actual shooting events at the olympic games

Actual Shooting Events at the Olympic Games The Olympic program of the Shooting Sport consists in 15 different events. Olympians compete in

nine men’s events and six women’s events in three different disciplines, with five events for rifles,

five for pistols and five for shotguns.

Each event consists in a qualification and a final round.

DISCIPLINES MEN’S EVENTS WOMEN’S EVENTS TOTAL

EVENTS

RIFLE

50m Rifle 3 Positions

50m Rifle Prone

10m Air Rifle

50m Rifle 3 Positions

10m Air Rifle

5

PISTOL

50m Pistol

25m Rapid Fire Pistol

10m Air Pistol

25m Pistol

10m Air Pistol

5

SHOTGUN

Trap

Double Trap

Skeet

Trap

Skeet

5

TOTAL 9 6 15

RIFLE events

The competition consists in a qualification and a final round.

During the qualification stages, shots are fired at a 10-ring target in a given time.

The best 8 shooters qualify and move to the final round.

During the final round, the 10 rings of the target are sub-divided into ten “decimal” score

zones; the highest score possible is 10.9.

The final score is added to the qualification score to determinate the total scores and the

final rankings.

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men

SPECIFICATION DESCRIPTION

QUALIFICATION

40 shots fired in Prone position

40 shots fired in Standing position

40 shots fired in Kneeling position

- Prior to the first competition

shot, any number of sighting

shots may be fired.

- Shots are fired within a time

limit of 45 minutes in the Prone

position, 75 minutes in the

Standing position and 60

minutes in the Kneeling position.

WHO QUALIFIES

FOR THE FINAL? The best 8 shooters enter the final

- The 8 shooters with the highest

“Qualification score” enter the

final.

FINAL ROUND 10 shots fired in Standing position

- Shots are fired on command

within a time limit of 75 seconds

per shot.

- Each shot is evaluated in

decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?

The shooter who totalizes the highest

“Total score” wins

“Qualification” and “Final”

scores are added to determinate

the “Total score”.

TARGET The target is placed 50 meters far

from the shooter’s stand

The target is divided into 10

rings.

10 RING

DIAMETER 10.4 mm (about 0,41 inches)

The 10th ring is far smaller then a

eurocent or a dollar cent coin.

GUN Small bore, single loaded rifle in 5.6

mm (.22 Long Rifle) calibre

- Maximum overall weight of 8

kg.

- The stock incorporates

adjustments, including a hook

type butt plate.

- A rest-stand can be used in

Standing position.

SIGHTS Only metallic sights are permitted - No optical sights are used.

50m Rifle Prone Men


QUALIFICATION 60 shots fired in Prone position



shots may be fired.


limit of 75 minutes

WHO QUALIFIES




final.

FINAL 10 shots fired in Prone position



per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?








- Paper or Electronic targets can

be used.

10 RING






- Maximum overall weight of 8

kg.



type butt plate.


50m Rifle 3 Positions Women


QUALIFICATION

20 shots fired in Prone position

20 shots fired in Standing position

20 shots fired in Kneeling position



shots may be fired.

- Shots are fired within a total

time limit of 135 minutes.

WHO QUALIFIES




final.

FINAL 10 shots fired in Standing position



per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?









rings.

10 RING






- Maximum overall weight of

6.5 kg.



type butt plate.


Standing position.


10m Air Rifle Men


QUALIFICATION 60 shots fired in Standing position



shots may be fired.


limit of 105 minutes.

WHO QUALIFIES




final.




per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?









rings.

10 RING



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GUN Single loaded Air Rifle in 4.5 mm

(.177”) calibre


5.5 kg.

- The pellet is propelled by air

compressed either by an external

lever or by a pre-compressed air

cylinder.


Standing position.


10m Air Rifle Women





shots may be fired.



WHO QUALIFIES




final.




per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?









rings.

10 RING



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GUN Single loaded Air Rifle in 4.5 mm

(.177”) calibre


5.5 kg.


compressed either by an external

lever or by a pre-compressed air

cylinder.


Standing position.


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PISTOL events The competition consists in a qualification and a final round.

During the qualification stages, shots are fired at a 10-ring target in a given time.

The best 8 shooters qualify and move to the final round (6 finalists in the 25m Rapid Fire

Pistol Men event only).

During the final round, the 10 rings of the target are sub-divided into ten “decimal” score

zones; the highest score possible is 10.9 points (except for the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

event, which a "hit-or-miss" logic is used to determine scores).

The final score is added to the qualification score to determinate the total scores and the

final rankings (except for the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men event, which a "hit-or-miss"

logic is used to determine scores in the final).

50m Pistol Men





shots may be fired.

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WHO QUALIFIES




final.




per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?









rings.

10 RING

DIAMETER 50 mm (about 2 inches)

The 10th ring is not wider then a

small espresso cup.

GUN Single loaded, small bore pistol in

5.6 mm (.22”) calibre.

- A well fitting grip is used but

this must not touch any part of

the wrist.

- No restriction on weight,

dimension or trigger pull.

SIGHTS Only open sights are permitted - No optical sights are used.

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men


QUALIFICATION

STAGE 1

2 Series of 5 shots, each fired in 8

seconds

+


seconds

+


seconds

QUALIFICATION

STAGE 2


seconds

+


seconds

+


seconds

WHO QUALIFIES


The qualification score does not

count in the final.

FINAL

- Consists of 8 series

- Each finalist fires 4 Series of 5

shots

- From the 4th series on, after each

series the shooter with the lowest

score leaves the match, right to the

8th series, when the last two shooters

duel for Gold.

- In case of ties, direct-elimination

shoot-offs will be conducted

- Each series (5 shots) must be

fired in rapid sequence within a

maximum of 4 seconds.

- Each shot is evaluated as a

“hit” or a “miss”.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?


number of hits wins

The “Final Score” is the number

of total hits scored.

TARGETS

5 different targets placed 75 cm

apart, 25 meters far from the

shooter’s stand

The “HIT” ring on the target

surface corresponds to 9.7 points

or better.

"HIT" RING

DIAMETER Corresponds to 9.7 points or better

This is the only Shooting Sport

Olympic event using an “hit or

miss” logic.

GUN Rapid Fire Pistol in 5.6mm (.22”)

calibre, with a five-shot magazine

- Maximum weight of 1400 g

- Minimum triggers pull weight

of 1000 g

- The pistol must be capable of

fitting into a box of 300 x 150 x

50 mm

- The pistol grip has various

restrictions on shape and

dimensions and must not touch

any part of the wrist.


25m Pistol Women


QUALIFICATION

1

Precision Stage

6 Series of 5 shots each, fired in

Standing position

- A time of 5 minute is given to

fire each series.

-Shots are fired on a Precision

Target (see below).

QUALIFICATION

2

Rapid Fire Stage

6 Series of 5 shots each, fired in

Standing position

- A time of 3 second is given to

fire each shot, with a break of 7

second between the series.

- Shots are fired on a Rapid Fire

Target (see below)

WHO QUALIFIES


-The scores gained in the two

qualification stages are added to

obtain the “Qualification score”.

FINAL 4 Series of 5 shots, each fired in

Standing position

- A time of 3 second is given to

fire each shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?






PRECISION

TARGET

Single target placed 25 meters far

from the shooter’s stand 10th Ring diameter: 50 mm

RAPID FIRE

TARGET

Single target placed 25 meters far

from the shooter’s stand 10th Ring diameter: 100 mm

GUN Pistol in 5.6 mm (.22 long rifle)

calibre, with a five-shot magazine


- Minimum triggers pull weight

of 1000 g

- The pistol must be capable of

fitting into a box of 300 x 150 x

50 mm

- The pistol grip has various

restrictions on shape and

dimensions and must not touch

any part of the wrist.

SIGHTS Only open sights are permitted No optical sights are used.

10m Air Pistol Men





shots may be fired.



WHO QUALIFIES




final.




per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?









rings.

10 RING

DIAMETER 11,5 mm (about 0,45 inches)

The 10th ring is smaller then a


GUN Single loaded pistol in 4.5 mm

(.177”) calibre


- The trigger pull must be a

minimum of 500 g.

- The pistol grip must not go past

the hand nor touch any part of

the wrist.


either by an external level or by

pre-compressed air or CO2

cylinder.


10m Air Pistol Women





shots may be fired.



WHO QUALIFIES




final.




per shot.


decimal tenths.

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?






TARGET The Target is placed 10 meters far



rings.

10 RING

DIAMETER 11,5 mm (about 0,45 inches)

The 10th ring is smaller then a


GUN Single loaded pistol in 4.5 mm

(.177”) calibre


- The trigger pull must be a

minimum of 500 g.

- The pistol grip must not go past

the hand nor touch any part of

the wrist.


either by an external level or by

pre-compressed air or CO2

cylinder.


SHOTGUN Events The competition consists in a qualification and a final round.

Shooters, drawn in squads of 6, must stand on designated shooting stations to shoot at clay

targets that are released on or after the shooter’s command.

A “HIT” is declared when the target is shot and at least 1 visible piece is seen by the

Referee to fall from it.

The shooter who hits the most targets (qualification rounds + final) wins.

Shotguns and Cartridges - Shotguns differ from rifles and pistols in that they are smooth

bored rather than “rifled” and fire a number of pellets rather than a single projectile. The

maximum effective range for clay target shooting is considered to be about 50m.

“Clay” Targets - The modern flying saucer shaped targets that are now shot in

competitions are not now made of clay but of pitch and chalk. They are approximately 110

mm x 25 mm (4” x 1”). Targets are generally orange coloured for better sighting, and the

targets used in Finals rounds also contain a coloured powder highlighting the HITS (so

called “flash targets”).

Target Throwing Machines - These are called “traps”. They are sophisticated automatic

machines that are capable of throwing a clay target the trajectories and distances required

for each event. The target is released by the trap via a microphone system that reacts to the

shooter’s call.

Trap Men

The Trap event is considered to be shotgun’s “long range” contest.

Trap shooters use double-barrelled guns because in the qualification stages 2 shots are permitted at

each target. During the final round, only one shot is permitted at each target.

Targets are released from an underground bunker, which has 15 trap machines in a straight line

below ground level, set to throw targets at various heights, angles and speeds, away from the

shooter.

The shooters shoot in turn from 5 designated shooting stations set 15m back from the front edge of

the bunker roof and about 3 meters apart. The shooter does not know from which trap the target

will be thrown but all shooters shoot at the same kind of targets at sometime during the round.

A round consists of 25 targets for each shooter.

SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION

QUALIFICATION 125 clays in 5 rounds of 25

targets

- Shooters, divided in squads

of 6, fire 5 qualification

rounds of 25 targets each.

- 2 shots are permitted at each

target.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR

THE FINAL?

The best 6 shooters enter the

final

- The 6 shooters with the

highest “Qualification score”

enter the final.

FINAL 1 round of 25 targets

- 1 shot is permitted at each

target (the second barrel can’t

be used).

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?

The shooter who totalizes the

highest “Total score” wins


scores are added to

determinate the “Total score”.

TARGETS

Clay target about 110 mm (4

inches) in diameter and about

25 mm (1 inch) in height.

Targets are coloured in bright

orange for better sighting and

the targets used in final

rounds also contain a powder

which is more easily seen (so

called flash targets).

GUN Shotgun

- 12 gauge

- Single trigger, “over-under”

shotgun (one barrel above the

other).

- Loaded with smooth bored

shells with a maximum of

24.5 g of pellets

Trap Women

The Trap event is considered to be shotgun’s “long range” contest.

Trap shooters use double-barrelled guns because in the qualification stages 2 shots are permitted at

each target. During the final round, only one shot is permitted at each target.

Targets are released from an underground bunker, which has 15 trap machines in a straight line

below ground level, set to throw targets at various heights, angles and speeds, away from the

shooter.

The shooters shoot in turn from 5 designated shooting stations set 15m back from the front edge of

the bunker roof and about 3 meters apart. The shooter does not know from which trap the target

will be thrown but all shooters shoot at the same kind of targets at sometime during the round.

A round consists of 25 targets for each shooter.



targets



rounds of 25 targets each.

- 2 shot are permitted at each

target.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR

THE FINAL?


final



enter the final.


- 1 shot only is permitted at

each target (the second barrel

can’t be used).

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?




scores are added to


TARGETS










GUN Shotgun

- 12 gauge



other).



24.5 g of pellets.

Skeet Men

Skeet is considered a “short range” event.

Shooters fire from 8 different designated shooting stations at a series of “singles” and simultaneous

“doubles”, which are thrown from two different trap houses (“high house” and “low house”)

situated at each end of an arc of a circle of about 40 m diameter.

Shooters may fire only 1 shot per target. Shooters must also hold their shotgun stock on or below

an official marker tape, which is fixed at elbow level, until the target appears.

Targets are thrown on shooter’s command after a variable delay (0-3 seconds)

The men's match consists in a qualification of 125 targets, shot in five rounds of 25 over 2 days.

Three qualification rounds are fired on day one; two qualification rounds plus the final are shot on

day two.

Following the qualifications, the top six shooters advance to a 25 target “Finals” round.

Medals are awarded on the total of the Qualification and the Final scores.



targets



rounds of 25 targets each over

two days.


target.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR

THE FINAL?


final



enter the final.


WHO WINS THE

MATCH?




scores are added to


TARGETS










GUN Shotgun

- 12 gauge



other).



24.5 g of pellets.

Skeet Women

Skeet is considered a “short range” event.

Shooters fire from 8 different designated shooting stations at a series of “singles” and simultaneous

“doubles”, which are thrown from two different trap houses (“high house” and “low house”)

situated at each end of an arc of a circle of about 40 m diameter.

Shooters may fire only 1 shot per target. Shooters must also hold their shotgun stock on or below

an official marker tape, which is fixed at elbow level, until the target appears.

Targets are thrown on shooter’s command after a variable delay (0-3 seconds)

The women’s match consists in a qualification of 75 targets, shot in three rounds of 25 over 1 day.

Following the qualifications, the top six shooters advance to a 25 target “Finals” round.

Medals are awarded on the total of the Qualification and the Final scores.



targets



rounds of 25 targets each over

one day.


target.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR

THE FINAL?


final



enter the final.


WHO WINS THE

MATCH?




scores are added to


TARGETS










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- 12 gauge



other).



24.5 g of pellets.

Double Trap Men

Double Trap is considered the “medium range” event.

The shooters (in squads of six) shoot in turn from 5 designated shooting stations set 15m back from

the front edge of the bunker roof.

Upon shooter’s command, 2 targets (the “double” or “couple”) are released simultaneously within

a period of 0 ~ 1 second from the trap machines in centre of the bunker. The 2 targets travel at

different heights and angles and a round consist of 25 “doubles” (for a total of 50 targets). The

shooters fire 1 shot at each target.

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QUALIFICATION

150 clays in 3 rounds of 50

targets.

- The targets are thrown in

couples (the “doubles”).



rounds of 25 “doubles” (50

targets) each.

WHO QUALIFIES FOR

THE FINAL?


final



enter the final.

FINAL 1 round of 50 targets The targets are thrown in

couples (the “doubles”).

WHO WINS THE

MATCH?




scores are added to


TARGETS










WEAPON Shotgun

- 12 gauge



other).



24.5 g of pellets.

Rules And Procedures

Differences between the ISSF World Championships and Olympic Games

On the programme of the Olympic Games 2008, there are 15 shooting events. At the ISSF World

Championships there are 55: there are additional 300m rifle events, 50m running target events as

well as further 50m rifle, 25m pistol, 10m running target events and additional shotgun events. In

most events there are four categories: Men, Women, Men Junior and Women Junior. All events at

ISSF World Championships are held in individual and team competitions (three team members).

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Tie Break Procedures

In the Qualification rounds of rifle and pistol events (except for 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men) to

decide who qualifies for the finals ties are broken by comparing the inner tens (a smaller ring

inside the ten used for deciding ties) scored by the shooters thorughout the all qualification series.

If the score remains tied, then the shooters have to go trough a shoot-off to decie the finalists.

In the Qualification rounds of all Shotgun events and the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men event, shoot-

offs are held to break ties to decide who should participate in the Finals. In all Finals, shoot-offs

will be used to break any ties.

Penalties / Disqualification Rules

Score Protests: a shooter may make a Score Protest about the value of a shot. If this is denied a

two-point penalty is automatically incurred. Such protests are resolved by the Classification Jury

using accredited techniques. Other Penalties / Disqualification are in accordance with the ISSF

Rules. Most common reasons for penalties are cross-fired shots, and for disqualification failure of

rifle clothing being too stiff, and failure of pistol trigger weight test (too light).

Appeals and Protests

In accordance with the ISSF Rules, events have specific protest/appeal times. Official results are

not published until problems, if any, are resolved. For the benefit of the Media and Spectators,

Preliminary Results may be released for some events.

Records

Olympic Records (OR) may be established only in the Olympic shooting events in the Olympic

Games.

World Records (WR) and Junior World Records (WRJ) may be established in all recognized ISSF

Men's, Women's and Junior events, and in Olympic Games, ISSF World Championships, ISSF

World Cup Finals, ISSF World Cups, Continental Championships and Continental Games which

have been conducted according to the ISSF Rules.

Final Olympic Records (FOR) may be established only in the Olympic shooting events in the

Olympic Games.

Final World Records (FWR) may be established only in Olympic events for Men and Women in

all ISSF recognised championships and are comprised of the results of the Qualification added to

the results of the Finals for each event.

How to qualify for the Olympic Games Since 1988 the Participation in the Olympic Shooting events is not guaranteed. Each national

shooting federation must earn "Quota Places”.

The quota place distribution for the 2012 Olympic Games of London will start in the year 2010.

Participation

Before an athlete may participate in the Olympic Shooting events the NOC must have earned a

"Quota Place".

Quota Places

Quota Places are generally awarded when an athlete wins a gold medal at the ISSF World Cups, or

achieves a high place at the World Championships or at a Continental Championship in Africa,

America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, in the three years preceding the Olympic year.

A Quota Place guarantees that someone from a given country, not necessarily the athlete who earned

it, may compete in that Olympic event. Each athlete who wins or obtains one (1) of the following

named places in the Olympic events obtains one (1) qualification place (quota place) for his/her

NOC in the Olympic Games.

The maximum number of qualified athletes is 28 per NOC, the maximum qualification per event is

two (2) athletes per NOC, except in the Trap and Skeet events for women in which the qualification

is limited per NOC to one (1) athlete only.

One (1) athlete can obtain only one (1) quota place for his/her NOC in any event. If a quota place

is won in an event by an athlete who has already won a quota place in any event, the quota place

will be granted to the NOC of the next ranking athlete.

Each athlete, however, who has been entered in one event in a quota place by his/her NOC can be

entered as a double starter in other events if he/she has also obtained the Minimum Qualification

Scores (MQS) in the other events. NOCs are not allowed to enter more than two (2) shooters in any

event.

On request of an NOC/ISSF Member Federation, one quota place in one event can be changed for

one quota place in any other event if available.

Unused quota places will be reallocated by the ISSF and the Tripartite Commission. Where

possible, they will be reallocated to the next highest ranked athletes at qualification events from

NOCs not already qualified.

Tripartite Commission Invitation Places

Athletes granted Invitation places must have achieved the MQS.

Universality Places

Minimum Qualification Score (MQS)

Only athletes who have attained the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) can be entered in one (1)

or more events on the Olympic shooting program.

The MQS results can be achieved in specific qualification competitions such as ISSF World

Championships, ISSF World Cup Finals, ISSF World Cups, Continental Championships and

regional competitions which have the MQS status during the years 2010, 2011 and in the first half

of 2012 before the Olympic Games. The minimum qualification scores (MQS) have been

established as follows:

Disciplines Events for Men MQS Events for Women MQS

Rifle

50m Rifle 3 Positions 50m Rifle Prone 10m Air Rifle

1135 587 570

50m Rifle 3 Positions 10m Air Rifle

555 375

Pistol

50m Pistol 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 10m Air Pistol

540 560 563

25m Pistol 10m Air Pistol

555 365

Shotgun

Trap Double Trap Skeet

112 118 114

Trap

Skeet

58 60

Shooting Heros at the Games Every era has its own heroes. The passion shooters have for their sport has not changed since

shooting sport was first introduced to the Olympic Games in 1896. Olympic history abounds with

tales of athletes who overcame crippling adversity to win gold medals.

No discussion is needed when it comes to naming Olympic shooting’s first family. The remarkable

records of Oscar and Alfred Swahn make heroes for the ages.

Together father Oscar and son Alfred Swahn won 15 medals at four Olympic Games. In London

1908, the Swedes dominated the running deer event and Oscar and Alfred Swahn were both

members of the team. The 60-year old Oscar opened the medal hunting for the Swahn family by

winning a gold and bronze medal in the individual competition and added gold together with his

son in the team match. In Stockholm 1912, the home race for the Swahn family, Alfred won his

first individual gold medal and both repeated their gold medal victory with the team. Also for 1920

Antwerp the Swahns were chosen to represent their country at the Games and returned “high”

decorated with medals back home. Oscar was part of the team and won silver at the age of 72 years:

he was the oldest medallist in the history of the Games – a record that still stands and is unlikely to

be challenged. Alfred went to Paris 1924 without his father. Although Oscar had been named to the

team, he was ill at the Games time and could not attend. Alfred kept up the family tradition by

winning two more bronze and one silver. This was the last time Swahn appeared at the Games.

Karoly Takacs was part of Hungary's world-champion pistol-shooting team in 1939 when an army

grenade exploded in his right hand. Nine years later, he won the first gold medal in rapid-fire pistol

at the Olympic Games in London 1948 and won another Olympic Gold medal at the next Games in

Helsinki in 1952 - after teaching himself to shoot left-handed.

In the seventies and eighties, Sweden’s Ragnar Skanaker hit his peak by winning one gold and two

silver medals in the 50m Pistol event. This promising newcomer won the gold medal at the Olympic

Games in Munich 1972 and from then on one could not imagined the shooting sport without the

presence of this Swedish athlete. In 1992 Skanaker won his last Olympic Bronze medal in

Barcelona. After a break, the now seventy year old athlete has returned to his sport and is again a

serious opponent amongst the international competing athletes.

The name that stands for 2000’s shooting sport hero is Ralf Schumann from Germany. Schumann

who united discipline, accuracy and passion. In his sport , the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol, he has already

made a name for himself by winning three Olympic Gold medals in the Rapid Fire Pistol event in

Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004. Despite ongoing changes in the shooting sport,

which influences training and performances, Ralf Schumann is still the ambitious enthusiast of

today’s and tomorrows shooting sport.

The Rifle shooter Katerina Emmons (CZE) and the Pistol shooter Jin Jong Oh (KOR) bounded their

named to the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing. Katerina Emmons won the 10m Air Rifle Women

event, gaining the very first Gold medal of the 2008 Olympic Games. She closed her participation

in the sport festival with a double success by gaining Silver in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

event. Jin Jong Oh, a successful Korean Pistol shooter that had distinguished also at the 2004

Games, won Gold and Silver at the 50m Pistol Men and at the 10m Air Pistol Men events. The two

shooters were also named "Shooter of the Year 2008" by a special commission of the AIPS, the

International Association of the Sport Press.

The shooting sport at the Olympic Games In 1896, the modern Olympic Games began, through the efforts of the Frenchman Baron Pierre de

Coubertin, who made his life's work to resurrect the Olympic dream that had first begun in ancient

Greece several centuries before the common area. In Athens, Greece the first modern Olympic

Games were conducted with nine sports and the former French pistol champion, Pierre de Coubertin

supported the inclusion of two big-bore rifle and three pistol events on the Olympic program.

Up until today Shooting Sport just had missed twice to be on the Olympic program. Shooting Sport

competitions were not held at the 3rd Games 1904 in St. Louis, USA and at the Games 1928 in

Amsterdam, NED.

The list of events has been modified at successive Games in the light of how guns have evolved,

taking account also of customs and tradition. Until 1924, the Shooting program contained a

multitude of events that were subsequently dropped: 31 events at all. 17 of these 31 events appeared

on the program just once, and further nine appeared twice. This shows how unstable the program

was at that time. After a “break” in 1928, shooting returned to the Olympics in 1932 with only two

events - one for pistols and one for rifles. Since World War II the programme has become relatively

standardised.

Of the events that were dropped, it is worth mentioning the 300m rifle, which was included in the

program of 12 times until 1972 which had been one of the three shooting events on the program

since 1896. Individual and team events were fired until 1948, when team competitions were

eliminated by the ISSF- International Shooting Sport federation, former UIT - International

Shooting Federation.

Women were first allowed to compete in Olympic shooting in 1968. In that year Mexico, Peru and

Poland each entered one female contestant. Women have competed with the men until 1980. At the

1984 Games, women took part for the first time in a separate program consisting of three events.

Between 1984 and 1992 the number of women's events increased gradually. In addition, trap and

skeet events remained mixed, i.e. open to both men and women.

As of 1996 in Atlanta, the shooting programme was segregated, with men's events being separated

from the women's. More recently, the double trap events for men and women were added to the

Olympic programme.

Participation has crown steadily through the years. While only 31 known competitors from seven

nations competed in the shooting events at the first Games Athens in 1896, 462 shooters participated

from 68 nations at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. In the following Games the participation was

restricted by the IOC quota rule and the IOC has approved a total quota of 3400 athletes in Seoul

1988 who came from 66 nations.

At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games 390 athletes were accepted for participation, where 253 men

and 157 women from 106 nations took part in 17 shooting events.

The Olympic Program changed for the 2008 Games, and the number of shooting events passed from

17 to 15. Running Target and Double Trap Women events were discontinued. In spite of the events

reduction, the participation increased, and 390 shooters coming from more then 100 countries took

part in the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing.

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actual shooting events at the olympic games

Sports

final round10 shots

standing position shots

prone position shots

final10 shots

final scores

standing position20

standing position40

final rankings