1962 ISSF World Shooting Championships
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The 38th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships
in all ISSF shooting events
that were held in Cairo
, Egypt
in 1962.
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 Cairo
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...
in 1962.
Medal count
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
22 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 2 |  United States |
7 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  West Germany |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Finland |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Venezuela |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  German Democratic Republic |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
