The 2015 World Shotgun Championships were held from 9 to 18 September 2015 in Lonato, Italy. As in all odd-numbered years, separate ISSF World Shooting Championships were carried out in the trap, Double Trap and skeet events.
| Date | Men, Junior Men | Women, Junior Women |
|---|---|---|
| 11 September | Trap, day 1 | Trap |
| 12 September | Trap, day 2 | |
| 13 September | Skeet | |
| 14 September | Double Trap | |
| 15 September | ||
| 16 September | Skeet day 1 | |
| 17 September | Skeet, day 2 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Russia | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 |  China | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 San Marino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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