Qualification rules A nation may earn up to 2 quota places per event, except for women's trap and skeet, which is entitled only to a maximum of one per NOC.
The qualification consists of two parts:
A minimum qualification score (MQS) that each shooter has to perform in at least one ISSF championship to be eligible for the Olympics in that certain event. The MQS are set rather low. A number of quota places in each event, adding up to a total of 390. The quota places are won by the national federations when their shooters rank high in ISSF championships (at ISSF World Cups, only the best-ranking shooter yet without a Quota place gains one, while at the World Championships there are more places at stake). Some quota places are left as wild cards.
Each quota place gives the national federation the right to send one shooter to compete in that event. However, there is a maximum of two shooters per event and country. On the other hand, a shooter filling a quota place in one event may compete in other events as well, as long as the MQS have been fulfilled. Most shooters combine events in this way (apart from those in 25 metre rapid fire pistol, skeet and women's trap, who generally do not, because there are no events similar to theirs on the program).
Summary Nation Men Women TotalFR 3x40 FR 60PR AR 60 FP RFP AP 60 TR 125 DT 150 SK 125 STR 3x20 AR 40 SP AP 40 TR 75 SK 75 Quotas Athletes 11 21 1 11 1 1 21 2222122122222112617 222 63 111 1 11 1 11 2212 2 1 22 148 1 11 111 31 212 52 1 1 1122 84 1 11 111 64 1 11 2222222222222112824 11 21 1 11 111 1 22 84 111 1 11 63 2 133 22112 1 12222 1813 1 11 1 11 1 11 1111 11 1 1 199 11 21 1 11 1 11 2211 1 22 111148 2212 22 12222112213 1 11 11 21 2222222 22222112618 111 2 1175 1 11 1 11 1 11 111 1 1111 195 2221 121 22 159 1 11 1 11 221 53 2222 22221111112215 1112 2 111 105 2221 1 11111 136 1 2 33 111 31 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 2 11 44 1 11 1 11 1122 63 1 1 21 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 111 1 54 11 21 2 2 111186 222 222 127 1 11 1 1 21 1 11 1 11 1 11 1111 1 2222 136 1 11 32 1 11 2 22 1 11 1 154 2222222222222112822 1 11 1 11 2221 1 1111 125 1 11 11 1 12 11 11107 111 31 1 1 22 2222 21 1222112014 11 2 2 22 107 1 1 21 1 122 2211 1 2212 148 1 11 1 1 21 1 1 2211 195 1 11 1 1 21 1 11 222222 12211 1912 111 32 2222122222222112722 1 11 1 1 11 42 11 21 1 1 21 1 11 Total: 103 NOCs 50 56 51 45 19 48 35 19 41 43 47 41 44 20 19 578 390
Timeline
Event Date Venue 2005 World Cup #1 April 8–17, 2005 Changwon 2005 World Cup #2 Rifle & Pistol May 7–15, 2005 Fort Benning 2005 World Cup #2 Shotgun May 16–23, 2005 Rome 2005 World Shotgun Championships May 24–31, 2005 Lonato 2005 World Cup #3 Rifle & Pistol June 6–13, 2005 Munich 2005 World Cup #4 Rifle & Pistol June 13–20, 2005 Milan 2005 World Cup #3 Shotgun July 14–21, 2005 Belgrade 2005 World Cup #4 Shotgun August 5–14, 2005 Americana 2005 American Continental Championships November 1–11, 2005 Salinas 2006 World Cup #1 Rifle & Pistol March 25 – April 2, 2006 Guangzhou 2006 World Cup #1 Shotgun April 2–11, 2006 Qingyuan 2006 World Cup #2 Rifle & Pistol April 25 – May 3, 2006 Resende 2006 World Cup #2 Shotgun May 4–12, 2006 Kerrville 2006 World Cup #3 Shotgun May 16–25, 2006 Cairo 2006 World Cup #3 Rifle & Pistol May 22–29, 2006 Munich 2006 World Cup #4 Rifle & Pistol May 29 – June 5, 2006 Milan 2006 World Cup #4 Shotgun June 6–15, 2006 Suhl 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships July 21 – August 5, 2006 Zagreb 2007 African Continental Championships March 1–9, 2007 Cairo 2007 European Championships 10m events March 12–18, 2007 Deauville 2007 World Cup #1 Shotgun March 18–29, 2007 Santo Domingo 2007 World Cup #1 Rifle & Pistol March 31 – April 8, 2007 Fort Benning 2007 World Cup #2 Shotgun April 13–24, 2007 Changwon 2007 World Cup #2 Rifle & Pistol April 25 – May 3, 2007 Sydney 2007 World Cup #3 Rifle & Pistol May 3–11, 2007 Bangkok 2007 World Cup #4 Rifle & Pistol May 28 – June 4, 2007 Munich 2007 World Cup #3 Shotgun June 6–15, 2007 Lonato 2007 World Cup #4 Shotgun June 26 – Jul 7, 2007 Maribor 2007 European Shooting Championships July 10–25, 2007 Granada 2007 Pan American Games July 13–29, 2007 Rio de Janeiro 2007 World Shotgun Championships September 1–10, 2007 Nicosia 2007 Oceania Continental Championships October 27 – November 4, 2007 Sydney 2007 Asian Continental Championships December 5–12, 2007 Kuwait City
50 m rifle three positions men
Event Quota places Qualified athlete Announced competitor Host nation Qiu Jian 2005 ISSF World Cup #1 Zhang Fu Jia Zhanbo 2005 ISSF World Cup #2 Juha Hirvi Juha Hirvi 2005 ISSF World Cup #3 Sergei Kovalenko Sergei Kovalenko 2005 ISSF World Cup #4 Jozef Gönci Jozef Gönci 2005 American Continental Championships Jason Dardas Jason Parker 2006 ISSF World Cup #1 Vebjørn Berg Vebjørn Berg 2006 ISSF World Cup #2 Thomas Farnik Thomas Farnik 2006 ISSF World Cup #3 Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec 2006 ISSF World Cup #4 Artur Ayvazyan Artur Ayvazyan 2006 World Championships Stevan Pletikosić Stevan Pletikosić Matthew Emmons Matthew Emmons Harald Stenvaag Espen Berg-Knutsen Marcel Bürge Marcel Bürge 2007 African Championships Mohamed Amer Mohamed Amer 2007 ISSF World Cup #1 Sanjeev Rajput Sanjeev Rajput 2007 ISSF World Cup #2 Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev 2007 ISSF World Cup #3 Josselin Henry Josselin Henry 2007 ISSF World Cup #4 Yury Shcherbatsevich Sergei Martynov 2007 Pan American Games Eliécer Pérez Eliécer Pérez 2007 European Championships Doron Egozi Doron Egozi Tomáš Jeřábek Tomáš Jeřábek Beat Müller Beat Müller 2007 Asian Championships Vitaliy Dovgun Vitaliy Dovgun Park Bong-duk Han Jin-seopExchange of quota places Benjamin Burge Niccolò Campriani Yuriy YurkovRe-allocation of unused quota Nedžad Fazlija Siddique UmerAthletes qualified in other events Matthew Inabinet Mario Knögler Vitali Bubnovich Petar Gorša Václav Haman Henri Häkkinen Valérian Sauveplane Maik Eckhardt Michael Winter Jonathan Hammond Péter Sidi Gagan Narang Gil Simkovitch Marco de Nicolo Toshikazu Yamashita Ruslan Ismailov Robert Kraskowski Artem Khadjibekov Park Bong-duk Yuriy Sukhorukov Total 50
50 m rifle prone men
Event Quota places Qualified athlete Announced competitor 2005 ISSF World Cup #1 Han Jin-seop Kim Hak-man 2005 ISSF World Cup #2 Valérian Sauveplane Valérian Sauveplane 2005 ISSF World Cup #3 Sergei Martynov Sergei Martynov 2005 ISSF World Cup #4 Petr Litvinchuk Petr Litvinchuk 2005 American Continental Championships Johannes Sauer Johannes Sauer 2006 ISSF World Cup #1 Artem Khadjibekov Artem Khadjibekov 2006 ISSF World Cup #2 Thomas Tamas Thomas Tamas 2006 ISSF World Cup #3 Péter Sidi Péter Sidi 2006 ISSF World Cup #4 Viatcheslav Botchkarev Konstantin Prikhodtchenko 2006 World Championships Yuriy Sukhorukov Yuriy Sukhorukov Marco de Nicolo Marco de Nicolo Mario Knögler Mario Knögler Simon Beyeler Simon Beyeler 2007 African Championships Amgad Hosen Hazem Mohamed 2007 ISSF World Cup #1 Christian Lusch Maik Eckhardt 2007 ISSF World Cup #2 Warren Potent Warren Potent 2007 ISSF World Cup #3 Lee Hyun-tae Park Bong-duk 2007 ISSF World Cup #4 Gil Simkovitch Gil Simkovitch 2007 Pan American Games Michael McPhail Matthew Emmons 2007 European Championships Espen Berg-Knutsen Espen Berg-Knutsen Jonathan Hammond Jonathan Hammond Petr Smol Miroslav Varga 2007 Oceania Championships Adrian Black Robert Eastham 2007 Asian Championships Jia Zhanbo Jia Zhanbo Dadallah Al-Bulushi Dadallah Al-Bulushi Exchange of quota places Guy Starik Tripartite Commission Invitation Walter MartínezRe-allocation of unused quota Salman Zaman Ned GerardAthletes qualified in other events Benjamin Burge Christian Planer Nedžad Fazlija Qiu Jian Petar Gorša Eliécer Pérez Tomáš Jeřábek Juha Hirvi Henri Häkkinen Josselin Henry Michael Winter Sanjeev Rajput Gagan Narang Niccolò Campriani Toshikazu Yamashita Vitaliy Dovgun Yuriy Yurkov Ruslan Ismailov Vebjørn Berg Robert Kraskowski Stevan Pletikosić Nemanja Mirosavljev Jozef Gönci Rajmond Debevec Luis Martínez Marcel Bürge Artur Ayvazyan Total 56
10 m air rifle men
Event Quota places Qualified athlete Announced competitor 2005 ISSF World Cup #1 Jason Parker Jason Parker 2005 ISSF World Cup #2 Zhu Qinan Zhu Qinan 2005 ISSF World Cup #3 Ryan Tanoue Stephen Scherer 2005 ISSF World Cup #4 Alin George Moldoveanu Alin George Moldoveanu 2005 American Continental Championships Roberto José Elias Roberto José Elias 2006 ISSF World Cup #1 Gagan Narang Gagan Narang 2006 ISSF World Cup #2 Christian Planer Christian Planer 2006 ISSF World Cup #3 Robert Kraskowski Robert Kraskowski 2006 ISSF World Cup #4 Frank Köstel Michael Winter 2006 World Championships Abhinav Bindra Abhinav Bindra Vitali Bubnovich Vitali Bubnovich Konstantin Prikhodtchenko Konstantin Prikhodtchenko Li Jie Cao Yifei Oleksandr Lazeykin Oleksandr Lazeykin 2007 African Championships Mohamed Abdellah Mohamed Abdellah 2007 European Championships 10m events Henri Häkkinen Henri Häkkinen Are Hansen Are Hansen Luis Martínez Luis Martínez 2007 ISSF World Cup #1 Denis Sokolov Sergei Kruglov 2007 ISSF World Cup #2 Václav Haman Václav Haman 2007 ISSF World Cup #3 Petar Gorša Petar Gorša 2007 ISSF World Cup #4 Tino Mohaupt Tino Mohaupt 2007 Pan American Games José Luis Sánchez José Luis Sánchez 2007 Oceania Championships Matthew Inabinet Matthew Inabinet 2007 Asian Championships Ruslan Ismailov Ruslan Ismailov Toshikazu Yamashita Toshikazu Yamashita Tripartite Commission Invitation Mohammad Hossain Oliver Geissmann Re-allocation of unused quota Sašo Nestorov Athletes qualified in other events Benjamin Burge Thomas Farnik Nedžad Fazlija Eliécer Pérez Josselin Henry Jonathan Hammond Péter Sidi Doron Egozi Marco de Nicolo Niccolò Campriani Vitaliy Dovgun Yuriy Yurkov Walter Martínez Vebjørn Berg Siddique Umer Stevan Pletikosić Nemanja Mirosavljev Rajmond Debevec Han Jin-seop Park Bong-duk Simon Beyeler Artur Ayvazyan Total 51
50 m pistol men
Event Quota places Qualified athlete Announced competitor 2005 ISSF World Cup #1 Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin 2005 ISSF World Cup #2 Martin Tenk Martin Tenk 2005 ISSF World Cup #3 Lin Zhongzai Lin Zhongzai 2005 ISSF World Cup #4 Zhang Tian Tan Zongliang 2005 American Continental Championships Daryl Szarenski Daryl Szarenski 2006 ISSF World Cup #1 João Costa João Costa 2006 ISSF World Cup #2 Mikhail Nestruyev Mikhail Nestruyev 2006 ISSF World Cup #3 Kanstantsin Lukashyk Kanstantsin Lukashyk 2006 ISSF World Cup #4 Pavol Kopp Pavol Kopp 2006 World Championships Vigilio Fait Vigilio Fait Ryu Myong-yon Ryu Myong-yon Oleh Omelchuk Oleh Omelchuk Kim Hyon-ung Kim Jong-su 2007 African Championships Samy Abdel Razek Samy Abdel Razek 2007 ISSF World Cup #1 Christoph Schmid Christoph Schmid 2007 ISSF World Cup #2 Boris Kokorev Vladimir Isakov 2007 ISSF World Cup #3 Tomoyuki Matsuda Tomoyuki Matsuda 2007 ISSF World Cup #4 Stênio Yamamoto Stênio Yamamoto 2007 Pan American Games Jason Turner Jason Turner 2007 European Championships Mauro Badaracchi Francesco Bruno Kai Jahnsson Kai Jahnsson 2007 Oceania Championships Daniel Repacholi Daniel Repacholi 2007 Asian Championships Edirisinghe Senanayake Edirisinghe Senanayake Dilshod Mukhtarov Dilshod Mukhtarov Exchange of quota places Hans-Jörg Meyer Re-allocation of unused quota Nguyễn Mạnh TườngAthletes qualified in other events Norayr Bakhtamyan David Moore Yury Dauhapolau Júlio Almeida Tanyu Kiryakov Walter Lapeyre Florian Schmidt Samaresh Jung Susumu Kobayashi Rashid Yunusmetov Nikola Šaranović Wojciech Knapik Damir Mikec Jin Jong-oh Lee Dae-myung Sergey Babikov Jakkrit Panichpatikum Yusuf Dikeç Ivan Rybovalov Total 45
25 m rapid fire pistol men