Shooting became a medal sport in the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada having previously been a demonstration sport at the International Stoke Mandeville Games. It started off with only three mixed air rifle events (class 1A-1C, class 2-5 and amputees). Canada led the medal table with two golds and one silver while Israel at the Paralympics won one silver and two bronzes.

In the 1980 Summer Paralympics, there were eleven events which included men's and women's air pistol events for amputees debuted. Mixed events included air rifle events with 3-position, kneeling, prone and standing for three classes. The 1984 Summer Paralympics expanded the number of events to 29 events which featured, for the first time, men's team events for 3-position, standing, kneeling and prone, Netherlands won two of the events (3-positions and kneeling), won a silver medal in the prone team and a bronze in the standing team. In the individual events, Australia reigned the sport contest by winning nine gold medals (eight in the women's events by Libby Kosmala and Barbara Caspers who both won four golds each and Allan Chadwick won the men's rifle-prone tetraplegic event). Shooting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, saw three competitors tied for bronze medals which meant there were 25 bronze medals awarded instead of 23. Within the past twelve years, Jonas Jacobsson earned most of his medals within this decade by winning three golds, three silvers and five bronze medals.

The 1992 Summer Paralympics saw the number of events dropped to 16 events as they were back to being mixed events and Germany won the most gold medals by winning five: Johann Brunner won the most medals for his team (one gold and three silvers). In 1996 Atlanta, Thomas Jacobsson won three gold medals and Jonas Jacobsson earned two golds and one bronze for Sweden.

The classes changed to two in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney: SH1 was for competitors (pistol and rifle) didn't require a standing post and SH2 for competitors who have upper limb disability who need the use of a standing post when competing. Franc Pinter was the first Slovenian shooter to win medals by winning three silver medals between 2000 and 2008. In 2012, Jonas Jacobsson got only two medals: he won gold for 50m rifle 3-positions SH1 and silver in 10m rifle standing SH1 and he earned himself to be one of the best performing male Paralympians to have won the most medals (17 golds, 4 silvers and 9 bronzes).

Medalists Men's events Pistol Class Year Gold Silver Bronze Air pistol amputee1980 Air pistol 1A-1C1984 Air pistol 2–619841988 Air pistol integrated1984 Air pistol sitting LSH11988 Air pistol standing LSH21988 Air pistol SH1199219962000200420082012201620202024 Air pistol SH21992

Rifle Class Year Gold Silver Bronze Rifle 2 positions 1A-1C1988 Rifle 3 positions 1A-61984 Rifle 3 positions 2–61988 Rifle integrated1984 Rifle kneeling 1A-1C19841988 Rifle kneeling 2–619841988 Rifle prone 1A-1C19841988 Rifle prone 2–61984 Rifle standing 1A-1C1984 Rifle standing 2–619841988 Rifle prone tetraplegic 1A-1C1984 Rifle sitting LSH11988 Rifle standing LSH21988 Rifle standing SH119921996200020042008201220162020 Rifle standing SH21992 Rifle 3 positions SH119962008201220162020 Free rifle 3 positions SH1199620002004

Women's events Pistol Event Year Gold Silver Bronze Air pistol amputee1980NoneNone Air pistol 1A-1C1984NoneNone Air pistol 2–61984None1988 Air pistol integrated1984 Air pistol standing LSH21988 Air pistol SH11996200020042008201220162020

Rifle Class Year Gold Silver Bronze Rifle 3 positions 1A-619841988 Rifle integrated1984 Rifle kneeling 1A-1C1984NoneNone Rifle kneeling 2–619841988 Rifle prone 1A-1C1984NoneNone Rifle prone 2–619841988 Rifle standing 1A-1C1984NoneNone Rifle standing 2–619841988 Rifle 3 positions SH11996200020042008201220162020 Standard rifle 3 positions SH11996 Rifle standing SH11996200020042008201220162020

Mixed events Pistol Class Year Gold Silver Bronze Air pistol 2–51980 Air pistol SH1-31992 Free pistol SH1-31992 Sport pistol SH1-31992 Free pistol SH1199620002004 Sport pistol SH1199620002004 25m pistol SH12008201220162020 50m pistol SH12008201220162020

Rifle Event Year Gold Silver Bronze Rifle shooting 1A-1C1976 Rifle shooting 2–51976 Rifle shooting amputee1976 Rifle 3 positions 1A-1C19801984No bronze medalist; tie for silver Rifle 3 positions 2–51980 Rifle kneeling 1A-1C1980 Rifle prone 1A-1C1980 Rifle prone 2–519801988 Rifle standing 1A-1C1980 Rifle standing 2–51980 Rifle 3 positions SH1-21992 Rifle 3 positions SH219921996 Rifle 3 positions SH31992 Rifle 3 positions SH41992 Rifle standing SH1-31992 English Match SH1-31992 Olympic Match SH21992 Olympic Match SH31992 Olympic Match SH41992 English match SH11996 Rifle standing SH21996200020042008201220162020 Rifle prone SH11996200020042008201220162020 Rifle prone SH21996200020042008201220162020 Free rifle prone SH120002004 50m rifle prone SH12008201220162020 50m rifle prone SH22020

Team events Class Year Gold Silver Bronze Men's rifle 3 positions team1984 Men's rifle kneeling team1984 Men's rifle prone team1984 Men's rifle standing team1984 Men's pistol team1984 Mixed pistol team open1988 Mixed rifle 3 positions team1988 Mixed rifle kneeling team1988 Mixed rifle prone team1988 Mixed rifle standing team1988

See also Shooting at the Olympics

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