
| | | 206 | | | 759 |
| | | 201 | | | 744 |
| | | 195 | | | 722 |
| 100 m Running Deer Single Shot | |||||
| | | 210 | | | 805 |
| | | 209 | | | 797 |
| | | 209 | | | 777 |
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