1959 World Shotgun Championships
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The 1959 World Shotgun Championships were held in Cairo
, Egypt
, the United Arab Republic
.
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, the United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic , often abbreviated as the U.A.R., was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal...
.
Medal count
| Rank | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Egypt |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Results
| Individual | | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... |
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| |
293 | |
578 | ||
| |
292 | |
572 | ||
| |
290 | |
Egypt |
569 | |
| Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions... |
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195 | ||||
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192 | ||||
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191 | ||||