Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Shooting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London
are scheduled to be held from 28 July to 5 August at the Royal Artillery Barracks
in Woolwich
. Fifteen events are expected to be included with 390 athletes expected to take part. The events will be the same as in 2008
:
The competitions were originally planned for the National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey
, and the temporary solution at the Royal Artillery Barracks (which is in the River Zone) was adopted later after the International Olympic Committee
expressed concerns about the distance between London and Bisley.
Since the pistols used in the pistol shooting events are illegal in England, Scotland and Wales
, special dispensation had to be granted by the UK Government to allow certain events to go ahead.
or the 2010 ISSF World Cup, leading to decreased interest in these competitions to the point where the 2010 competition planned for New Delhi had to be rescheduled and moved to Australia. The International Shooting Sport Federation
announced that qualification would commence with the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships
in Munich
, which ended on 10 August, almost exactly two years before the Olympics.
The following table has been updated after the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships. Great Britain did not qualify spots through the World Championship, rather its places are guarnteed due to it being the host nation, however it can qualify shooters to the other events. Iran
is the only country that did not send shooters to the 2008 Summer Olympics
to have qualified a shooter for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
are scheduled to be held from 28 July to 5 August at the Royal Artillery Barracks
Royal Artillery Barracks
The Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in South East London is the "home" of the Royal Artillery. It is famous for having the longest continuous building facade in the UK as well as for having the largest parade square of any UK barracks.-History:...
in Woolwich
Woolwich
Woolwich is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.Woolwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created...
. Fifteen events are expected to be included with 390 athletes expected to take part. The events will be the same as in 2008
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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| Discipline | Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle | 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... |
✔ | ✔ |
| 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
✔ | ||
| 10 metre air rifle | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Pistol | 50 metre pistol | ✔ | |
| 25 metre pistol | ✔ | ||
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | ✔ | ||
| 10 metre air pistol | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Shotgun | 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... |
✔ | ✔ |
| 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... |
✔ | ✔ | |
| Double trap Double Trap Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed.... |
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The competitions were originally planned for the National Shooting Centre in Bisley, Surrey
Bisley, Surrey
Bisley is a large village in Surrey, England, which is notable for rifle shooting. Bisley's immediate neighbours are West End, Chobham and Knaphill.- History :...
, and the temporary solution at the Royal Artillery Barracks (which is in the River Zone) was adopted later after the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
expressed concerns about the distance between London and Bisley.
Since the pistols used in the pistol shooting events are illegal in England, Scotland and Wales
Gun politics in the United Kingdom
Gun politics in the United Kingdom generally places its main considerations on how best to ensure public safety and how deaths involving firearms can most effectively be prevented. The United Kingdom has one of the lowest rates of gun homicides in the world, and did so even before strict gun...
, special dispensation had to be granted by the UK Government to allow certain events to go ahead.
Qualification
The qualification system will be similar to that used for previous Games, with a fixed number of quota places divided among the nations whose shooters place well at the top-level global and continental championships. However, due to new IOC regulations mandating that all qualification events take place during the last 24 months before the Olympics, no such quota places are awarded during the 2009 ISSF World Cup2009 ISSF World Cup
The 2009 ISSF World Cup is the twenty-fourth annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Four qualification competitions are held in each event, spanning from April to June, and the best shooters will qualify for the...
or the 2010 ISSF World Cup, leading to decreased interest in these competitions to the point where the 2010 competition planned for New Delhi had to be rescheduled and moved to Australia. The International Shooting Sport Federation
International Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...
announced that qualification would commence with the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships
2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 50th ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Munich, Germany from July 29, 2010 to August 10, 2010.- Medal count :- World records :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- External links :*...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, which ended on 10 August, almost exactly two years before the Olympics.
The following table has been updated after the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships. Great Britain did not qualify spots through the World Championship, rather its places are guarnteed due to it being the host nation, however it can qualify shooters to the other events. Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
is the only country that did not send shooters to the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
to have qualified a shooter for the 2012 Summer Olympics.