The 1976 IPSC Handgun World Shoot II held in Berndorf, Salzburg, Austria was the second IPSC Handgun World Shoot, and was won by Jan Foss of Norway in front of Ray Chapman of United States by a small margin. Foss had been unknown before the championship and did not participate internationally afterwards.
Equipment Jan Foss used a 9×19mm single-stack SIG P210 in minor power factor with an 8 round capacity, while Ray Chapman used a 7-round-capacity 1911 in major caliber .45 ACP. The Rhodesian teammates Dave Westerhout, Peter Maunder and Dave Arnold were handicapped in that they only had been able to bring two pistols to share, but the night before the championship the sight broke off one of the pistols, so all three had to share a single pistol throughout the championship.
Champions Individual OverallCompetitorPointsPercent Gold Jan Foss379100.00% Silver Ray Chapman37598.94% Bronze Lionel Smith37498.68%4th Dave Westerhout36997.36%5th Vidar Nakling36796.83%6th Ronald Lerch35794.20% Erik Braathen35794.20% Peter Maunder35794.20%9th Johnny Hoffman34992.08%10th Svein Tangen34891.82%
Teams The team competition became a sensational competition between Rhodesia and Norway, and in the end only 29 points separated the two. The USA team had been favorites before the championship, but had to settle for third place 185 points behind Rhodesia and 156 points behind Norway.
OverallCountryPointsPercentTeam members Gold1763100.00%Dave Westerhout (Team Captain), Lionel Smith, Peter Maunder, Alex du Plessis and Dave Arnold Silver173498.36% Bronze157889.51%4th156688.83%5th156288.60%6th153386.95%
See also IPSC Rifle World Shoots IPSC Shotgun World Shoot IPSC Action Air World Shoot
References
News article in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, 1976 August 8 Rhodesian Sport Profiles: David Ian Westerhout Front Sight Magazine November/ December 2006, page 58 of 84