1958 ISSF World Shooting Championships
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The 37th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships
in all ISSF shooting events
that were held in Moscow
, Russia
, the Soviet Union
in 1958. For the first time ever, specific women's and junior events (50 metre rifle three positions
and 50+100 metre rifle prone) were included.
ISSF World Shooting Championships
The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. 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...
in all ISSF shooting events
ISSF shooting events
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....
that were held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
, the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1958. For the first time ever, specific women's and junior events (50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...
and 50+100 metre rifle prone) were included.
Medal count
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
24 | 12 | 4 | 40 |
| 2 |  United States |
5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 |style="text-align: left"| |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 |style="text-align: left"| |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 |  Venezuela |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |style="text-align: left"| |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |