| Shooting at the 2009 Asian Youth Games | |
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| Venue | SAFRA Yishun Country Club |
| Dates | 1–4 July 2009 |
The Shooting competition in the 2009 Asian Youth Games was held at SAFRA Yishun Country Club in Singapore between 1 July and 4 July 2009.
| Shooting at the 2009 Asian Youth Games | |
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| Venue | SAFRA Yishun Country Club |
| Dates | 1–4 July 2009 |
The Shooting competition in the 2009 Asian Youth Games was held at SAFRA Yishun Country Club in Singapore between 1 July and 4 July 2009.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Choi Dae-han  South Korea | Zhang Jie  China | Yakov Donguzov  Kazakhstan |
| 10 m air rifle | Wu Jianing China | Gao Tingjie China | Abel Lim  Singapore |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Kim Jang-mi South Korea | Zhang Lei China | Bae Yu-in South Korea |
| 10 m air rifle | Zhong Chunchan China | Go Do-won South Korea | Hessah Al-Zayed  Kuwait |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
4 July
| Rank | Athlete | Qual. | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Choi Dae-han (KOR) | 577 | 675.9 |
 | Zhang Jie (CHN) | 573 | 672.5 |
 | Yakov Donguzov (KAZ) | 566 | 663.6 |
| 4 |  Wang Liang-chun (TPE) | 564 | 663.5 |
| 5 |  Kim Song-chol (PRK) | 564 | 663.4 |
| 6 | Kim Geun-bok (KOR) | 564 | 662.4 |
| 7 |  Ajitesh Kaushal (IND) | 55949.0 | 658.3 |
| 8 |  Sepehr Saffari (IRI) | 55951.1 | 656.6 |
| 9 | Tien Shao-chien (TPE) | 55947.0 | |
| 10 | Sachin Chauhan (IND) | 557 | |
| 11 | Wang Mengyi (CHN) | 557 | |
| 12 |  Tawatchai Buayoo (THA) | 556 | |
| 13 |  Ravshan Kashapov (UZB) | 553 | |
| 14 | Daniyar Turgambekov (KAZ) | 552 | |
| 15 | Bader Al-Tayar (KUW) | 551 | |
| 16 |  Mark Lorenz Manosca (PHI) | 550 | |
| 17 |  Bùi Hồng Phong (VIE) | 549 | |
| 18 |  Diana Putra Kadek (INA) | 548 | |
| 19 | Dominic Cheong (SIN) | 547 | |
| 20 | Hoong Shi Xiang (SIN) | 546 | |
| 21 | Nattaporn Chaimongkol (THA) | 543 | |
| 22 | Ahmad Al-Obaidan (KUW) | 542 | |
| 23 |  Baigalmaagiin Uilsbold (MGL) | 540 | |
| 24 |  Chang Sai Hou (MAC) | 535 | |
| 25 |  Jalil Sydykov (KGZ) | 534 | |
| 26 | Oyuuny Tögöldör (MGL) | 534 | |
| 27 |  Obaid Abdulla Al-Qaydi (UAE) | 529 | |
| 28 |  Mohammed Fahad Al-Kuwari (QAT) | 524 | |
| 29 | Mohammed Salem Al-Qaydi (UAE) | 524 | |
| 30 | Trần Quốc Bình (VIE) | 512 | |
| 31 | Ali Tammari (IRI) | 508 | |
| — |  Choo Wen Yan (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Johnathan Wong (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Daniil Belinov (KGZ) | DNS | |
2 July
| Rank | Athlete | Qual. | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Jianing (CHN) | 587 | 686.210.5 |
| Gao Tingjie (CHN) | 584 | 686.210.3 |
| Abel Lim (SIN) | 585 | 685.6 |
| 4 | Kim Yong (KOR) | 586 | 685.2 |
| 5 | Navdeep Singh Rathore (IND) | 583 | 685.0 |
| 6 | Wan Tian Chong (SIN) | 583 | 684.5 |
| 7 | Kim Yeong-jae (KOR) | 581 | 684.3 |
| 8 | Supanit Bunpipak (THA) | 58049.3 | 679.6 |
| 9 |  Shovon Chowdhury (BAN) | 58048.9 | |
| 10 | Anton Ignatenko (KAZ) | 578 | |
| 11 | Dugaryn Mönkh-Onon (MGL) | 577 | |
| 12 | Wang Wei-lin (TPE) | 574 | |
| 13 | Mahmodul Hasan (BAN) | 573 | |
| 14 | Nguyễn Thành Nam (VIE) | 570 | |
| 15 | Tanapon Jarunya (THA) | 568 | |
| 16 | Nooruz Akbar Uulu (KGZ) | 567 | |
| 17 | Jayson Valdez (PHI) | 566 | |
| 18 | Vincent Edis Koeswanto (INA) | 566 | |
| 19 | Mohamed Ahmed Al-Shehhi (UAE) | 565 | |
| 20 | Salem Matar Al-Qaydi (UAE) | 561 | |
| 21 | Hamad Abutuaimeh (QAT) | 560 | |
| 22 | Mohammed Al-Sunaidi (QAT) | 560 | |
| 23 | Pouria Norouzian (IRI) | 559 | |
| 24 | Shubham Malik (IND) | 558 | |
| 25 | Daniil Shenshin (KGZ) | 557 | |
| 26 | Chung Yang-yeh (TPE) | 554 | |
| 27 | Majid Najafi (IRI) | 551 | |
| 28 | Nguyễn Toàn Trung (VIE) | 550 | |
| 29 | Allen Jairus Pinlac (PHI) | 545 | |
| — | Amin Hamzah (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Mohd Zubair Mohammad (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Baatarsürengiin Javkhlan (MGL) | DNS | |
3 July
| Rank | Athlete | Qual. | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Jang-mi (KOR) | 381 | 480.7 |
| Zhang Lei (CHN) | 382 | 476.3 |
| Bae Yu-in (KOR) | 378 | 476.0 |
| 4 | Fang Xue (CHN) | 379 | 475.410.7 |
| 5 | Yu Ai-wen (TPE) | 379 | 475.410.1 |
| 6 | Kanokkan Chaimongkol (THA) | 374 | 474.1 |
| 7 | Byambyn Agiimaa (MGL) | 372 | 468.1 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Dương (VIE) | 373 | 467.0 |
| 9 | Carene Loo (SIN) | 371 | |
| 10 | Bakhtigul Makhmadova (KGZ) | 368 | |
| 11 | Pattarasuda Sowsanga (THA) | 367 | |
| 12 | Mina Barani (IRI) | 367 | |
| 13 | Teh Xiu Hong (SIN) | 365 | |
| 14 | Surabhi Pathak (IND) | 363 | |
| 15 | Shanin Lyn Gonzales (PHI) | 361 | |
| 16 | Czarmainne Trajano (PHI) | 360 | |
| 17 | Nikita Gupta (IND) | 359 | |
| 18 | Pun Ka Man (MAC) | 357 | |
| 19 | Chao Mei Kam (MAC) | 357 | |
| 20 | Yasaman Heidari (IRI) | 357 | |
| 21 | Davaasürengiin Enkhzul (MGL) | 357 | |
| 22 | Bùi Thị Le (VIE) | 353 | |
| 23 | Lenara Asanova (UZB) | 353 | |
| 24 | Risky Elisa Putri (INA) | 352 | |
| 25 | Mashaal Al-Buyaradah (QAT) | 349 | |
| 26 | Fatema Al-Khadhari (KUW) | 298 | |
| — | Jamiah Maidin (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Noor Izzati Jasni (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Aigerim Melisbek Kyzy (KGZ) | DNS | |
| — | Ghzlan Hasan (KUW) | DNS | |
1 July
| Rank | Athlete | Qual. | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhong Chunchan (CHN) | 396 | 499.5 |
| Go Do-won (KOR) | 395 | 498.6 |
| Hessah Al-Zayed (KUW) | 395 | 497.8 |
| 4 | Ayonika Paul (IND) | 397 | 497.6 |
| 5 | Jodie Tan (SIN) | 395 | 496.3 |
| 6 | Donyapan Thiranuwattanakul (THA) | 39150.9 | 495.2 |
| 7 | Zhang Jinwei (CHN) | 393 | 494.8 |
| 8 | Sadiya Sultana (BAN) | 392 | 493.4 |
| 9 | Goh Jia Yi (SIN) | 39150.8 | |
| 10 | Gankhuyagiin Nandinzayaa (MGL) | 389 | |
| 11 | Neha Milind Sapte (IND) | 389 | |
| 12 | Mariya Filimonova (UZB) | 389 | |
| 13 | Kim Jin-a (KOR) | 388 | |
| 14 | Bahiya Al-Hamad (QAT) | 387 | |
| 15 | Yelizaveta Lunina (KAZ) | 387 | |
| 16 | Batsaikhany Lkham (MGL) | 385 | |
| 17 | Dianne Nicole Eufemio (PHI) | 385 | |
| 18 |  Sneh Rana (NEP) | 385 | |
| 19 | Noushin Shahbazifard (IRI) | 384 | |
| 20 | Ryu Hyo-sim (PRK) | 383 | |
| 21 | Manchulika Manakit (THA) | 385 | |
| 22 | Phạm Thị Châu (VIE) | 383 | |
| 23 | Wasmiya Sultan Al-Abdulla (QAT) | 383 | |
| 24 | Maedeh Aminzadeh (IRI) | 382 | |
| 25 | Tripti Datta (BAN) | 382 | |
| 26 | Kartika Ika (INA) | 382 | |
| 27 | Sabina Ismailova (KGZ) | 382 | |
| 28 | Yuliya Khlyzova (KAZ) | 380 | |
| 29 | Juhi Chaudhary (NEP) | 380 | |
| 30 | Aisuluu Kurmanbek Kyzy (KGZ) | 372 | |
| 31 | An Thị Thùy Linh (VIE) | 368 | |
| 32 | Fatouh Mohammad (KUW) | 368 | |
| 33 | Marie Isabelle Eufemio (PHI) | 366 | |
| — | Nur Izzati Mohd Sabki (MAS) | DNS | |
| — | Faezaton Elmia Kamal (MAS) | DNS | |
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