The 2008 ISSF World Cup was the twenty-third annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Four qualification competitions were held in each event, spanning from March to June, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final, which was carried out in September in Minsk for the shotgun events, and in November in Bangkok for the other events. Apart from those who qualified through the 2008 World Cup competitions, the defending champions and all medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympics were also invited to the final. The host countries were also granted special wild cards. [1]
Following the tradition of previous Olympic years, one of the qualification competitions was held as a pre-Olympic test event at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field, the upcoming venues for shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics. As qualification for the Olympics was concluded with the 2007 season, no quota places were at stake during the 2008 World Cup.
| Competition dates | Venue | Rifle | Pistol | Shotgun | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23–27 |  Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| April 12–20 |  Beijing (CHN) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| May 4–10 |  Kerrville (USA) | ✔ | |||
| May 17–21 |  Munich (GER) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| May 24–29 |  Milan (ITA) | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| June 4–12 | Suhl (GER) | ✔ | |||
| June 15–21 |  Belgrade (SRB) | ✔ | |||
| September 27–30 |  Minsk (BLR) | ✔ | 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (shotgun) | ||
| November 3–5 |  Bangkok (THA) | ✔ | ✔ | 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) |
| 50 metre rifle three positions | 50 metre rifle prone | 10 metre air rifle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 27) | Rio de Janeiro (March 25) | Rio de Janeiro (March 23) | ||||||
 |  Thomas Farnik (AUT) | 1265.3 (1168) | | Stevan Pletikosić (SRB) | 702.9 (598) | |  Péter Sidi (HUN) | 702.5 (598) |
 | Maik Eckhardt (GER) | 1265.2 (1167) | |  Torben Grimmel (DEN) | 701.4 (597) | |  A. G. Moldoveanu (ROU) | 700.7 (598) |
 |  Vebjørn Berg (NOR) | 1265.0 (1166) | |  Warren Potent (AUS) | 699.5 (596) | | Nemanja Mirosavljev (SRB) | 698.9 (596) |
| Beijing (April 20) | Beijing (April 18) | Beijing (April 14) | ||||||
| |  Josselin Henry (FRA) | 1268.8 (1173) | | Warren Potent (AUS) | 704.8 EWR (599) | | Zhu Qinan (CHN) | 700.8 (597) |
| |  Jury Sukhorukov (UKR) | 1268.0 (1171) | | Thomas Tamas (USA) | 704.3 (599) | | Matthew Emmons (USA) | 700.7 (599) |
| |  Sergei Kovalenko (RUS) | 1266.9 (1168) | | Michael McPhail (USA) | 704.1 (598) | |  Gagan Narang (IND) | 700.3 (597) |
| Munich (May 21) | Munich (May 19)1 | Munich (May 17) | ||||||
| | Jia Zhanbo (CHN) | 1276.5 (1180) | | Sergei Martynov (BLR) | 703.3 (599) | | A. G. Moldoveanu (ROU) | 702.0 (599) |
| | Artem Khadjibekov (RUS) | 1272.7 (1172) | |  Neil Stirton (GBR) | 703.2 (599) | | Zhu Qinan (CHN) | 700.6 (597) |
| | Sergei Kovalenko (RUS) | 1272.1 (1175) | | Warren Potent (AUS) | 702.3 (597) | | Thomas Farnik (AUT) | 699.8 (597) |
| Milan (May 26) | Milan (May 29) | Milan (May 24) | ||||||
| | Artur Ayvazyan (UKR) | 1275.5 (1175) | | Torben Grimmel (DEN) | 701.3 (597) | | Zhu Qinan (CHN) | 701.2 (599) |
| | Maik Eckhardt (GER) | 1268.9 (1170) | |  Toshikazu Yamashita (JPN) | 699.3 (596) | | Cao Yifei (CHN) | 700.9 (596) |
| | Jia Zhanbo (CHN) | 1268.3 (1171) | | Matthew Emmons (USA) | 698.8 (595) | | Péter Sidi (HUN) | 700.3 (596) |
| Final: Bangkok (November 4; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 3; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||||
| | Matthew Emmons (USA) | 1269.0 (1171) | | Warren Potent (AUS) | 702.2 (598) | | Gagan Narang (IND) | 703.5 WR (600 EWR) |
| | Artur Ayvazyan (UKR) | 1265.7 (1166) | | Matthew Emmons (USA) | 700.7 (596) | | Matthew Emmons (USA) | 702.5 (598) |
| | Jia Zhanbo (CHN) | 1264.6 (1167) | | Toshikazu Yamashita (JPN) | 699.9 (595) | | Zhu Qinan (CHN) | 702.3 (599) |
1In the elimination round on May 18, 
Guy Starik (ISR) equalled the world record with a perfect 600.
| 50 metre pistol | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 10 metre air pistol | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 25) | Rio de Janeiro (March 26–27) | Rio de Janeiro (March 26) | ||||||
| | Oleg Omelchuk (UKR) | 658.8 (562) | | Christian Reitz (GER) | 785.6 (588) | | Mauro Badaracchi (ITA) | 684.4 (584) |
| | Francesco Bruno (ITA) | 656.2 (559) | |  Leuris Pupo (CUB) | 784.0 (587) | | Oleg Omelchuk (UKR) | 682.9 (584) |
| |  Tanyu Kiryakov (BUL) | 655.3 (559) | | Iulian Raicea (ROU) | 782.5 (585) | | Vigilio Fait (ITA) | 681.4 (581) |
| Beijing (April 15) | Beijing (April 18–19) | Beijing (April 13) | ||||||
| | Lin Zhongzai (CHN) | 667.2 (571) | | Sergei Alifirenko (RUS) | 786.7 (586) | | Franck Dumoulin (FRA) | 683.7 (585) |
| |  Rashid Yunusmetov (KAZ) | 666.0 (565) | | Aleksei Klimov (RUS) | 780.9 (581) | | Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS) | 682.2 (585) |
| | Daryl Szarenski (USA) | 663.4 (570) | | Zhang Penghui (CHN) | 778.3 (582) | |  Kim Jong Su (PRK) | 682.0 (583) |
| Munich (May 18) | Munich (May 18–19) | Munich (May 20) | ||||||
| | Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN) | 663.7 (565) | | Ralf Schumann (GER) | 790.0 WR (589) | | Lin Zhongzai (CHN) | 688.6 (590) |
| | Pang Wei (CHN) | 663.3 (571) | | Christian Reitz (GER) | 786.4 (585) | | Leonid Ekimov (RUS) | 686.7 (584) |
| | Florian Schmidt (GER) | 661.2 (565) | | Leuris Pupo (CUB) | 786.0 (584) | | Vladimir Gontcharov (RUS) | 685.6 (586) |
| Milan (May 29) | Milan (May 27–28) | Milan (May 25) | ||||||
| | Boris Kokorev (RUS) | 667.3 (572) | | Christian Reitz (GER) | 794.0 WR (591 EWR) | | Vladimir Isakov (RUS) | 686.2 (586) |
| | Vladimir Isakov (RUS) | 666.2 (568) | | Ralf Schumann (GER) | 789.7 (590) | |  Dilshod Mukhtarov (UZB) | 685.7 (587) |
| |  João Costa (POR) | 664.6 (567) | | Ivan Stoukachev (RUS) | 785.2 (583) | | Boris Kokorev (RUS) | 684.9 (586) |
| Final: Bangkok (November 3; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 4; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||||
| |  Jin Jong-oh (KOR) | 667.2 (570) | | Aleksei Klimov (RUS) | 789.7 (585) | | Oleg Omelchuk (UKR) | 687.4 (585) |
| | Tomoyuki Matsuda (JPN) | 665.5 (566) | | Christian Reitz (GER) | 787.9 (590) | |  Norayr Bakhtamyan (ARM) | 685.2 (588) |
| | Vladimir Isakov (RUS) | 660.5 (562) | | Ralf Schumann (GER) | 777.0 (582) | | Vladimir Isakov (RUS) | 684.1 (584) |
| Trap | Double trap | Skeet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (April 12–13) | Beijing (April 15) | Beijing (April 19–20) | ||||||
| |  Mário Filipovič (SVK) | 142 (118) | | Vasily Mosin (RUS) | 191 (145) | | Qu Ridong (CHN) | 144 (120) |
| | Aleksei Alipov (RUS) | 140 (119) | | Walton Eller (USA) | 188 (140) | | Konstantin Tsuranov (RUS) | 143 (120) |
| | Bret Erickson (USA) | 140 (120) | |  Saif Alshamsy (UAE) | 185 (140) | | Andrea Filippetti (ITA) | 143 (120) |
| Kerrville (May 9–10) | Kerrville (May 7) | Kerrville (May 4–5) | ||||||
| | Michael Diamond (AUS) | 148 EWR (123) | |  Håkan Dahlby (SWE) | 190 (144) | |  Ariel Mauricio Flores (MEX) | 147 (122) |
| | Massimiliano Mola (ITA) | 143 (120) | | Richard Faulds (GBR) | 189 (142) | | Tore Brovold (NOR) | 146 (122) |
| | Dominic Grazioli (USA) | 143 (123) | | Jeffrey Holguin (USA) | 189 (142) | | Valerio Luchini (ITA) | 144 (120) |
| Suhl (June 4–6) | Suhl (June 8) | Suhl (June 10–12) | ||||||
| | Michael Diamond (AUS) | 145 (123) | | Richard Faulds (GBR) | 193 (147 EWR) | | Vincent Hancock (USA) | 147 (123) |
| | Bret Erickson (USA) | 144 (122) | | Hu Binyuan (CHN) | 192 (145) | | Anthony Terras (FRA) | 145 (120) |
| | Aleksei Alipov (RUS) | 143 (121) | | Roland Gerebics (HUN) | 189 (144) | | Ennio Falco (ITA) | 144 (120) |
| Belgrade (June 15–16) | Belgrade (June 18) | Belgrade (June 20–21) | ||||||
| | Stéphane Clamens (FRA) | 144 (122) | | Ronjan Sodhi (IND) | 194 EWR (147 EWR) | |  Georgios Achilleos (CYP) | 149 (124) |
| | Massimo Fabbrizi (ITA) | 144 (121) | | Richard Faulds (GBR) | 192 (145) | | Andrea Benelli (ITA) | 148 (123) |
| |  Francesco Amici (SMR) | 141 (120) | | Håkan Dahlby (SWE) | 191 (144) | | Anthony Terras (FRA) | 148 (124) |
| Final: Minsk (September 29–30; details) | Final: Minsk (September 27; details) | Final: Minsk (September 29–30; details) | ||||||
| | Giovanni Pellielo (ITA) | 145 (120) | | Håkan Dahlby (SWE) | 191 (144) | | Tore Brovold (NOR) | 148 (123) |
| | Michael Diamond (AUS) | 144 (122) | | Hu Binyuan (CHN) | 188 (140) | | Vincent Hancock (USA) | 147 (123) |
| | Aleksei Alipov (RUS) | 142 (123) | | Vasily Mosin (RUS) | 188 (143) | |  Jan Sychra (CZE) | 144 (121) |
| 50 metre rifle three positions | 10 metre air rifle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 28) | Rio de Janeiro (March 24) | ||||
| | Morgan Hicks (USA) | 677.9 (581) | | Barbara Lechner (GER) | 499.3 (396) |
| | Lidija Mihajlović (SRB) | 675.3 (578) | | Beate Gauss (GER) | 498.8 (396) |
| |  Annik Marguet (SUI) | 675.1 (579) | | Kim Eun Hye (KOR) | 498.7 (396) |
| Beijing (April 17) | Beijing (April 12) | ||||
| | Du Li (CHN) | 692.7 (590) | | Kateřina Emmons (CZE) | 504.9 EWR (399) |
| | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 690.8 (591) | | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 502.4 (398) |
| | Lioubov Galkina (RUS) | 685.3 (583) | | Du Li (CHN) | 502.2 (399) |
| Munich (May 20) | Munich (May 17) | ||||
| | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 687.0 (586) | | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 503.4 (399) |
| |  Snježana Pejčić (CRO) | 684.2 (586) | | Lioubov Galkina (RUS) | 502.0 (398) |
| | Adéla Sýkorová (CZE) | 683.5 (584) | |  Agnieszka Staron (POL) | 500.7 (398) |
| Milan (May 27) | Milan (May 24) | ||||
| | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 687.6 (587) | | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 505.0 WR (400 EWR) |
| | Jamie Beyerle (USA) | 685.7 (587) | | Kateřina Emmons (CZE) | 503.0 (398) |
| | Kristina Vestveit (NOR) | 685.3 (588) | | Wu Liuxi (CHN) | 501.8 (398) |
| Final: Bangkok (November 4; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||
| | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | 688.8 (590) | | Wu Liuxi (CHN) | 502.1 (398) |
| | Olga Dovgun (KAZ) | 688.3 (589) | | Lioubov Galkina (RUS) | 501.9 (400 EWR) |
| | Lioubov Galkina (RUS) | 683.5 (586) | | Du Li (CHN) | 501.1 (396) |
| 25 metre pistol | 10 metre air pistol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 25–26) | Rio de Janeiro (March 23) | ||||
| | Mariya Grozdeva (BUL) | 787.0 (583) | | Sandra Kolly (SUI) | 484.8 (387) |
| | Maura Genovesi (ITA) | 784.9 (579) | |  Sonia Franquet (ESP) | 483.0 (385) |
| | Sandra Kolly (SUI) | 784.0 (582) | | Michela Suppo (ITA) | 480.7 (383) |
| Beijing (April 16) | Beijing (April 12) | ||||
| | Jasna Šekarić (SRB) | 784.4 (585) | | Stéphanie Tirode (FRA) | 486.3 (386) |
| | Stéphanie Tirode (FRA) | 784.4 (582) | | Zsófia Csonka (HUN) | 485.4 (384) |
| |  Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul (MGL) | 783.4 (583) | | Ren Jie (CHN) | 485.1 (386) |
| Munich (May 17–18) | Munich (May 21) | ||||
| | Guo Wenjun (CHN) | 789.6 (588) | | Guo Wenjun (CHN) | 491.1 (389) |
| | Sławomira Szpek (POL) | 785.7 (584) | | Miroslawa Sagun Lewandowska (POL) | 489.9 (389) |
| | Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) | 785.2 (586) | | Natalia Paderina (RUS) | 485.8 (388) |
| Milan (May 26–27) | Milan (May 25) | ||||
| | Otryadyn Gündegmaa (MGL) | 787.9 (583) | | Guo Wenjun (CHN) | 491.4 (389) |
| | Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) | 784.7 (582) | | Antoaneta Boneva (BUL) | 484.1 (385) |
| | Tsogbadrakhyn Mönkhzul (MGL) | 783.6 (582) | | Lalita Yauhleuskaya (AUS) | 483.7 (387) |
| Final: Bangkok (November 3; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||
| | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (GER) | 793.1 (590) | | Ren Jie (CHN) | 488.9 (389) |
| | Stéphanie Tirode (FRA) | 792.5 (589) | | Stéphanie Tirode (FRA) | 486.5 (389) |
| | Mariya Grozdeva (BUL) | 787.1 (581) | | Guo Wenjun (CHN) | 484.6 (384) |
| Trap | Skeet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (April 14) | Beijing (April 17) | ||||
| | Gao E (CHN) | 93 (71) | | Wei Ning (CHN) | 97 (72) |
| | Pak Yong Hui (PRK) | 90 (69) | | Diana Bacosi (ITA) | 94 (70) |
| | Irina Laricheva (RUS) | 89 (68) | | Haley Dunn (USA) | 94 (70) |
| Kerrville (May 9) | Kerrville (May 4) | ||||
| | Theresa DeWitt (USA) | 94 (73) | | Haley Dunn (USA) | 97 (73) |
| | Irina Laricheva (RUS) | 91 (72) | | Kim Rhode (USA) | 96 (72) |
| | Joetta Dement (USA) | 91 (70) | | Connie Smotek (USA) | 92 (69) |
| Suhl (June 4–5) | Suhl (June 10–11) | ||||
| | Jessica Rossi (ITA) | 94 (72) | | Diana Bacosi (ITA) | 95 (72) |
| | Daniela Del Din (SMR) | 93 (73) | | Danka Barteková (SVK) | 94 (72) |
| | Liu Yingzi (CHN) | 92 (70) | | Chiara Cainero (ITA) | 94 (72) |
| Belgrade (June 15) | Belgrade (June 20) | ||||
| | Giulia Iannotti (ITA) | 91 (69) | | Andri Eleftheriou (CYP) | 94 (73) |
| | Anita North (GBR) | 90 (69) | | Danka Barteková (SVK) | 94 (71) |
| | Tatiana Barsuk (RUS) | 90 (69) | | Wei Ning (CHN) | 94 (72) |
| Final: Minsk (September 29; details) | Final: Minsk (September 29; details) | ||||
| | Irina Laricheva (RUS) | 94 (72) | | Andri Eleftheriou (CYP) | 95 (73) |
| | Liu Yingzi (CHN) | 92 (71) | | Haley Dunn (USA) | 93 (71) |
| | Giulia Iannotti (ITA) | 90 (69) | | Katiuscia Spada (ITA) | 92 (68) |
Guo Wenjun (CHN) in 25 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol Håkan Dahlby (SWE) in double trap Michael Diamond (AUS) in trap Andri Eleftheriou (CYP) in skeet Lin Zhongzai (CHN) in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol Oleg Omelchuk (UKR) in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol Warren Potent (AUS) in 50 metre rifle prone Christian Reitz (GER) in 25 metre rapid fire pistol Zhu Qinan (CHN) in 10 metre air rifle