| Shooting at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | |
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| Venue | Baku Shooting Centre |
| Dates | 13–17 May |
Shooting at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Baku Shooting Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 17 May 2017. [1]
| Shooting at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | |
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| Venue | Baku Shooting Centre |
| Dates | 13–17 May |
Shooting at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Baku Shooting Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 17 May 2017. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Oman (OMA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Ruslan Lunev Azerbaijan | Yusuf Dikeç Turkey | Muhammad Shehzad Akhtar Pakistan |
| 25 m center fire pistol | Ruslan Lunev Azerbaijan | Yusuf Dikeç Turkey | Muhammad Khalil Akhtar Pakistan |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Ruslan Lunev Azerbaijan | Murat Kılıç Turkey | Said Al-Hashmi Oman |
| 25 m standard pistol | Ruslan Lunev Azerbaijan | Ahmad Zayed Al-Shamari Qatar | Özgür Varlık Turkey |
| 50 m pistol | Yusuf Dikeç Turkey | Ismail Al-Abri Oman | Mohammad Ahmadi Iran |
| 10 m air rifle | Ömer Akgün Turkey | Rabbi Hasan Munna Bangladesh | Saidkhon Sayfuddinov Uzbekistan |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | Pouria Norouzian Iran | Hossein Bagheri Iran | Hamed Al-Khatri Oman |
| Trap | Ahmed Kamar Egypt | Oğuzhan Tüzün Turkey | Nasser Al-Hemaidi Qatar |
| Skeet | Saeed Al-Mutairi Saudi Arabia | Saeed Al-Maktoum United Arab Emirates | Saif Bin Futtais United Arab Emirates |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | Golnoush Sebghatollahi Iran | Afaf El-Hodhod Egypt | Nigar Nasirova Azerbaijan |
| 25 m pistol | Al-Dana Al-Mubarak Qatar | Hanieh Rostamian Iran | Olfa Charni Tunisia |
| 10 m air rifle | Narjes Emamgholinejad Iran | Elaheh Ahmadi Iran | Sakina Mamedova Uzbekistan |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | Najmeh Khedmati Iran | Elaheh Ahmadi Iran | Mahlagha Jambozorg Iran |
| Trap | Nihan Gürer Turkey | Shafag Amrahova Azerbaijan | Kholoud Al-Khalaf Qatar |
| Skeet | Nur Banu Özpak Turkey | Nurlana Jafarova Azerbaijan | İzel Aydın Turkey |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol team | Azerbaijan Ruslan Lunev Nigar Nasirova | Oman Ismail Al-Abri Wadha Al-Balushi | Iran Vahid Golkhandan Hanieh Rostamian |
| 10 m air rifle team | Bangladesh Abdullah Hel Baki Sayeda Atkia Hasan | Iran Pouria Norouzian Najmeh Khedmati | Turkey Ömer Akgün Şeymanur Koca |
| Trap team | Azerbaijan Ali Huseyinli Aydan Jamalova | Turkey Oğuzhan Tüzün Nihan Gürer | Qatar Mohammed Ali Khejaim Kholoud Al-Khalaf |
| Skeet team | Bahrain Hasan Majed Mohamed Maryam Hassani | Azerbaijan Emin Jafarov Nurlana Jafarova | Turkey Salih Hafız Nur Banu Özpak |
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