| Targets M: | 125 + 60 |
| Targets F: | 125 + 60 |
| Olympics M: | Since 1968 |
| Olympics F: | Since 2000 |
| Abbr M: | SK125 |
| Abbr F: | SK125W |
Olympic skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience. The competitors use shotguns of 12 bore or smaller. All actions are allowed, including double barrel breech loaders, semi-automatic or others, but not pump action guns.[1]
Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with guns off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. A delay switch is incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be released immediately or up to three seconds after the shooter calls the clay. Under no circumstances must the gun be moved until the clay is released, or the shooter will face disqualification.
From the introduction of the sport to the Olympics in 1968 to 1992, the sport was mixed-gender. In 1992, the first female, Zhang Shan from China, won the gold medal. However, women did not compete at the 1996 Olympics in Skeet Shooting, and since 2000, women have competed in a separate event. [2] A decision to separate men's and women's skeet shooting had been made in December 1991, and in April 1992 the International Shooting Sport Federation decided to eliminate women from both trap and skeet due to a lack of competitors.[3] [4] [5] According to the Federation, the decision was taken "to allow more places for well-qualified men;" trap and skeet events had used a quota system since 1952, which stated no country could field more than two competitors of any gender, and the 1988 Olympic games eliminated the per-country quotas in favor of limiting both events to the top six women and top 48-52 men.[6] All Olympic games since 2000 have maintained separate events for men and women and beginning in Tokyo 2020, a mixed team event.
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Sydney | ||||
| 2004 | Athens | ||||
| 2008 |  Beijing | ||||
| 2012 |  London | ||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro | ||||
| 2020 |  Tokyo | ||||
| 2024 |  Paris |
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Stockholm | ||||
| 1950 | Madrid | ||||
| 1952 | Oslo | ||||
| 1954 | Caracas | ||||
| 1958 | Moscow | ||||
| 1959 | Cairo | ||||
| 1961 | Oslo | ||||
| 1962 | Cairo | ||||
| 1965 | Santiago | ||||
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | ||||
| 1967 | Bologna | ||||
| 1969 | San Sebastián | ||||
| 1970 | Phoenix | ||||
| 1971 | Bologna | ||||
| 1973 | Melbourne | ||||
| 1974 | Bern | ||||
| 1975 | Munich | ||||
| 1977 | Antibes | ||||
| 1978 | Seoul | ||||
| 1979 | Montecatini Terme | ||||
| 1981 | Tucumán | ||||
| 1982 | Caracas | ||||
| 1983 | Edmonton | ||||
| 1985 | Montecatini Terme | ||||
| 1986 | Suhl | ||||
| 1987 | Valencia | ||||
| 1989 | Montecatini Terme | ||||
| 1990 | Moscow | ||||
| 1991 | Perth | ||||
| 1993 | Barcelona | ||||
| 1994 | Fagnano | ||||
| 1995 | Nicosia | ||||
| 1997 | Lima | ||||
| 1998 | Barcelona | ||||
| 1999 | Tampere | ||||
| 2001 | Cairo | ||||
| 2002 | Lahti | ||||
| 2003 | Nicosia | ||||
| 2005 | Lonato | ||||
| 2006 | Zagreb | ||||
| 2007 | Nicosia | ||||
| 2009 | Maribor | ||||
| 2010 | Munich | ||||
| 2011 | Belgrade | ||||
| 2013 | Lima | ||||
| 2014 | Granada | ||||
| 2015 | Lonato | ||||
| 2017 | Moscow | ||||
| 2018 | Changwon | ||||
| 2019 | Lonato del Garda | ||||
| 2022 | Osijek | ||||
| 2023 | Baku |
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Cairo | |||
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | |||
| 1967 | Bologna | |||
| 1969 | San Sebastián | |||
| 1970 | Phoenix | |||
| 1971 | Bologna | |||
| 1974 | Bern | |||
| 1975 | Munich | |||
| 1977 | Antibes | |||
| 1978 | Seoul | |||
| 1979 | Montecatini Terme | |||
| 1981 | Tucumán | |||
| 1982 | Caracas | |||
| 1983 | Edmonton | |||
| 1985 | Montecatini Terme | |||
| 1986 | Suhl | |||
| 1987 | Valencia | |||
| 1989 | Montecatini Terme | |||
| 1990 | Moscow | |||
| 1991 | Perth | |||
| 1994 | Fagnano | |||
| 1995 | Nicosia | |||
| 1997 | Lima | |||
| 1998 | Barcelona | |||
| 1999 | Tampere | |||
| 2001 | Cairo | |||
| 2002 | Lahti | |||
| 2003 | Nicosia | |||
| 2005 | Lonato | |||
| 2006 | Zagreb | |||
| 2007 | Nicosia | |||
| 2009 | Maribor | |||
| 2010 | Munich | |||
| 2011 | Belgrade | |||
| 2013 | Lima | |||
| 2014 | Granada | |||
| 2015 | Lonato | |||
| 2017 | Moscow | |||
| 2018 | Changwon | |||
| 2019 | Lonato del Garda | |||
| 2022 | Osijek | |||
| 2023 | Baku | |||
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Munich | Soviet Union Larisa Gurvich Pelageja Koneeva Valentina Zakordonets | Belgium Anne Marie Fontaine Pinky Le Grelle Odette Michel | West Germany Saskia Brixner Ruth Jordan Claudia von Kanitz |
| 1977 | Antibes | West Germany Saskia Brixner Claudia von Kanitz Ruth Jordan | United States Joan Elkins Eva Funes Ila Hill | France Jeanne Blot Odile Bretault Daniele Lesprit |
| 1978 | Seoul | West Germany Saskia Brixner Claudia von Kanitz Ruth Jordan | United States Terry Bankey Eva Funes Ila Hill | South Korea Keun Sil Cha Sam Lim Park Hyun Dug Shin |
| 1979 | Montecatini Terme | Soviet Union Natalia Kuzmenko Svetlana Yakimova Larisa Gurvich | United States Terry Bankey Joan Elkins Ila Hill | France Jeanne Blot Martine Delbes Daniele Lesprit |
| 1981 | Tucumán | China Lanying Wu Meimei Feng Weiping Shao | United States Ellen Dryke Ila Hill Terry Carlisle | France Jeanne Blot Martine Delbes Daniele Lesprit |
| 1982 | Caracas | China Meimei Feng Lanying Wu Weiping Shao | United States Terry Carlisle Ellen Dryke Connie Schiller | Sweden Ylva Jansson Kate Magnusson Ulla Samuelsson |
| 1983 | Edmonton | China Meimei Feng Weiping Shao Lanying Wu | United States Terry Carlisle Ila Hill Connie Schiller | Sweden Ylva Jansson Kate Magnusson Ulla Samuelsson |
| 1985 | Montecatini Terme | China Ling Liu Weiping Shao Jie Wu | United States Terry Carlisle Ellen Dryke Eva Funes | Italy Rossane Bernardini Sonja Garagnani Bianca Rosa Hansberg |
| 1986 | Suhl | China Meimei Feng Ling Liu Weiping Shao | Soviet Union Svetlana Demina Zemfira Meftahatdinova Elena Pushina | Poland Elzbieta Bednarczuk Dorota Chytrowska Mika Alicja Wilczynska |
| 1989 | Montecatini Terme | China Meimei Feng Lanying Wu Shan Zhang | United States Connie Fluker Cindy Rauhauge Dorie Ann Vandentop | Hungary Jozsefne Igaly Diána Igaly Erzsebet Vasvari |
| 1990 | Moscow | Hungary Ibolya Gobolos Diána Igaly Erzsebet Vasvari | China Weiping Shao Lanying Wu Shan Zhang | Soviet Union Svetlana Demina Zemfira Meftahatdinova Elena Pushina |
| 1991 | Perth | North Korea Myong Hwa Kim Hyon Ok Li Jong Ran Pak | China Weiping Shao Lanying Wu Shan Zhang | Hungary Ibolya Gobolos Diána Igaly Erzsebet Vasvari |
| 1994 | Fagnano | Hungary Ibolya Gobolos Diána Igaly Erzsebet Vasvari | United States Terry Bankey Shari Legate Connie Schiller | Italy Daniela Bolis Sabrina Nardini Antonella Parrini |
| 1995 | Nicosia | United States Kim Rhode Connie Schiller Colleen Rumore | Hungary Ibolya Gobolos Diána Igaly Erzsebet Vasvari | Italy Daniela Bolis Cristina Vitali Antonietta Zaino |
| 1998 | Barcelona | China Haiyan Liao Shan Zhang Zhenru Chen | Russia Marina Tarasevich Svetlana Demina Erdzhanik Avetisyan | Italy Daniela Bolis Antonella Parrini Sabrina Nardini |
| 1999 | Tampere | Russia Erdzhanik Avetisyan Svetlana Demina Larisa Antochina | China Shan Zhang Zhenru Chen Chang Nie | Great Britain Kelly Elvin Susan Bramley Elena Little |
| 2001 | Cairo | Russia Erdzhanik Avetisyan Svetlana Demina Olga Panarina | China Zhenru Chen Ning Wei Shan Zhang | Italy Chiara Cainero Sabrina Nardini Cristina Vitali |
| 2002 | Lahti | China Zhenru Chen Hong Yan Shi Ning Wei | Russia Erdzhanik Avetisyan Svetlana Demina Olga Panarina | Hungary Ibolya Gobolos Diána Igaly Erzsebet Vasvari |
| 2003 | Nicosia | United States Connie Smotek Brandie Neal Shari Legate | Russia Svetlana Demina Erdzhanik Avetisyan Olga Panarina | Italy Katiuscia Spada Cristina Vitali Chiara Cainero |
| 2005 | Lonato | Italy Cristina Vitali Katiuscia Spada Chiara Cainero | Slovakia Danka Barteková Andrea Stranovská Lenka Bartekova | United States Haley Dunn Connie Smotek Brandie Neal |
| 2006 | Zagreb | United States Connie Smotek Brandie Neal Haley Dunn | Russia Erdzhanik Avetisyan Svetlana Demina Olga Panarina | Italy Chiara Cainero Katiuscia Spada Cristina Vitali |
| 2007 | Nicosia | China Ning Wei Xiumin Yu Shan Zhang | United States Haley Dunn Kim Rhode Connie Smotek | Italy Chiara Cainero Katiuscia Spada Cristina Vitali |
| 2009 | Maribor | Russia Olga Panarina Svetlana Demina Nadezda Konovalova | Italy Katiuscia Spada Chiara Cainero Cristina Vitali | Slovakia Danka Barteková Monika Zemkova Lenka Bartekova |
| 2010 | Munich | United States Kim Rhode Haley Dunn Amber English | China Ning Wei Heng Zhang Shan Zhang | Slovakia Danka Barteková Lenka Bartekova Monika Zemkova |
| 2011 | Belgrade | China Ning Wei Shan Zhang Donglian Zhang | Italy Katiuscia Spada Chiara Cainero Simona Scocchetti | Slovakia Danka Barteková Andrea Stranovská Monika Zemkova |
| 2013 | Lima | Italy Diana Bacosi Simona Scocchetti Katiuscia Spada | Great Britain Amber Hill Elena Allen Pinky Le Grelle | Russia Olga Panarina Landish Kvartalova Nadezda Konovalova |
| 2014 | Granada | Great Britain Elena Allen Amber Hill Sarah Gray | Slovakia Danka Barteková Andrea Stranovská Monika Stibrava | United States Brandy Drozd Kim Rhode Haley Dunn |
| 2015 | Lonato | United States Morgan Craft Caitlin Connor Kim Rhode | Italy Katiuscia Spada Diana Bacosi Chiara Cainero | China Ning Wei Meng Wei Piao Piao Lin |
| 2017 | Moscow | United States Kim Rhode Dania Vizzi Caitlin Connor | Italy Diana Bacosi Katiuscia Spada Simona Scocchetti | Russia Albina Shakirova Nadezda Konovalova Anastasia Krakhmaleva |
| 2018 | Changwon | United States Caitlin Connor Kim Rhode Amber English | Italy Katiuscia Spada Diana Bacosi Chiara Cainero | Cyprus Andri Eleftheriou Konstantia Nikolaou Panagiota Andreou |
| 2019 | Lonato del Garda | United States Dania Vizzi Kim Rhode Samantha Simonton | Italy Diana Bacosi Chiara Cainero Simona Scocchetti | China Wei Meng Zhang Heng Zhang Donglian |
| 2022 | Osijek | United States Dania Vizzi Austen Smith Samantha Simonton | Italy Chiara Cainero Chiara Di Marziantonio Diana Bacosi | China Jiang Yiting Che Yufei Huang Sixue |
| 2023 | Baku | United States Austen Smith Dania Vizzi Samantha Simonton | Italy Martina Bartolomei Diana Bacosi Simona Scocchetti | Slovakia Danka Barteková Vanesa Hocková Monika Štibravá |
See also: List of Olympic records in shooting and List of national shooting records surpassing the world records.
| Current world records in skeet as of February 12, 2024 [7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Junior Men | Qualification | 125 | July 15, 2024 | |||
| Final | 58 | March 28, 2018 | ||||
| Teams | 363 | (Cassandro, Rossetti, Simeone) | August 7, 2013 | |||
| Women | Qualification | 125 | April 27, 2022 | |||
| March 4, 2023 | ||||||
| Final | 59 | October 12, 2019 | ||||
| Teams | 365 | (Smith, Vizzi, Simonton) | August 18, 2023 | |||
| Junior Women | Qualification | 123 | March 24, 2019 | |||
| July 18, 2019 | ||||||
| September 27, 2023 | ||||||
| Final | 57 | September 27, 2023 | ||||
| Teams | 356 | (Smith, Jacob, Simonton) | July 18, 2019 | |||
| Mixed Team | Qualification | 149 | August 20, 2023 | |||
| September 28, 2023 | ||||||
| February 12, 2024 | ||||||
| Junior Mixed Team | Qualification | 145 | September 17, 2023 | |||
