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Shooting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of 23 events. Because of a three-way tie for third place in the men's air rifle three positions 2-6 event, a total of 25 bronze medals were awarded.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 71 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air pistol 2–6 | Wei Zhang China | Heather Kuttai  Canada | Isabel Barr  Great Britain |
| Air pistol standing LSH2 | Sonia Vettenburg  Belgium | Ruzica Aleksov  Yugoslavia | Marie Therese Pichon  France |
| Air rifle 3 positions 2–6 | Libby Kosmala  Australia | Merita Pedersen  Denmark | Loraine Schulz  West Germany |
| Air rifle kneeling 2–6 | Libby Kosmala Australia | Ruth Keidar  Israel | Shui Mai Leung  Hong Kong |
| Air rifle prone 2–6 | Libby Kosmala Australia | Rita Pieri  Italy | Gill Middleton Great Britain |
| Air rifle standing 2–6 | Deanna Coates Great Britain | Libby Kosmala Australia | Middleton Gill Great Britain |
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