Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Shooting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were originally scheduled from 25 July to 3 August 2020, due to the postponement of the Summer Olympics to 2021, the rescheduled dates were on 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range.[1][2] Unlike in 2016, the number of shooters competing across fifteen events at these Games had been reduced from 390 to 360, with an equal distribution between men and women. Furthermore, several significant changes were instituted in the Olympic shooting program, including the substitution of three male-only events (rifle prone, free pistol, and double trap), with the mixed team competitions.[3]

Shooting
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueAsaka Shooting Range
Dates24 July – 2 August 2021
No. of events15
Competitors360 (180 men and 180 women)
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2024 →

Competition format edit

On 9 June 2017, the International Shooting Sport Federation welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee to approve the changes to the Olympic shooting program in achieving gender equality and to enhance the sport's popularity and worldwide appeal.[3] One of the significant changes in the program was to replace the three men-only events, namely 50 m rifle prone, 50 m pistol, and double trap, with the mixed team competitions (rifle, pistol, and trap), as a means of ensuring gender equality. Other ratified changes included the same number of shots for both men and women and the progressive elimination finals for both the women's sport pistol and the shotgun events.[4]

Similar to the 2016 format, all shooters who advanced to the Olympic finals of their individual events must start from scratch and compete against each other in a series of elimination rounds. The stage continues until the competition leaves with only two shooters battling out in a duel to decide the gold and silver medals.[5]

Qualification edit

In February 2018, the International Shooting Sport Federation agreed to change the rules on the allocation of the Olympic quota places, as it aims to attain gender equality. As a result, a total of 360 quota places, an equal distribution between men and women, will be awarded at the top-level global and continental championships.

As per the guidelines from the International Shooting Sport Federation, the qualification period commences with the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea, which concludes on 15 September 2018, less than two years before the Olympics. There, forty-eight individual and twelve mixed team quota places will be assigned.[6][7] Throughout the process, quota places will be generally awarded when a shooter earns a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup series or posts a top finish at the ISSF World Championships or the continental championships (Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas).

After the qualification period concludes and all NOCs receive the official list of quota places, the ISSF will check the World Ranking list in each of the individual shooting events. The highest-ranked shooter, who has not qualified in any event and whose NOC does not have a berth in a specific event, will obtain a direct Olympic quota place.[8]

Unlike the previous Games, host nation Japan is guaranteed twelve quota places, with one in each of the individual shooting events.[9]

Schedule edit

Legend
Q Qualification F Final

[10][11]

Event ↓ / Date → Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2
Rifle
Men's 10 m air rifle Q F
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions Q F
Women's 10 m air rifle Q F
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions Q F
Mixed 10 m air rifle team Q F
Pistol
Men's 10 m air pistol Q F
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Q F
Women's 10 m air pistol Q F
Women's 25 m pistol Q Q F
Mixed 10 m air pistol team Q F
Shotgun
Men's trap Q Q F
Men's skeet Q Q F
Women's trap Q Q F
Women's skeet Q Q F
Mixed trap team Q F


Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China41611
2  United States3216
3  ROC2428
4  Czech Republic1102
5  Switzerland1012
6  France1001
  Iran1001
  Slovakia1001
  Spain1001
10  San Marino0112
  Serbia0112
12  Bulgaria0101
  Cuba0101
  Denmark0101
  Italy0101
  South Korea0101
17  Great Britain0011
  Kuwait0011
  Ukraine0011
Totals (19 entries)15151545

Men's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
details
Javad Foroughi
  Iran
Damir Mikec
  Serbia
Pang Wei
  China
25 metre rapid fire pistol
details
Jean Quiquampoix
  France
Leuris Pupo
  Cuba
Li Yuehong
  China
10 metre air rifle
details
Will Shaner
  United States
Sheng Lihao
  China
Yang Haoran
  China
50 metre rifle three positions
details
Zhang Changhong
  China
Sergey Kamenskiy
  ROC
Milenko Sebić
  Serbia
Skeet
details
Vincent Hancock
  United States
Jesper Hansen
  Denmark
Abdullah Al-Rashidi
  Kuwait
Trap
details
Jiří Lipták
  Czech Republic
David Kostelecký
  Czech Republic
Matthew Coward-Holley
  Great Britain

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
details
Vitalina Batsarashkina
  ROC
Antoaneta Kostadinova
  Bulgaria
Jiang Ranxin
  China
25 metre pistol
details
Vitalina Batsarashkina
  ROC
Kim Min-jung
  South Korea
Xiao Jiaruixuan
  China
10 metre air rifle
details
Yang Qian
  China
Anastasiia Galashina
  ROC
Nina Christen
  Switzerland
50 metre rifle three positions
details
Nina Christen
  Switzerland
Yulia Zykova
  ROC
Yulia Karimova
  ROC
Skeet
details
Amber English
  United States
Diana Bacosi
  Italy
Wei Meng
  China
Trap
details
Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková
  Slovakia
Kayle Browning
  United States
Alessandra Perilli
  San Marino

Mixed events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol team
details
  China
Jiang Ranxin
Pang Wei
  ROC
Vitalina Batsarashkina
Artem Chernousov
  Ukraine
Olena Kostevych
Oleh Omelchuk
10 metre air rifle team
details
  China
Yang Qian
Yang Haoran
  United States
Mary Tucker
Lucas Kozeniesky
  ROC
Yulia Karimova
Sergey Kamenskiy
Trap team
details
  Spain
Alberto Fernández
Fátima Gálvez
  San Marino
Gian Marco Berti
Alessandra Perilli
  United States
Brian Burrows
Madelynn Bernau

Records broken edit

Event Round Name Nation Score Date Record
Women's 10 metre air rifle Qualification Jeanette Hegg Duestad   Norway 632.9 24 July OR[12]
Women's 10 metre air rifle Final Yang Qian   China 251.8 24 July OR[13]
Men's 10 metre air pistol Final Javad Foroughi   Iran 244.8 24 July OR[14]
Women's 10 metre air pistol Qualification Jiang Ranxin   China 587 25 July =WR[a][15]
Women's 10 metre air pistol Final Vitalina Batsarashkina   ROC 240.3 25 July OR[16]
Men's 10 metre air rifle Qualification Yang Haoran   China 632.7 25 July OR[17]
Men's 10 metre air rifle Final William Shaner   United States 251.6 25 July OR[18]
Women's skeet Qualification Wei Meng   China 124 26 July =WR[a][19]
Men's skeet Qualification Éric Delaunay   France 124 26 July OR[20]
Tammaro Cassandro   Italy
Women's skeet Final Amber English   United States 56 26 July OR[21]
Men's skeet Final Vincent Hancock   United States 59 26 July OR[22]
Mixed 10 metre air pistol team Qualification Manu Bhaker
Saurabh Chaudhary
  India 582 27 July OR[23]
Mixed 10 metre air rifle team Qualification Yang Qian
Yang Haoran
  China 633.2 27 July WR[24]
Women's trap Qualification Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková   Slovakia 125 29 July WR[25]
Women's trap Final Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková   Slovakia 43 29 July OR[25]
Men's trap Final Jiří Lipták   Czech Republic 43 29 July OR[26]
David Kostelecký   Czech Republic
Women's 25 metre pistol Final Vitalina Batsarashkina   ROC 38 30 July OR[27]
Kim Min-jung   South Korea
Mixed trap team Qualification Fátima Gálvez
Alberto Fernández
  Spain 148 31 July OR[28]
Alessandra Perilli
Gian Marco Berti
  San Marino
Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Qualification Yulia Zykova   ROC 1182 31 July OR[29]
Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Final Nina Christen   Switzerland 463.9 31 July OR[29]
Men's 50 metre rifle three positions Final Zhang Changhong   China 466.0 2 August WR[30]
  1. ^ a b Listed as it is also an Olympic record, which was not previously established in this event.

See also edit

References edit

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