ISSF World Shooting Championships explained

ISSF World Shooting Championships
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Status:active
Genre:Shooting sport World championship
Date:varying
Frequency:annual
Country:varying
Last:2022
Next:2023
Organised:ISSF

The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as the beginning of a continuous row of championships. By this logic, the 2006 competition in Zagreb was called the 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships. These championships, including all ISSF shooting events, are held every four years since 1954. For the shotgun events only, there is an additional World Championship competition in odd-numbered years. These extra competitions are not numbered. In running target, there will be World Championships in Olympic years.

ISSF World Shooting Championships

The World Championships were held each year from 1897 to 1931, with the exception of the years 1915–1920 (interruption by World War I) and 1926. From 1933 to 1949, they were held biennially, although the 1941–1945 competitions were canceled (again, because of world war). The current schedule, with large World Championships only every four years, was adapted in 1954.

Originally, 300 metre rifle (in various positions) was the only discipline on the programme, despite many other events having been included in the Olympics. In 1900, 50 metre pistol was added. This programme was in use until 1929, the only change being the addition of 300 metre army rifle, with mandatory use of the host nation's army weapon, in 1911. The 1929 championships in Stockholm saw the addition of most of the remaining events from the Olympic programme: 100 metre running deer, 50 metre rifle and trap. 25 metre rapid fire pistol had to wait until 1933.

Immediately after World War II, 300 metre standard rifle (with more strict rules than 300 metre rifle but less than 300 metre army rifle) was added along with 25 metre center-fire pistol and skeet. There was also briefly a combined 50 and 100 m rifle competition. Specific women's events began to be slowly added from 1958, although women had previously, and at times successfully, been allowed to compete alongside the men. The last remaining army rifle event and 100 metre running deer were dropped in 1966, the latter in favour of 50 metre running target. 50 metre standard rifle was also added for both men and women, but was soon dropped for the men due to the similarity to 50 metre rifle. The 1970 World Championships in Phoenix added airgun events, 25 metre standard pistol and the mixed running target competition. 10 metre running target was added in 1981.

For the 1994 competitions in Milan, a number of profound changes were made. First, junior competitions were added (like the senior championships, these are only held every four years); they had previously been tested in the special shotgun and airgun championships. Second, there were no longer medals awarded in single positions in the 300 metre and 50 metre rifle matches (except for the prone position, which has its own match). Third, double trap had been introduced five years earlier in Montecatini Terme and now made its way into the large championships. With only minor additions, the 1994 programme is still in use.

Before World War I (1897 to 1914) and Interwar period (1921 to 1939)

NumberYearVenueIndividual eventsTeam eventsTotalMedal count winner
RiflePistolTotalRiflePistolTotal
11897align=left Lyon4 41 15align=left
21898align=left Turin4 41 15align=left
31899align=left Loosduinen4 41 15align=left
41900align=left Paris41 511 27align=left
51901align=left Lucerne41 511 27align=left
61902align=left Rome41 511 27align=left
71903align=left Buenos Aires41 511 27align=left
81904align=left Lyon (2)41 511 27align=left
91905align=left Brussels41 511 27align=left
101906align=left Milan41 511 27align=left
111907align=left Zürich41 511 27align=left
121908align=left Vienna41 511 27align=left
131909align=left Hamburg41 511 27align=left
141910align=left Loosduinen (2)41 511 27align=left
151911align=left Rome (2)81 911 211align=left
161912align=left Bayonne-Biarritz81 911 211align=left
171913align=left Camp Perry81 911 211align=left
181914align=left Viborg81 911 211align=left
191921align=left Lyon (3)81 911 211align=left
201922align=left Milan (2)81 911 211align=left
211923align=left Camp Perry (2)81 911 211align=left
221924align=left Reims81 911 211align=left
231925align=left St. Gallen81 911 211align=left
241927align=left Rome (3)81 911 211align=left
251928align=left Loosduinen (3)81 911 211align=left
261929align=left Stockholm9112133112 720align=left
271930align=left Antwerp1111341518align=left rowspan=2
align=left Rome (4)1
281931align=left Lwów12112164112 824align=left
291933align=left Granada1121441 620align=left rowspan=2
align=left Vienna (2)11
301935align=left Rome (5)1121451 721align=left rowspan=2
align=left Brussels (2)11
311937align=left Helsinki122121711211431align=left
321939align=left Lucerne (2)1321652 824align=left rowspan=2
align=left Berlin11

After World War II

NumberYearVenueMen's eventsWomen's eventsJunior eventsTeam eventsTotalMedal count winner
RiPiSGRTΣRiPiSGRTΣRiPiSGRTΣRiPiSGRTΣ
331947align=left Stockholm (2)10322 177311128align=left
341949align=left Buenos Aires (2)113131853111028align=left
351952align=left Oslo103221773121330align=left
361954align=left Caracas103221773121330align=left
371958align=left Moscow11322182 21 1103221738align=left
381962align=left Cairo1032217222 663221336align=left
391966align=left Wiesbaden1032116212 583211435align=left
401970align=left Phoenix1252221332 8148222655align=left
411974align=left Bern-Thun1152220322 7146222451align=left
421978align=left Seoul1052219322 7137422652align=left
431982align=left Caracas (2)1052320322 7137432754align=left
441986align=left Suhl552321322 787432856align=left rowspan=2
align=left Skövde66
451990align=left Moscow (2)1053321323 8137632958align=left
461994align=left Milan-Tolmezzo-Fagnano (2)6534183231 96735211514684391align=left
471998align=left Barcelona-Zaragoza6532163231 96733191514664185align=left
482002align=left Lahti6534185232126766251714101253108align=left
492006align=left Zagreb653418523212675624171481251105align=left
502010align=left Munich6534185232126756241714101253107align=left
512014align=left Granada6 5 3 4185 2 2 2116 7 5 62417 14 10 8 49102align=left
522018align=left Changwon6 5 3 4185 2 2 2116 7 4 4 2119 16 6 1152102align=left
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Special shotgun and running target championships

Special shotgun championships were first held in 1934, and since 1959 they are held biennially so that in these events, there are either Olympic Games or World Championships each year. The original event was trap; skeet was added in 1950 and double trap in 1989.

It was in this kind of championship that the first woman won a World Championship medal in shooting: Carola Mandel (USA) in 1950. Women got their own competitions in 1967.

Running target events have been sporadically included; the last time was 1983. As a compensation for the 2005 loss of Olympic status for 10 metre running target however, it has been decided to hold provisional World Championships in 10 metre running target and 50 metre running target in Olympic years, starting in 2008.

5 Edition (1961, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1983) of shotgun and running target was held simultaneously.

Shotgun

NumberYearVenueMen's eventsWomen's eventsJunior eventsTeam eventsTotalMedal count winner
ΣΣΣΣ
11934align=left Budapest1 11 12align=left
21936align=left Berlin1 11 12align=left
31938align=left Luhačovice1 11 12align=left
41950align=left Madrid2 22align=left
51959align=left Cairo2 21 13align=left and
61961*align=left Oslo22 42 26align=left
71965align=left Santiago de Chile2 22align=left
81967*align=left Bologna21 32 221 38align=left
91969align=left San Sebastián2 22 22 26
101971align=left Bologna (2)2 22 22 26align=left
111973*align=left Melbourne22 422 48align=left
121975*align=left Munich21 32 241 510align=left
131977align=left Antibes2 22 24 48align=left
141979align=left Montecatini Terme2 22 24 48
151981align=left Tucumán2 22 24 48
161983*align=left Edmonton23 52 243 714align=left
171985align=left Montecatini Terme (2)2 22 24 48align=left
181987align=left Valencia2 22 22 26align=left
191989align=left Montecatini Terme (3)3 33 33 37 716align=left
201991align=left Perth3 33 33 39 918align=left
211993align=left Barcelona3 32 23 38 816align=left
221995align=left Nicosia3 33 33 39 918align=left
231997align=left Lima3 33 33 38 817align=left
241999align=left Tampere3 33 35 59 920align=left
252001align=left Cairo (2)3333669921align=left
262003align=left Nicosia (2)333366111123align=left
272005align=left Lonato3333558819align=left
282007align=left Nicosia (3)3322559919align=left
292009align=left Maribor3 32 25 510 1020align=left
302011align=left Belgrade3 32 25 510 1020align=left
312013align=left Lima (2)3 32 25 510 1020align=left
322015align=left Lonato (2)3 32 25 510 1020align=left
332017align=left Moscow3 32 25 510 1020align=left
342019align=left Lonato (3)3 32 24 412 1221align=left
352022align=left Osijek2 22 210 106 620align=left

Running target

NumberYearVenueMen's eventsWomen's eventsJunior eventsTeam eventsTotalMedal count winner
ΣΣΣΣ
11961*align=left Oslo22 42 26align=left
21967*align=left Bologna21 32 221 38align=left
31969align=left Sandviken1 11 12
41973*align=left Melbourne22 422 48align=left
51975*align=left Munich21 32 241 510align=left
61979align=left Linz2 22 24
71981align=left Mala (Tucumán and Buenos Aires)2 22 24
81983*align=left Edmonton23 52 243 714
92008align=left Plzeň442266101022align=left
102009align=left Heinola20align=left
112012align=left Stockholm24align=left
122016align=left Suhl24align=left
132021align=left Châteauroux

Special airgun championships

From 1979 to 1991, there were seven special airgun championships, including 10 metre air rifle, 10 metre air pistol and sometimes also 10 metre running target. This kind of championship has been discontinued.

NumberYearVenueMen's eventsWomen's eventsJunior eventsTeam eventsTotalMedal count winner
RiPiΣRiPiΣRiPiΣRiPiΣ
11979align=left Seoul11 211 222 48align=left
21981align=left Santo Domingo111 311 2221 510align=left
31983align=left Innsbruck11 211 222 48align=left
41985align=left Mexico City11 211 222 48align=left
51987align=left Budapest111 311 2221 510align=left
61989align=left Sarajevo111 311 2221 54421020align=left
71991align=left Stavanger111 311 2221 54421020align=left

Rifle/Pistol World championships

In 2022, ISSF organized the first Rifle/Pistol World Championships, separate from the Shotgun and Running target events.

Junior championships

NumberYearPlaceTop-ranked nation
12017 China
22021 India
32023 China

Target Sprint

Current individual events

See main article: ISSF shooting events.

Total medals by country (senior current events only)

This table was calculated for the senior current events only. Last updated after 2009 World Running Target Championships.

Discontinued events

See main article: Discontinued ISSF shooting events.

Medals

Nations

This table was calculated for the senior events only, including both current and discontinued events. Last updated after 2019 World Shotgun Championships.[2]

Individual

In this list the multiple medalists (only individual) of all-time who won at least 7 gold medals.[3]

Name Nation Years Total Discipline
1 1898-1914 22 13 9 44 Pistol/Rifle
2 1921-1947 19 9 13 41 Rifle
3 1921-1933 8 8 10 26 Rifle
4 1899-1922 8 7 0 15 Rifle
5 2006-20188 3 0 11 Running target
6 1933-1954 8 2 0 10 Pistol
7 1900-1925 7 5 8 20 Pistol/Rifle
8 2002-20187 5 3 15 Running target
9 1921-1924 7 5 1 13 Rifle
10 1962-1966 7 2 1 10 Rifle

Individual and team

In this list the multiple medalists (individual and team) of all-time.[4]

Name Nation Years Total Discipline
1 1898-1914 41 17 11 69 Pistol/Rifle
2 1921-1947 30 17 20 67 Rifle
3 1966-1986 22 22 7 51 Rifle
4 1930-1952 15 19 11 45 Rifle
5 1921-1939 15 12 11 38 Rifle
6 Wilhelm Schnyder1922-1933 14 2 3 19 Pistol/Rifle
7 1961-1974 13 15 2 30 Rifle/Running Deer
8 1900-1930 13 9 13 35 Pistol/Rifle
9 1899-1922 13 7 0 20 Rifle
10 Gennadi Lushikov1974-1990 13 6 2 21 Rifle
11 1986-2008 13 5 1 19 Running Target
12 1897-1909 13 4 5 22 Pistol/Rifle
13 1954-1962 13 1 5 19 Rifle
14 1922-1939 12 11 3 26 Rifle
15 1935-1952 12 9 12 33 Rifle

See also

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org. www.issf-sports.org. 8 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Medals . 2020-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226052932/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/historicalmedalwinners.ashx . 2014-02-26.
  3. Web site: Multi-Medalists World Championships Men Individual. issf-sports.org. 30 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Multi-Medalists Top 15. issf-sports.org. 19 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513035523/http://www.issf-sports.org/getfile.aspx?ipmod=shtr,docf&ippane=3,1&ipinst=15,153&ipiinst=0,0&pmlinkid=106&mod=docf&pane=1&inst=153&file=Road_to_Munich_ISSF_News_4_2010_The_Superlative%20Championship.pdf. 13 May 2013. dead.

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