IPSC European Rifle Championship

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The IPSC European Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.

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Champions

The following is a list of current and past European IPSC Rifle champions.

Overall category

YearDivision Gold medal europe.svg Gold Silver medal europe.svg Silver Bronze medal europe.svg BronzeVenue
2009Open Flag of Finland.svg Raine Peltokoski Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Vinduska Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Halminen Kongsberg, Norway
2009Standard Flag of Finland.svg Isto Hyyryläinen Flag of Finland.svg Mika Riste Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kuisma Kongsberg, Norway
2012Open Flag of Finland.svg Raine Peltokoski Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Rintala Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Laukia Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2012Standard Flag of Finland.svg Mika Riste Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Kaislaranta Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kuisma Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2015Open Flag of Finland.svg Raine Peltokoski Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Rintala Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Laukia Felsőtárkány, Hungary
2015Standard Flag of Finland.svg Sami Hautamäki Flag of Estonia.svg Madis Reier Flag of Estonia.svg Margu Riso Felsőtárkány, Hungary
2015Manual Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Starley Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Perfilev Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Dmitriev Felsőtárkány, Hungary
2018Cancelled due to the 2018 Sweden wildfires Karlskoga, Sweden

Lady category

YearDivision Gold medal europe.svg Gold Silver medal europe.svg Silver Bronze medal europe.svg BronzeVenue
2015Open Flag of Italy.svg Irene Canetta Flag of Russia.svg Maria Gushchina Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Rumyantseva Felsőtárkány, Hungary

Junior category

YearDivision Gold medal europe.svg Gold Silver medal europe.svg Silver Bronze medal europe.svg BronzeVenue
2012Open Flag of Finland.svg Ville Broman Flag of Greece.svg Sotirios-Thomas Zafeiridis Flag of Bulgaria.svg Radomir Bossev Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Senior category

YearDivision Gold medal europe.svg Gold Silver medal europe.svg Silver Bronze medal europe.svg BronzeVenue
2009Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Snerup Nielsen Flag of Sweden.svg Wilhelm Backlund Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lumir Safranek Kongsberg, Norway
2012Open Flag of Italy.svg Enri Botturi Flag of Germany.svg Claus Rothweiler Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Rovey Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2012Standard Flag of Finland.svg Ilkka Kervinen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tibor Ladic Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Sturm Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2015Open Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Lindberg Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Pesce Felsőtárkány, Hungary
2015Standard Flag of Estonia.svg Armin Meesit Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Kaislaranta Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Idland Felsőtárkány, Hungary

Super senior category

YearDivision Gold medal europe.svg Gold Silver medal europe.svg Silver Bronze medal europe.svg BronzeVenue
2015Open Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Corazzini Flag of Switzerland.svg Peter Kressibucher Flag of France.svg Joel Gerard Felsőtárkány, Hungary

See also

The IPSC Nordic Rifle Championship is a yearly IPSC level 3 rifle championship hosted in either Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark.

IPSC European Handgun Championship

The IPSC European Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.

The IPSC European Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.

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The IPSC Nordic Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship hosted in every year either in Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark. Until 2017 the championships were held annually in all divisions. But from 2018 onward championships in Open and Production division will be held even years and championships in Classic, Revolver and Standard divisions uneven years.

IPSC Shotgun World Shoots

The IPSC Shotgun World Shoot is the highest level shotgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Shotgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Handgun and Rifle.

IPSC Rifle World Shoots

The IPSC Rifle World Shoot is the highest level rifle match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Rifle World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Handgun and Shotgun.

The IPSC Norwegian Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by Dynamic Sports Shooting Norway.

The IPSC German Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Federation of German Marksmen.

The IPSC South African Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the South African Practical Shooting Association.

The IPSC Finnish Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.

The IPSC Russian Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting.

The IPSC Swedish Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association.

The IPSC Australian Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by IPSC Australia.

The IPSC Russian Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting.

The IPSC French Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the French Shooting Federation.

The IPSC Swedish Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association.

The IPSC Swedish Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association.

The IPSC Swedish Mini Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association.

The IPSC Nordic Mini Rifle Championship is a yearly IPSC level 3 rifle championship hosted in either Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark.

Teemu Rintala

Teemu Rintala is a Finnish sport shooter who is the current IPSC Rifle World Champion in the Open division from the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot and Shotgun World Champion in the Modified division from the 2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. He also has a bronze medal from the 2015 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. Rintala has been one of the top IPSC Rifle and Shotgun shooters in Europe the last couple of years having placed well in the last Finnish, Nordic and European championships. Rintala shoots for Astro Sweden Rifle Team, and alongside the shooting he works as an arborist.

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