View source for 1947 ISSF World Shooting Championships

The '''33rd UIT World Shooting Championships''' was the contemporary name of the [[ISSF World Shooting Championships]] held in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] in the summer of 1947. It was the first championship after [[World War II]].

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== Medal count ==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; font-size:95%"
! Rank
! Country
! [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]
! [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]]
! [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
! Total
|-style="background: #ccccff"
| 1 ||style="text-align: left"| {{SWE}} || 12 || 12 || 9 || 33
|-
| 2 ||style="text-align: left"| {{SUI}} || 5 || 4 || 4 || 13
|-
| 3 ||style="text-align: left"| {{NOR}} || 5 || 3 || 4 || 12
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align: left"| {{ARG}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 5
|-
| 5 ||style="text-align: left"| {{FIN}} || 2 || 6 || 6 || 14
|-
| 6 ||style="text-align: left"| {{ITA}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|rowspan=2 | 7
|style="text-align: left"| {{flag|Egypt|1922}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
|style="text-align: left"| {{flag|Greece|old}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| 9 ||style="text-align: left"| {{flagcountry|GBR}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| 10 ||style="text-align: left"| {{flag|United States|1912}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|}

== Rifle events ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
!colspan=3| Individual !!colspan=3| Team
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[300 metre rifle three positions|300 m Rifle]] [[Three positions]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Pauli Aapeli Janhonen]]|FIN}} || 1116
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SUI}} || 5500
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Robert Buerchler]]|SUI}} || 1116
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{FIN}} || 5489
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Otto Horber]]|SUI}} || 1111
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{SWE}} || 5463
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[300 metre rifle prone|300 m Rifle]] [[Prone position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Robert Buerchler]]|SUI}} || 392
|colspan=3 rowspan=3 style="text-align: center"| ''No team competition''
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Kurt Johansson]]|SWE}} || 388
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Otto Horber]]|SUI}} || 388
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[300 metre rifle kneeling|300 m Rifle]] [[Kneeling position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Walther Fröstell]]|SWE}} || 375
|colspan=3 rowspan=3 style="text-align: center"| ''No team competition''
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Kurt Johansson]]|SWE}} || 375
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Pauli Aapeli Janhonen]]|FIN}} || 374
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[300 metre rifle standing|300 m Rifle]] [[Standing position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Pablo Cagnasso]]|ARG}} || 363
|colspan=3 rowspan=3 style="text-align: center"| ''No team competition''
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Olavi Elo]]|FIN}} || 357
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Pauli Aapeli Janhonen]]|FIN}} || 356
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[300 m Standard Rifle]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Kurt Johansson]]|SWE}} || 527
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SWE}} || 2580
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Walther Fröstell]]|SWE}} || 527
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{SUI}} || 2576
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Otto Horber]]|SUI}} || 524
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{ARG}} || 2520
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[300 m Army Rifle]] Fast shooting'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Otto Horber]]|SUI}} || 216
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SUI}} || 845
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Karl Zimmerman (shooter)|Karl Zimmermann]]|SUI}} || 215
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{SWE}} || 816
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Lennart Eriksson (sport shooter)|Lennart Eriksson]]|SWE}} || 215
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{NOR}} || 797
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[50 and 100 m Rifle]] [[Prone position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Odd Sannes]]|NOR}} || 592
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SWE}} || 2346
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Erland Koch (rifle shooter)|Erland Koch]]|SWE}} || 591
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{NOR}} || 2345
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Onni Hynninen]]|FIN}} || 590
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagcountry|GBR}} || 2333
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[50 metre rifle prone|50 m Rifle]] [[Prone position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Willy Røgeberg]]|NOR}} || 399
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SWE}} || 1981
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Jonas Jonsson (sport shooter)|Jonas Jonsson]]|SWE}} || 398
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{FIN}} || 1974
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Kurt Johansson]]|SWE}} || 398
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{NOR}} || 1966
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[Kneeling position|50 m Rifle Kneeling position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Johan Hunæs]]|NOR}} || 388
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SUI}} || 1920
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Otto Horber]]|SUI}} || 388
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{NOR}} || 1918
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Tore Skredegaard]]|NOR}} || 387
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{SWE}} || 1909
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[Standing position|50 m Rifle Standing position]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Holger Erben]]|SWE}} || 377
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{NOR}} || 1847
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Mauritz Amundsen]]|NOR}} || 373
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{SWE}} || 1838
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug]]|NOR}} || 371
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{FIN}} || 1833
|}

== Pistol events ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
!colspan=3| Individual !!colspan=3| Team
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[50 m Pistol]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Torsten Ullman]]|SWE}} || 545
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{ARG}} || 2666
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Oscar Bidegain]]|ARG}} || 539
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{SWE}} || 2653
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Karl Axel Wallen]]|SWE}} || 536
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{SUI}} || 2631
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[25 m Rapid Fire Pistol]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente]]|ARG}} || 60 hits (570 points)
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{ITA}} || 239 hits
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Constantin Mylonas]]|GRE|old}} || 60 hits (558 points)
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{FIN}} || 237 hits
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Sven Lundquist]]|SWE}} || 60 hits (558 points)
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flag|Greece|old}} || 236 hits
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[25 m Center-Fire Pistol]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Torsten Ullman]]|SWE}} || 1048
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{FIN}} || 4079
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Mauri Kuokka]]|FIN}} || 1041
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{SWE}} || 4027
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[N. J. Rodeheffer]]|USA|1912}} || 1041
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagcountry|GBR}}  || 3928
|}

== Shotgun events ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
!colspan=3| Individual !!colspan=3| Team
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[Olympic Trap|Trap]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Hans Liljedahl]]|SWE}} || 285
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{SWE}} || 737
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Klas Kleberg]]|SWE}} || 276
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flag|Egypt|1922}} || 713
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Seifullah Ghaleb]]|EGY|1922}} || 276
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{FIN}} || 681
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[Olympic Skeet|Skeet]]'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[G. Kjellin]]|SWE}} || 95
|colspan=3 rowspan=4 style="text-align: center"| ''No team competition''
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Carl Palmstierna]]|SWE}} || 94
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
| {{flagathlete|[[E. W. Norman]]|SWE}} || 93
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[K. Scheel]]|FIN}} || 93
|}

== Running target events ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|colspan=3 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[100 m Running Deer]] Single shot'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Per Olof Sköldberg]]|SWE}} || 203
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Yrjö Miettinen]]|FIN}} || 199
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Thorleif Kockgard]]|SWE}} || 198
|-
|colspan=3 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''[[100 m Running Deer]] Double shot'''
|-
| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]   || {{flagathlete|[[Hans Åsnæs]]|NOR}} || 197
|-
| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] || {{flagathlete|[[Hans Liljedahl]]|SWE}} || 196
|-
| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] || {{flagathlete|[[Thorleif Kockgard]]|SWE}} || 194
|}

== References ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023531/http://www.issf-shooting.org/_data/medallist/WCH_Medallists_1897_2005.pdf All WCH medallists] (ISSF website)

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