2008 World Running Target Championships
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The 2008 World Running Target Championships were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships
held in Plzeň, the Czech Republic
, in October 2008 as a replacement for the lost Olympic status of 10 metre running target. Apart from this event, competitions were also held in 10 metre running target mixed
, 50 metre running target and 50 metre running target mixed
. The men's and women's regular 10 metre competitions featured the new semifinal and final stages known as medal matches.
Most of the top European shooters, which constitute the majority of the worldwide elite in running target, were present. No shooters from the most successful non-European nation, China
, were competing. Russia and Ukraine dominated, winning 19 medals each.
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...
held in Plzeň, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, in October 2008 as a replacement for the lost Olympic status of 10 metre running target. Apart from this event, competitions were also held in 10 metre running target mixed
10 metre running target mixed
10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible...
, 50 metre running target and 50 metre running target mixed
50 metre running target mixed
50 metre running target mixed is an ISSF shooting event, shot with a .22-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10 metre wide opening...
. The men's and women's regular 10 metre competitions featured the new semifinal and final stages known as medal matches.
Most of the top European shooters, which constitute the majority of the worldwide elite in running target, were present. No shooters from the most successful non-European nation, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, were competing. Russia and Ukraine dominated, winning 19 medals each.
Schedule
| Date | Men | Junior men | Women | Junior women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 20 | 10 m RT mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
10 m RT mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
10 m RT mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
10 m RT mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
| Tuesday, October 21 | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT |
| Wednesday, October 22 | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | ||
| Thursday, October 23 | 50 m RT mixed 50 metre running target mixed 50 metre running target mixed is an ISSF shooting event, shot with a .22-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10 metre wide opening... |
50 m RT mixed 50 metre running target mixed 50 metre running target mixed is an ISSF shooting event, shot with a .22-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10 metre wide opening... |
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| Friday, October 24 | 50 m RT (slow runs) | 50 m RT (slow runs) | ||
| Saturday, October 25 | 50 m RT (fast runs) | 50 m RT (fast runs) |
Medal table
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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Results
| Individual | | Teams | | Juniors | | Junior teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 metre running target | |||||||||||
| 593 | 1763 | 590 | 1745 | ||||||||
| 592+20 | 1759 | 586 | 1742 | ||||||||
| 592+19 | 1758 | 585 | 1732 | ||||||||
| Men's 50 metre running target mixed 50 metre running target mixed 50 metre running target mixed is an ISSF shooting event, shot with a .22-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10 metre wide opening... |
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| 393+19 | 1169 | 389+20 | 1147 | ||||||||
| 393+17 | 1164 | 389+16 | 1143 | ||||||||
| 391 | 1160 | 387 | 1140 | ||||||||
| Men's 10 metre running target | |||||||||||
| Details below |
1726 | 572 | 1698 | ||||||||
| 1714 | 570 | 1670 | |||||||||
| 1711 | 568 | 1662 | |||||||||
| Men's 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
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| 383+18 | 1137 | 382 | 1109 | ||||||||
| 383+16 | 1127 | 378 | 1102 | ||||||||
| 382 | 1125 | 374 | 1091 | ||||||||
| Women's 10 metre running target | |||||||||||
| Details below |
No team championship | 371 | 1080 | ||||||||
| 368+20 | 1052 | ||||||||||
| 368+18 | 991 | ||||||||||
| Women's 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed 10 metre running target mixed is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 metres from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible... |
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| 381 | No team championship | 374 | 1093 | ||||||||
| 376 | 368 | 1048 | |||||||||
| 373 | 366 | 964 | |||||||||