ISSF World Shooting Championships

The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. 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 years.

History 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.

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) Number Year Venue Individual events Team events Total Medal count winnerRiflePistolTotalRiflePistolTotal11897 Lyon 4 4 1 1 521898 Turin 4 4 1 1 531899 Loosduinen 4 4 1 1 541900 Paris 4 1 5 1 1 2 751901 Lucerne 4 1 5 1 1 2 761902 Rome 4 1 5 1 1 2 771903 Buenos Aires 4 1 5 1 1 2 781904 Lyon (2) 4 1 5 1 1 2 791905 Brussels 4 1 5 1 1 2 7101906 Milan 4 1 5 1 1 2 7111907 Zürich 4 1 5 1 1 2 7121908 Vienna 4 1 5 1 1 2 7131909 Hamburg 4 1 5 1 1 2 7141910 Loosduinen (2) 4 1 5 1 1 2 7151911 Rome (2) 8 1 9 1 1 211161912 Bayonne-Biarritz 8 1 9 1 1 211171913 Camp Perry 8 1 9 1 1 211181914 Viborg 8 1 9 1 1 211191921 Lyon (3) 8 1 9 1 1 211201922 Milan (2) 8 1 9 1 1 211211923 Camp Perry (2) 8 1 9 1 1 211221924 Reims 8 1 9 1 1 211231925 St. Gallen 8 1 9 1 1 211241927 Rome (3) 8 1 9 1 1 211251928 Loosduinen (3) 8 1 9 1 1 211261929 Stockholm 9 1 1 213 3 1 1 2 720271930 Antwerp11 1 13 4 1 518 Rome (4) 1 281931 Lwów12 1 1 216 4 1 1 2 824291933 Granada11 2 14 4 1 620 Vienna (2) 1 1301935 Rome (5)11 2 14 5 1 721 Brussels (2) 1 1311937 Helsinki12 2 1 21711 2 1 1431321939 Lucerne (2)13 2 16 5 2 824 Berlin 1 1

After World War II Number Year Venue Men's events Women's events Junior events Team events Total Medal count winnerRiPiSGRTΣRiPiSGRTΣRiPiSGRTΣRiPiSGRTΣ331947 Stockholm (2)10 3 2 217 7 3 11128341949 Buenos Aires (2)11 3 1 318 5 3 1 11028351952 Oslo10 3 2 217 7 3 1 21330361954 Caracas10 3 2 217 7 3 1 21330371958 Moscow11 3 2 218 2 2 1 110 3 2 21738381962 Cairo10 3 2 217 2 2 2 6 6 3 2 21336391966 Wiesbaden10 3 2 116 2 1 2 5 8 3 2 11435401970 Phoenix12 5 2 221 3 3 2 8 14 8 2 22655411974 Bern-Thun11 5 2 220 3 2 2 7 14 6 2 22451421978 Seoul10 5 2 219 3 2 2 7 13 7 4 22652431982 Caracas (2)10 5 2 320 3 2 2 7 13 7 4 32754441986 Suhl 5 5 2 321 3 2 2 7 8 7 4 32856 Skövde 6 6 451990 Moscow (2)10 5 3 321 3 2 3 8 13 7 6 32958461994 Milan-Tolmezzo-Fagnano (2) 6 5 3 418 3 2 3 1 9 6 7 3 5211514 6 84391471998 Barcelona-Zaragoza 6 5 3 216 3 2 3 1 9 6 7 3 3191514 6 64185482002 Lahti 6 5 3 418 5 2 3 212 6 7 6 6251714101253108492006 Zagreb 6 5 3 418 5 2 3 212 6 7 5 6241714 81251105502010 Munich 6 5 3 418 5 2 3 212 6 7 5 624 17 14 10 1253107512014 Granada 6 5 3 418 5 2 2 211 6 7 5 624 17 14 10 849102522018 Changwon 6 5 3 418 5 2 2 211 6 7 4 421 19 16 6 1152102532023 Baku 8 5 2217 8 4 2216 12 8 622858There were three competitions in rifle sports that were open to both sexes. So there are 8 races for both men and women. In total, there were 58 medal competitions in Baku (https://backoffice.issf-sports.org/media/calendar/2023/3085/completeresult/Results-Book_WCH-ISSF-Baku-2023.pdf).542026 Doha

Shotgun / 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 Number Year Venue Men's events Women's events Junior events Team events Total Medal count winnerΣΣΣΣ11934 Budapest 1 1 1 1 221936 Berlin 1 1 1 1 231938 Luhačovice 1 1 1 1 241950 Madrid 2 2 251959 Cairo 2 2 1 1 3 and 61961* Oslo 2 2 4 2 2 671965 Santiago de Chile 2 2 281967* Bologna 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 891969 San Sebastián 2 2 2 2 2 2 6101971 Bologna (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6111973* Melbourne 2 2 4 2 2 4 8121975* Munich 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 510131977 Antibes 2 2 2 2 4 4 8141979 Montecatini Terme 2 2 2 2 4 4 8151981 Tucumán 2 2 2 2 4 4 8161983* Edmonton 2 3 5 2 2 4 3 714171985 Montecatini Terme (2) 2 2 2 2 4 4 8181987 Valencia 2 2 2 2 2 2 6191989 Montecatini Terme (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 716201991 Perth 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 918211993 Barcelona 3 3 2 2 3 3 8 816221995 Nicosia 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 918231997 Lima 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 817241999 Tampere 3 3 3 3 5 5 9 920252001 Cairo (2) 3 3 3 3 6 6 9 921262003 Nicosia (2) 3 3 3 3 6 611 1123272005 Lonato 3 3 3 3 5 5 8 819282007 Nicosia (3) 3 3 2 2 5 5 9 919292009 Maribor 3 3 2 2 5 5 10 10 20302011 Belgrade 3 3 2 2 5 5 10 10 20312013 Lima (2) 3 3 2 2 5 5 10 10 20 322015 Lonato (2) 3 3 2 2 5 5 10 10 20 332017 Moscow 3 3 2 2 5 5 10 10 20 342019 Lonato (3) 3 3 2 2 4 4 12 12 21 352022 Osijek 2 2 2 2 10 10 6 6 20 shotgun and running target simultaneously

Running target Number Year Venue Men's events Women's events Junior events Team events Total Medal count winnerΣΣΣΣ11961* Oslo 2 2 4 2 2 621967* Bologna 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 831969 Sandviken 1 1 1 1 241973* Melbourne 2 2 4 2 2 4 851975* Munich 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 51061979 Linz 2 2 2 2 471981 Malå 2 2 2 2 481983* Edmonton 2 3 5 2 2 4 3 71492008 Plzeň 44 22 66 101022102009 Heinola 44 22 44 1010 20112012 Stockholm 44 22 66 1212 24122016 Suhl 44 22 66 1212 24132022 Châteauroux 44 22 66 22 14 shotgun and running target simultaneously

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.

Number Year Venue Men's events Women's events Junior events Team events Total Medal count winnerRiPiΣRiPiΣRiPiΣRiPiΣ11979 Seoul 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 821981 Santo Domingo 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 51031983 Innsbruck 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 841985 Mexico City 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 851987 Budapest 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 51061989 Sarajevo 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 5 4 4 2102071991 Stavanger 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 5 4 4 21020

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

Number Year Venue Men's events Women's events Mixed events Junior events Total Medal count winnerRiPiΣRiPiΣRiPiΣRiPiΣ12022 Cairo 9 716 9 615 5 49 15 1530 7022025 Cairo

Junior championships NumberYearPlaceTop-ranked nation12017 China22021 India32023 China

Target Sprint 2017 World Target Sprint Championships

Current individual events

300 meter rifle three positions 300 meter rifle prone 300 meter standard rifle 50 meter rifle three positions 50 meter rifle prone 10 meter air rifle 50 meter pistol 25 meter pistol 25 meter standard pistol 25 meter rapid fire pistol 25 meter center-fire pistol 10 meter air pistol 50 meter running target 50 meter running target mixed 10 meter running target 10 meter running target mixed Trap Double trap Skeet

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

Medals Nations

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

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

# Name Nation YearsTotal Discipline1 Konrad Staeheli 1898-1914 22 13 9 44 Pistol/Rifle2 Karl Zimmermann 1921-1947 19 9 13 41 Rifle3 Josias Hartmann 1921-1933 8 8 10 26 Rifle4 Emil Kellenberger 1899-1922 8 7 0 15 Rifle5 Łukasz Czapla 2006-2018 8 3 0 11 Running target6 Torsten Ullman 1933-1954 8 2 0 10 Pistol7 Paul Van Asbroeck 1900-1925 7 5 8 20 Pistol/Rifle8 Emil Martinsson 2002-2018 7 5 3 15 Running target9 Walter Stokes 1921-1924 7 5 1 13 Rifle10 Gary Anderson 1962-1966 7 2 1 10 Rifle

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

# Name Nation YearsTotal Discipline1 Konrad Staeheli 1898-1914 41 17 11 69 Pistol/Rifle2 Karl Zimmermann 1921-1947 30 17 20 67 Rifle3 Lones Wigger 1966-1986 22 22 7 51 Rifle4 Kullervo Leskinen 1930-1952 15 19 11 45 Rifle5 Josias Hartmann 1921-1939 15 12 11 38 Rifle6 Wilhelm Schnyder 1922-1933 14 2 3 19 Pistol/Rifle7 John Robert Foster 1961-1974 13 15 2 30 Rifle/Running Deer8 Paul Van Asbroeck 1900-1930 13 9 13 35 Pistol/Rifle9 Emil Kellenberger 1899-1922 13 7 0 20 Rifle10 Gennadi Lushikov 1974-1990 13 6 2 21 Rifle11 Lubos Racansky 1986-2008 13 5 1 19 Running Target12 Louis Richardet 1897-1909 13 4 5 22 Pistol/Rifle13 Moysey Itkis 1954-1962 13 1 5 19 Rifle14 Walter Lienhard 1922-1939 12 11 3 26 Rifle15 Otto Horber 1935-1952 12 9 12 33 Rifle

See also Shooting at the Summer Olympics ISSF World Cup ISSF Junior World Cup European Shooting Championships Asian Shooting Championships