Shooting at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Beijing Shooting Range Hall (rifle & pistol) Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field (shotgun) |
Dates | 9–17 August 2008 |
Competitors | 390 from 103 nations |
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Rifle | ||
50 m rifle three positions | men | women |
50 m rifle prone | men | |
10 m air rifle | men | women |
Pistol | ||
50 m pistol | men | |
25 m pistol | women | |
25 m rapid fire pistol | men | |
10 m air pistol | men | women |
Shotgun | ||
Trap | men | women |
Double trap | men | |
Skeet | men | women |
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall (rifle and pistol events) and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field (shotgun events). Of the fifteen events, the host country won five.
Highlights included:
The sport also faced its first major doping case, when Kim Jong-su of North Korea was stripped of his medals in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol after testing positive for propranolol, a beta blocker that some performers use to reduce stage fright and some surgeons use to reduce hand tremors during operations. [3]
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
Discipline | Men | Women | |
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Rifle | 50 metre rifle prone | ✔ | |
50 metre rifle three positions | ✔ | ✔ | |
10 metre air rifle | ✔ | ✔ | |
Pistol | 50 metre pistol | ✔ | |
25 metre pistol | ✔ | ||
25 metre rapid fire pistol | ✔ | ||
10 metre air pistol | ✔ | ✔ | |
Shotgun | Skeet | ✔ | ✔ |
Trap | ✔ | ✔ | |
Double Trap | ✔ | ||
A NOC may enter up to two athletes in all events except women's trap and skeet events where it can enter only one athlete. Only athletes who achieve the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) can participate at the Olympics. One athlete can achieve only one quota place for his/her NOC in any event. If a quota place is won in a qualification event by a shooter who has already won a quota place in any event, the quota place will be granted to the NOC of the next ranking shooter.
Quota places are as follows:
Event | 2006 Worlds | Shotgun WCH | World Cups | 2007 Continental championships | Host Nation | TOTAL | |||||||
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2005 | 2007 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Europe | America | Asia | Africa | Oceania | ||||
50m Rifle Prone Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
10m Air Rifle Men | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
50m Pistol Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
10m Air Pistol Men | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Trap Men | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Double Trap Men | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 |
Skeet Men | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
10m Air Rifle Women | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
25m Pistol Women | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
10m Air Pistol Women | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
Skeet Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Trap Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
*Note - there will also be 10 invitation and 14 universality quota places
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Saturday, August 9, 2008
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Monday, August 11, 2008
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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Friday, August 15, 2008
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN)* | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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10 m air rifle | Abhinav Bindra India | Zhu Qinan China | Henri Häkkinen Finland |
50 m rifle prone | Artur Ayvazyan Ukraine | Matthew Emmons United States | Warren Potent Australia |
50 m rifle three positions | Qiu Jian China | Jury Sukhorukov Ukraine | Rajmond Debevec Slovenia |
10 m air pistol | Pang Wei China | Jin Jong-oh South Korea | Jason Turner United States |
25 m rapid fire pistol | Oleksandr Petriv Ukraine | Ralf Schumann Germany | Christian Reitz Germany |
50 m pistol | Jin Jong-oh South Korea | Tan Zongliang China | Vladimir Isakov Russia |
Skeet | Vincent Hancock United States | Tore Brovold Norway | Anthony Terras France |
Trap | David Kostelecký Czech Republic | Giovanni Pellielo Italy | Aleksei Alipov Russia |
Double trap | Walton Eller United States | Francesco D'Aniello Italy | Hu Binyuan China |
Kim Jong-su of North Korea originally won the silver medal in the 50 metre pistol and bronze in the 10 metre air pistol, but was disqualified after he tested positive for propranolol.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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10 m air rifle | Kateřina Emmons Czech Republic | Lioubov Galkina Russia | Snježana Pejčić Croatia |
50 m rifle three positions | Du Li China | Kateřina Emmons Czech Republic | Eglis Yaima Cruz Cuba |
10 m air pistol | Guo Wenjun China | Natalia Paderina Russia | Nino Salukvadze Georgia |
25 m pistol | Chen Ying China | Otryadyn Gündegmaa Mongolia | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Germany |
Skeet | Chiara Cainero Italy | Kimberly Rhode United States | Christine Brinker Germany |
Trap | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Finland | Zuzana Štefečeková Slovakia | Corey Cogdell United States |
Date | Event | Round | Score | Athlete | Previous record | ||
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World records equalled | |||||||
August 9, 2008 | Women's 10 m air rifle | Qual. | 400 | Kateřina Emmons (CZE) | 400 by Seo Sun-hwa (2002), equalled 12 times | ||
Olympic records broken | |||||||
August 9, 2008 | Women's 10 m air rifle | Qual. | 400 | Kateřina Emmons (CZE) | 399 by Lioubov Galkina (2004) | ||
August 9, 2008 | Women's 10 m air rifle | Final | 503.5 | Kateřina Emmons (CZE) | 502.0 by Du Li (2004) | ||
August 10, 2008 | Women's 10 m air pistol | Qual. | 391 | Natalia Paderina (RUS) | 390 by Marina Logvinenko (1996) and Tao Luna (2004) | ||
August 10, 2008 | Women's 10 m air pistol | Final | 492.3 | Guo Wenjun (CHN) | 490.1 by Olga Klochneva (1996) | ||
August 12, 2008 | Men's double trap | Qual. | 145 | Walton Eller (USA) | 144 by Ahmed Al Maktoum (2004) | ||
August 12, 2008 | Men's double trap | Final | 190 | Walton Eller (USA) | 189 by Russell Mark (1996) and Ahmed Al Maktoum (2004) | ||
August 14, 2008 | Women's 50 m rifle 3 pos | Final | 690.3 | Du Li (CHN) | 688.4 by Lioubov Galkina (2004) | ||
Olympic records equalled | |||||||
August 13, 2008 | Women's 25 m pistol | Qual. | 590 | Otryadyn Gündegmaa (MGL) | 590 by Tao Luna (2000) | ||
August 14, 2008 | Women's 50 m rifle 3 pos | Qual. | 589 | Du Li (CHN) | 589 by Renata Mauer (1996) | ||
Olympic records established after rule changes | |||||||
August 10, 2008 | Men's trap | Final | 146 | David Kostelecký (CZE) | |||
August 11, 2008 | Women's trap | Final | 91 | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (FIN) | |||
August 13, 2008 | Women's 25 m pistol | Final | 793.4 | Chen Ying (CHN) | |||
August 14, 2008 | Women's skeet | Qual. | 72 | Chiara Cainero (ITA) | |||
August 14, 2008 | Women's skeet | Final | 93 | Chiara Cainero (ITA) Kim Rhode (USA) Christine Brinker (GER) | |||
August 16, 2008 | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Qual. | 583 | Keith Sanderson (USA) | |||
August 16, 2008 | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Final | 780.2 | Oleksandr Petriv (UKR) | |||
August 16, 2008 | Men's skeet | Qual. | 121 | Vincent Hancock (USA) | |||
August 16, 2008 | Men's skeet | Final | 145 | Vincent Hancock (USA) Tore Brovold (NOR) |
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