Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Shooting
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueNational Shooting Center
Dates6–14 August
No. of events15
Competitors390
Shooting at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Rifle
50 m rifle three positions men women
50 m rifle prone men
10 m air rifle   men   women
Pistol
50 m pistol men
25 m pistol women
25 m rapid fire pistol men
10 m air pistol men women
Shotgun
Trap men women
Double trap men
Skeet men women

Shooting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 14 August at the National Shooting Center in Deodoro.[1] A maximum of 390 athletes were able to compete in the fifteen events across these Games. The event format was similar to 2012, although there were significant changes to the rules and guidelines of the competition.

Format changes

On 23 November 2012, the International Shooting Sport Federation instituted new rules to the competition format designed to enhance the sport's appeal to youth, to make it more spectator and media friendly, and to keep the competitions fair and transparent. The most significant change to the rules is the new final format for all Olympic events, where all finalists must start from scratch. Furthermore, all finals feature an elimination stage, until the competition ends up with duels between the two shooters to decide the gold and silver medals. Other ratified changes include decimal scoring for both air rifle and rifle prone, separate sighting and match firing periods, limited use of performance-enhancing rifle clothing and equipment, target throwing distance in skeet shooting, and adjustment of targets in the double trap.[2]

Qualification

The qualification system was similar to that used for previous Games, with a fixed number of quota places divided among the nations whose shooters place well at top-level global and continental championships. As per the guidelines from the International Shooting Sport Federation, qualification commenced with the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Granada, Spain, which concluded on 19 September 2014, two years before the Olympics.[3][4] Throughout the process, quota places were generally awarded when a shooter earns a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup series or posts a top finish at the ISSF World Championships or the continental championships (Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas).

Brazil did not qualify through the World Championships, rather its nine places were guaranteed due to it being the host nation.[5]

Competition schedule

QQualification FFinal
Event↓/Date → Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14
Rifle
Men's 10 m air rifle Q F
Men's 50 m rifle prone Q F
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions Q F
Women's 10 m air rifle Q F
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions Q F
Pistol
Men's 10 m air pistol Q F
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Q F
Men's 50 m pistol Q F
Women's 10 m air pistol Q F
Women's 25 m pistol Q F
Shotgun
Men's trap Q F
Men's double trap Q F
Men's skeet Q F
Women's trap Q F
Women's skeet Q F

Participation

Participating nations

Competitors

Medal summary

Medal table

Key

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Italy4307
2 Germany3104
3 China1247
4 South Korea1102
 Vietnam1102
6 United States1023
7 Greece1012
 Individual Olympic Athletes1012
9 Australia1001
 Croatia1001
11 Russia0224
12 France0112
13 Brazil*0101
 New Zealand0101
 Sweden0101
 Ukraine0101
17 Great Britain0022
18 North Korea0011
 Switzerland0011
Total 19 NOCs 15 15 15 45

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
Hoàng Xuân Vinh
 Vietnam OR		 Felipe Almeida Wu
 Brazil		 Pang Wei
 China
10 metre air rifle
Niccolò Campriani
 Italy OR		 Serhiy Kulish
 Ukraine 		Vladimir Maslennikov
 Russia
25 metre rapid fire pistol
Christian Reitz
 Germany 		Jean Quiquampoix
 France		 Li Yuehong
 China
50 metre pistol
Jin Jong-oh
 South Korea OR		 Hoàng Xuân Vinh
 Vietnam 		Kim Song-guk
 North Korea
50 metre rifle prone
Henri Junghänel
 Germany OR 		Kim Jong-hyun
 South Korea 		Kirill Grigoryan
 Russia
50 metre rifle three positions
Niccolò Campriani
 Italy OR		 Sergey Kamenskiy
 Russia		 Alexis Raynaud
 France
Skeet
Gabriele Rossetti
 Italy		 Marcus Svensson
 Sweden		 Abdullah Al-Rashidi
 Individual Olympic Athletes
Trap
Josip Glasnović
 Croatia		 Giovanni Pellielo
 Italy		 Edward Ling
 Great Britain
Double trap
Fehaid Al-Deehani
 Individual Olympic Athletes 		Marco Innocenti
 Italy 		Steven Scott
 Great Britain

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
Zhang Mengxue
 China OR		 Vitalina Batsarashkina
 Russia		 Anna Korakaki
 Greece
10 metre air rifle
Virginia Thrasher
 United States OR		 Du Li
 China		 Yi Siling
 China
25 metre pistol
Anna Korakaki
 Greece		 Monika Karsch
 Germany		 Heidi Diethelm Gerber
 Switzerland
50 metre rifle three positions
Barbara Engleder
 Germany		 Zhang Binbin
 China		 Du Li
 China
Skeet
Diana Bacosi
 Italy		 Chiara Cainero
 Italy		 Kim Rhode
 United States
Trap
Catherine Skinner
 Australia		 Natalie Rooney
 New Zealand		 Corey Cogdell
 United States

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Shooting". Rio 2016. 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "New ISSF 2013-2016 Rules: competitions will start from zero, and end in a duel". International Shooting Sport Federation. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "The road to Rio 2016 starts from Spain: 51st ISSF World Championship presented in Granada". International Shooting Sport Federation. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rio 2016 Quota Places: the distribution rules". International Shooting Sport Federation. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Quota Places". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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