ISSF World Shooting Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | Shooting sport World championship |
Date(s) | varying |
Frequency | annual |
Country | varying |
Inaugurated | 1897 |
Most recent | 2022 |
Next event | 2023 |
Organised by | ISSF |
Website | www |
The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as the beginning of a continuous row of championships. By this logic, the 2006 competition in Zagreb was called the 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships. These championships, including all ISSF shooting events, are held every four years since 1954. For the shotgun events only, there is an additional World Championship competition in odd-numbered years. These extra competitions are not numbered. In running target, there will be World Championships in Olympic years.
The World Championships were held each year from 1897 to 1931, with the exception of the years 1915–1920 (interruption by World War I) and 1926. From 1933 to 1949, they were held biennially, although the 1941–1945 competitions were canceled (again, because of world war). The current schedule, with large World Championships only every four years, was adapted in 1954.
Originally, 300 metre rifle (in various positions) was the only discipline on the programme, despite many other events having been included in the Olympics. In 1900, 50 metre pistol was added. This programme was in use until 1929, the only change being the addition of 300 metre army rifle, with mandatory use of the host nation's army weapon, in 1911. The 1929 championships in Stockholm saw the addition of most of the remaining events from the Olympic programme: 100 metre running deer, 50 metre rifle and trap. 25 metre rapid fire pistol had to wait until 1933.
Immediately after World War II, 300 metre standard rifle (with more strict rules than 300 metre rifle but less than 300 metre army rifle) was added along with 25 metre center-fire pistol and skeet. There was also briefly a combined 50 and 100 m rifle competition. Specific women's events began to be slowly added from 1958, although women had previously, and at times successfully, been allowed to compete alongside the men. The last remaining army rifle event and 100 metre running deer were dropped in 1966, the latter in favour of 50 metre running target. 50 metre standard rifle was also added for both men and women, but was soon dropped for the men due to the similarity to 50 metre rifle. The 1970 World Championships in Phoenix added airgun events, 25 metre standard pistol and the mixed running target competition. 10 metre running target was added in 1981.
For the 1994 competitions in Milan, a number of profound changes were made. First, junior competitions were added (like the senior championships, these are only held every four years); they had previously been tested in the special shotgun and airgun championships. Second, there were no longer medals awarded in single positions in the 300 metre and 50 metre rifle matches (except for the prone position, which has its own match). Third, double trap had been introduced five years earlier in Montecatini Terme and now made its way into the large championships. With only minor additions, the 1994 programme is still in use.
Number | Year | Venue | Individual events | Team events | Total | Medal count winner | ||||||||
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Rifle | Pistol | SG | RT | Total | Rifle | Pistol | SG | RT | Total | |||||
1 | 1897 | Lyon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Switzerland | ||||||
2 | 1898 | Turin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | France | ||||||
3 | 1899 | Loosduinen | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Switzerland | ||||||
4 | 1900 | Paris | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
5 | 1901 | Lucerne | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
6 | 1902 | Rome | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
7 | 1903 | Buenos Aires | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
8 | 1904 | Lyon (2) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
9 | 1905 | Brussels | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Belgium | ||||
10 | 1906 | Milan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | France | ||||
11 | 1907 | Zürich | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
12 | 1908 | Vienna | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Italy | ||||
13 | 1909 | Hamburg | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
14 | 1910 | Loosduinen (2) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Switzerland | ||||
15 | 1911 | Rome (2) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
16 | 1912 | Bayonne-Biarritz | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
17 | 1913 | Camp Perry | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
18 | 1914 | Viborg | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | France | ||||
19 | 1921 | Lyon (3) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | United States | ||||
20 | 1922 | Milan (2) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
21 | 1923 | Camp Perry (2) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | United States | ||||
22 | 1924 | Reims | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | United States | ||||
23 | 1925 | St. Gallen | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
24 | 1927 | Rome (3) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
25 | 1928 | Loosduinen (3) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | ||||
26 | 1929 | Stockholm | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | Switzerland |
27 | 1930 | Antwerp | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | United States | ||||
Rome (4) | 1 | |||||||||||||
28 | 1931 | Lwów | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 | Switzerland |
29 | 1933 | Granada | 11 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | Sweden | ||||
Vienna (2) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
30 | 1935 | Rome (5) | 11 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | Finland | ||||
Brussels (2) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
31 | 1937 | Helsinki | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 31 | Finland | |
32 | 1939 | Lucerne (2) | 13 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | Estonia | ||||
Berlin | 1 | 1 |
Number | Year | Venue | Men's events | Women's events | Junior events | Team events | Total | Medal count winner | ||||||||||||||||
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Ri | Pi | SG | RT | Σ | Ri | Pi | SG | RT | Σ | Ri | Pi | SG | RT | Σ | Ri | Pi | SG | RT | Σ | |||||
33 | 1947 | Stockholm (2) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 28 | Sweden | |||||||||||
34 | 1949 | Buenos Aires (2) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 | Finland | ||||||||||
35 | 1952 | Oslo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 30 | United States | ||||||||||
36 | 1954 | Caracas | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 30 | Soviet Union | ||||||||||
37 | 1958 | Moscow | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 38 | Soviet Union | ||||||
38 | 1962 | Cairo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 36 | Soviet Union | ||||||
39 | 1966 | Wiesbaden | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 35 | United States | ||||||
40 | 1970 | Phoenix | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 55 | Soviet Union | ||||||
41 | 1974 | Bern-Thun | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 51 | Soviet Union | ||||||
42 | 1978 | Seoul | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 52 | United States | ||||||
43 | 1982 | Caracas (2) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 54 | Soviet Union | ||||||
44 | 1986 | Suhl | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 56 | Soviet Union | ||||||
Skövde | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 1990 | Moscow (2) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 58 | Soviet Union | ||||||
46 | 1994 | Milan-Tolmezzo-Fagnano (2) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 91 | United States |
47 | 1998 | Barcelona-Zaragoza | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 85 | China |
48 | 2002 | Lahti | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 108 | Russia |
49 | 2006 | Zagreb | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 105 | China |
50 | 2010 | Munich | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 107 | China |
51 | 2014 | Granada | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 102 | China |
52 | 2018 | Changwon | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 102 | China |
53 | 2023 | Baku [1] |
Special shotgun championships were first held in 1934, and since 1959 they are held biennially so that in these events, there are either Olympic Games or World Championships each year. The original event was trap; skeet was added in 1950 and double trap in 1989.
It was in this kind of championship that the first woman won a World Championship medal in shooting: Carola Mandel (USA) in 1950. Women got their own competitions in 1967.
Running target events have been sporadically included; the last time was 1983. As a compensation for the 2005 loss of Olympic status for 10 metre running target however, it has been decided to hold provisional World Championships in 10 metre running target and 50 metre running target in Olympic years, starting in 2008.
5 Edition (1961, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1983) of shotgun and running target was held simultaneously.
Number | Year | Venue | Men's events | Women's events | Junior events | Team events | Total | Medal count winner | ||||||||
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SG | RT | Σ | SG | RT | Σ | SG | RT | Σ | SG | RT | Σ | |||||
1 | 1934 | Budapest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hungary | ||||||||
2 | 1936 | Berlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hungary | ||||||||
3 | 1938 | Luhačovice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hungary | ||||||||
4 | 1950 | Madrid | 2 | 2 | 2 | Italy | ||||||||||
5 | 1959 | Cairo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Italy and Soviet Union | ||||||||
6 | 1961* | Oslo | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | United States | |||||||
7 | 1965 | Santiago de Chile | 2 | 2 | 2 | Chile | ||||||||||
8 | 1967* | Bologna | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Soviet Union | ||||
9 | 1969 | San Sebastián | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Italy | ||||||
10 | 1971 | Bologna (2) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Soviet Union | ||||||
11 | 1973* | Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Soviet Union | ||||||
12 | 1975* | Munich | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | Soviet Union | ||||
13 | 1977 | Antibes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Italy | ||||||
14 | 1979 | Montecatini Terme | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Soviet Union | ||||||
15 | 1981 | Tucumán | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Soviet Union | ||||||
16 | 1983* | Edmonton | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Soviet Union | ||||
17 | 1985 | Montecatini Terme (2) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | China | ||||||
18 | 1987 | Valencia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | China | ||||||
19 | 1989 | Montecatini Terme (3) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | Italy | ||||
20 | 1991 | Perth | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | United States | ||||
21 | 1993 | Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Italy | ||||
22 | 1995 | Nicosia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Italy | ||||
23 | 1997 | Lima | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Italy | ||||
24 | 1999 | Tampere | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | Italy | ||||
25 | 2001 | Cairo (2) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | United States | ||||
26 | 2003 | Nicosia (2) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 | United States | ||||
27 | 2005 | Lonato | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | Italy | ||||
28 | 2007 | Nicosia (3) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | Italy | ||||
29 | 2009 | Maribor | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Italy | ||||
30 | 2011 | Belgrade | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Russia | ||||
31 | 2013 | Lima (2) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Italy | ||||
32 | 2015 | Lonato (2) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Italy | ||||
33 | 2017 | Moscow | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Italy | ||||
34 | 2019 | Lonato (3) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 21 | Italy | ||||
35 | 2022 | Osijek | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 20 | Italy |
Number | Year | Venue | Men's events | Women's events | Junior events | Team events | Total | Medal count winner | ||||||||
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SG | RT | Σ | SG | RT | Σ | SG | RT | Σ | SG | RT | Σ | |||||
1 | 1961* | Oslo | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | United States | |||||||
2 | 1967* | Bologna | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Soviet Union | ||||
3 | 1969 | Sandviken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Soviet Union | ||||||||
4 | 1973* | Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Soviet Union | ||||||
5 | 1975* | Munich | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | Soviet Union | ||||
6 | 1979 | Linz | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Soviet Union | ||||||||
7 | 1981 | Mala (Tucumán and Buenos Aires) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Soviet Union | ||||||||
8 | 1983* | Edmonton | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Soviet Union | ||||
9 | 2008 | Plzeň | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | Russia | ||||
10 | 2009 | Heinola | 20 | Russia | ||||||||||||
11 | 2012 | Stockholm | 24 | Finland | ||||||||||||
12 | 2016 | Suhl | 24 | Ukraine | ||||||||||||
13 | 2021 | Châteauroux |
From 1979 to 1991, there were seven special airgun championships, including 10 metre air rifle, 10 metre air pistol and sometimes also 10 metre running target. This kind of championship has been discontinued.
Number | Year | Venue | Men's events | Women's events | Junior events | Team events | Total | Medal count winner | ||||||||||||
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Ri | Pi | RT | Σ | Ri | Pi | RT | Σ | Ri | Pi | RT | Σ | Ri | Pi | RT | Σ | |||||
1 | 1979 | Seoul | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | United States | |||||||
2 | 1981 | Santo Domingo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | Soviet Union | |||||
3 | 1983 | Innsbruck | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Sweden | |||||||
4 | 1985 | Mexico City | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Soviet Union | |||||||
5 | 1987 | Budapest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | Soviet Union | |||||
6 | 1989 | Sarajevo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | Soviet Union | |
7 | 1991 | Stavanger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | Soviet Union |
In 2022, ISSF organized the first Rifle/Pistol World Championships, separate from the Shotgun and Running target events.
Number | Year | Venue | Men's events | Women's events | Mixed events | Junior events | Total | Medal count winner | ||||||||
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Ri | Pi | Σ | Ri | Pi | Σ | Ri | Pi | Σ | Ri | Pi | Σ | |||||
1 | 2022 | Cairo | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 70 | China |
Number | Year | Place | Top-ranked nation |
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1 | 2017 | Moscow (RUS) | China |
2 | 2021 | Lima (PER) | India |
3 | 2023 | Changwon (KOR) | China |
This table was calculated for the senior current events only. Last updated after 2009 World Running Target Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 207 | 128 | 87 | 422 |
2 | United States | 130 | 142 | 119 | 391 |
3 | Italy | 89 | 71 | 76 | 236 |
4 | Switzerland | 85 | 67 | 53 | 205 |
5 | China | 74 | 68 | 52 | 194 |
6 | Russia | 49 | 40 | 41 | 130 |
7 | Sweden | 40 | 52 | 62 | 154 |
8 | Finland | 37 | 45 | 51 | 133 |
9 | France | 33 | 55 | 61 | 149 |
10 | Hungary | 31 | 35 | 45 | 111 |
11 | Germany | 28 | 28 | 36 | 92 |
12 | West Germany | 27 | 27 | 32 | 86 |
13 | Norway | 17 | 19 | 28 | 64 |
14 | Belgium | 17 | 12 | 17 | 46 |
15 | Czech Republic | 15 | 23 | 9 | 47 |
16 | Poland | 15 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
17 | Czechoslovakia | 14 | 16 | 17 | 47 |
18 | East Germany | 13 | 19 | 24 | 56 |
19 | Ukraine | 13 | 17 | 22 | 52 |
20 | India | 13 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
21 | Bulgaria | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
22 | Australia | 12 | 20 | 10 | 42 |
23 | Canada | 9 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
24 | South Korea | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 |
25 | Denmark | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 |
26 | Argentina | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
27 | Great Britain | 8 | 14 | 21 | 43 |
28 | Spain | 8 | 14 | 17 | 39 |
29 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
30 | Kuwait | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
31 | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
32 | Belarus | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
33 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
34 | Romania | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
35 | Austria | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
36 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
37 | Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
38 | Slovakia | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
39 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
40 | Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
41 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
42 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
43 | Portugal | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
44 | Egypt | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
45 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
47 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
48 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
51 | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
52 | Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
54 | Japan | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
55 | Netherlands | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
56 | Lithuania | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
57 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
58 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Thailand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
60 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
North Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
62 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
64 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
66 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
67 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (71 entries) | 1083 | 1081 | 1083 | 3247 |
This table was calculated for the senior events only, including both current and discontinued events. Last updated after 2019 World Shotgun Championships. [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 257 | 162 | 106 | 525 |
2 | United States | 208 | 191 | 181 | 580 |
3 | Switzerland | 175 | 150 | 131 | 456 |
4 | Italy | 128 | 103 | 105 | 336 |
5 | China | 117 | 111 | 71 | 299 |
6 | Russia | 86 | 79 | 75 | 240 |
7 | Sweden | 84 | 113 | 119 | 316 |
8 | Finland | 75 | 93 | 94 | 262 |
9 | France | 64 | 94 | 106 | 264 |
10 | Germany | 51 | 49 | 43 | 143 |
11 | Norway | 45 | 59 | 64 | 168 |
12 | Hungary | 36 | 42 | 54 | 132 |
13 | West Germany | 32 | 30 | 40 | 102 |
14 | Poland | 26 | 26 | 19 | 71 |
15 | Great Britain | 24 | 19 | 37 | 80 |
16 | South Korea | 23 | 22 | 36 | 81 |
17 | Belgium | 23 | 17 | 30 | 70 |
18 | Estonia | 20 | 12 | 16 | 48 |
19 | Czech Republic | 19 | 28 | 21 | 68 |
20 | Ukraine | 18 | 25 | 41 | 84 |
21 | Denmark | 18 | 24 | 28 | 70 |
22 | Spain | 18 | 20 | 24 | 62 |
23 | Australia | 17 | 22 | 12 | 51 |
24 | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 23 | 25 | 64 |
25 | Argentina | 16 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
26 | East Germany | 14 | 22 | 31 | 67 |
27 | India | 13 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
28 | Bulgaria | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
29 | Canada | 11 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
30 | Slovakia | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 |
31 | Kuwait | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
32 | Austria | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
33 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
34 | Belarus | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
35 | Netherlands | 4 | 12 | 14 | 30 |
36 | Romania | 4 | 12 | 11 | 27 |
37 | Cyprus | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
38 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
39 | North Korea | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
40 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
41 | Serbia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
42 | Japan | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
43 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
44 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
45 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
46 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Turkey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
49 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
50 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
51 | Portugal | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
52 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
53 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
54 | Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
55 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
57 | Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
60 | United Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
61 | Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
62 | Croatia | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
63 | Lithuania | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
64 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
65 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
66 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Thailand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
68 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
70 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
71 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (75 entries) | 1731 | 1727 | 1727 | 5185 |
In this list the multiple medalists (only individua)l of all-time who won at least 7 gold medals. [3]
# | Name | Nation | Years | Total | Discipline | |||
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1 | Konrad Staeheli | Switzerland | 1898-1914 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 44 | Pistol/Rifle |
2 | Karl Zimmermann | Switzerland | 1921-1947 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 41 | Rifle |
3 | Josias Hartmann | Switzerland | 1921-1933 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | Rifle |
4 | Emil Kellenberger | Switzerland | 1899-1922 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | Rifle |
5 | Łukasz Czapla | Poland | 2006-2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Running target |
6 | Torsten Ullman | Sweden | 1933-1954 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Pistol |
7 | Paul Van Asbroeck | Belgium | 1900-1925 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | Pistol/Rifle |
8 | Emil Martinsson | Sweden | 2002-2018 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Running target |
9 | Walter Stokes | United States | 1921-1924 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Rifle |
10 | Gary Anderson | United States | 1962-1966 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Rifle |
In this list the multiple medalists (individual and team) of all-time. [4]
# | Name | Nation | Years | Total | Discipline | |||
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1 | Konrad Staeheli | Switzerland | 1898-1914 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 69 | Pistol/Rifle |
2 | Karl Zimmermann | Switzerland | 1921-1947 | 30 | 17 | 20 | 67 | Rifle |
3 | Lones Wigger | United States | 1966-1986 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 51 | Rifle |
4 | Kullervo Leskinen | Finland | 1930-1952 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 45 | Rifle |
5 | Josias Hartmann | Switzerland | 1921-1939 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 38 | Rifle |
6 | Wilhelm Schnyder | Switzerland | 1922-1933 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 19 | Pistol/Rifle |
7 | John Robert Foster | United States | 1961-1974 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | Rifle/Running Deer |
8 | Paul Van Asbroeck | Belgium | 1900-1930 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 35 | Pistol/Rifle |
9 | Emil Kellenberger | Switzerland | 1899-1922 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | Rifle |
10 | Gennadi Lushikov | Soviet Union | 1974-1990 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | Rifle |
11 | Lubos Racansky | Czech Republic | 1986-2008 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | Running Target |
12 | Louis Richardet | Switzerland | 1897-1909 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 | Pistol/Rifle |
13 | Moysey Itkis | Soviet Union | 1954-1962 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 19 | Rifle |
14 | Walter Lienhard | Switzerland | 1922-1939 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | Rifle |
15 | Otto Horber | Switzerland | 1935-1952 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 | Rifle |
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms and bows/crossbows.
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target.
Shooting sports have been included at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except at the 1904 and 1928 games.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of the Olympic shooting events. It also regulates several non-Olympic shooting sport events. The Federation's activities include regulation of the sport, managing Olympic qualification events and quota places, as well as organization of international competitions such as the ISSF World Cup series and ISSF World Championships.
The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event. For the best shooters there is since 1988 a World Cup Final.
For the 2004 ISSF World Cup Final in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in September 2004 in Maribor, Slovenia for the shotgun events, and in October 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand for the rifle, pistol and running target events. It was the last World Cup Final for the women's Double Trap event and the men's 10 m Running Target event, as they were taken off the Olympic program after 2004.
For the 2003 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in October 2003 in Milan, Italy for the rifle, pistol and running target events, and in Rome, Italy for the shotgun events.
For the 2002 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in August 2002 in Munich, Germany for the rifle, pistol and running target events, and in October 2002 in Lonato, Italy for the shotgun events.
For the 2001 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in August 2001 in Munich, Germany for the rifle, pistol and running target events, and in January 2002 in Doha, Qatar for the shotgun events. The shotgun final was originally planned for November 2001 but was rescheduled after the September 11, 2001 attacks, leading to the first time ever a World Cup season overflowed into the next calendar year.
For the 2000 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in October 2000 in Nicosia, Cyprus for the shotgun events, and in November 2000 in Munich, Germany for the rifle, pistol and running target events.
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.
The 2009 ISSF World Cup is the twenty-fourth annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Four qualification competitions are held in each event, spanning from April to June, and the best shooters will qualify for the ISSF World Cup Final, which will take place in China in October. The shotgun finals were originally scheduled for Istanbul, but were later moved to the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field, while the rifle and pistol events will be held at a range in Wuxi. Apart from those who qualify through the 2009 World Cup competitions, the defending champions and the reigning Olympic champions will also be invited to the final. The host country may also participate with at least two shooters regardless of qualification.
The European Shooting Confederation (ESC) is an association of the International Shooting Sport Federation's member federations from Europe, the Caucasus, Cyprus, Israel, and Turkey. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISSF banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions. In addition, the ESC stripped Russia of its right to host the 2022 European Shooting Championships in the 25m, 50m, 300m, running target and shotgun.
The European Shooting Championships are the continental championships for ISSF sport shooting disciplines in Europe, including 10m air rifle and air pistol, cartridge rifle and pistol. Sometimes the competition also includes trap shooting, skeet and running target shooting events, usually organized in special championships.
Shooting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were originally scheduled from 25 July to 3 August 2020, due to the postponement of the Summer Olympics to 2021, the rescheduled dates were on 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range. Unlike in 2016, the number of shooters competing across fifteen events at these Games had been reduced from 390 to 360, with an equal distribution between men and women. Furthermore, several significant changes were instituted in the Olympic shooting program, including the substitution of three male-only events, with the mixed team competitions.
This article details the qualifying phase for shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. 366 quota places for the Games are entitled to the shooters coming from their respective NOCs, based on the results at designated ISSF supervised Championships subjected to the ISSF rules from August 1, 2014, to March 31, 2016, while the remaining twenty-four are available to the eligible NOCs under the Tripartite Commission Invitation to get a total quota of 390. Host nation Brazil has been guaranteed nine quota places with one in each of the following events: 50 m rifle prone, 25 m rapid fire pistol, 10 m air pistol, 10 m air rifle (women), trap, and skeet.
Bullseye shooting is a category of shooting sport disciplines where the objective is to score points with carefully placed precision fire by hitting a target as close to its center as possible. The name refers to the target center's nickname, the "bull's eye". In Scandinavia, this type of shooting competition is referred to as Range-Shooting, as it usually takes place at dedicated shooting range.
The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018.
The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2016 to provide an equivalent competition to the ISSF World Cup, but for junior shooters. It covers a variety of both Olympic and non-Olympic events in rifle, pistol and shotgun, and covers one or two competitions per year in each event. Unlike in the senior version of the event, there is currently no junior world cup final.
The ISSF Junior World Championship was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2017. It covers a variety of both Olympic and non-Olympic events in rifle, pistol and shotgun, with individual and team events.