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{{Short description|World shotting championship}}
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, [[People's Republic of China|China]], were competing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Niklas snuddande nära medalj|url=http://www.nwt.se/sport/article69230.ece|first=Bengt|last=Cramner|publisher=[[Nya Wermlands-Tidningen]]|date=October 20, 2008|accessdate=October 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104557/http://www.nwt.se/sport/article69230.ece|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Russia and Ukraine dominated, winning 19 medals each.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-size: 95%"
! Date !! Men !! Junior men !! Women !! Junior women
|-
| Monday, October 20
| [[10 metre running target mixed|10 m RT mixed]]
| [[10 metre running target mixed|10 m RT mixed]]
| [[10 metre running target mixed|10 m RT mixed]]
| [[10 metre running target mixed|10 m RT mixed]]
|-
| Tuesday, October 21
| [[10 metre running target|10 m RT]] (slow runs)
| [[10 metre running target|10 m RT]]
| [[10 metre running target|10 m RT]] (slow runs)
| [[10 metre running target|10 m RT]]
|-
| Wednesday, October 22
| [[10 metre running target|10 m RT]] (fast runs + medal match)
|
| [[10 metre running target|10 m RT]] (fast runs + medal match)
|rowspan=4 |
|-
| Thursday, October 23
| [[50 metre running target mixed|50 m RT mixed]]
| [[50 metre running target mixed|50 m RT mixed]]
|rowspan=3 |
|-
| Friday, October 24
| [[50 metre running target|50 m RT]] (slow runs)
| [[50 metre running target|50 m RT]] (slow runs)
|-
| Saturday, October 25
| [[50 metre running target|50 m RT]] (fast runs)
| [[50 metre running target|50 m RT]] (fast runs)
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = CZE
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 6 | silver_RUS = 8 | bronze_RUS = 5
 | gold_UKR = 5 | silver_UKR = 7 | bronze_UKR = 7
 | gold_CZE = 4 | silver_CZE = 3 | bronze_CZE = 3 | host_CZE = yes 
 | gold_HUN = 3 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 4
 | gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 0
 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 2
 | gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 0
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 1
 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 0
}}

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!colspan=3| Individual !!colspan=3| Teams !!colspan=3| Juniors !!colspan=3| Junior teams
|-
|colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's [[50 metre running target]]'''
|-
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Krister Holmberg (sport shooter)|Krister Holmberg]]|FIN}}                              || 593
| {{Gold1}}   || {{CZE}}                                                               || 1763
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Mikhail Azarenko]]|RUS}}                              || 590
| {{Gold1}}   || {{CZE}}                                                               || 1745
|-
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Maxim Stepanov (sport shooter)|Maxim Stepanov]]|RUS}} || 592+20
| {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1759
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Igor Matskevych]]|UKR}}                               || 586
| {{Silver2}} || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1742
|-
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Miroslav Januš]]|CZE}}                                || 592+19
| {{Bronze3}} || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1758
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Aleksiy Vylyvanyy]]|UKR}}                             || 585
| {{Bronze3}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1732
|-
|colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's [[50 metre running target mixed]]'''
|-
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Aleksandr Blinov (sport shooter)|Aleksandr Blinov]]|RUS}}                              || 393+19
| {{Gold1}}   || {{CZE}}                                                               || 1169
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Josef Nikl]]|CZE}}                                    || 389+20
| {{Gold1}}   || {{FIN}}                                                               || 1147
|-
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Peter Pelach]]|SVK}}                                  || 393+17
| {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1164
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[László Boros (sport shooter)|László Boros]]|HUN}}     || 389+16
| {{Silver2}} || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1143
|-
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Zinenko]]|UKR}}                             || 391
| {{Bronze3}} || {{SWE}}                                                               || 1160
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Mikhail Azarenko]]|RUS}}                              || 387
| {{Bronze3}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1140
|-
|colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's [[10 metre running target]]'''
|-
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Emil Martinsson]]|SWE}}                                ||rowspan=3|''Details<br/>below''
| {{Gold1}}   || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1726
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[László Boros (sport shooter)|László Boros]]|HUN}}     || 572
| {{Gold1}}   || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1698
|-
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Miroslav Januš]]|CZE}}
| {{Silver2}} || {{CZE}}                                                               || 1714
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Aleksey Bratchikov]]|RUS}}                            || 570
| {{Silver2}} || {{CZE}}                                                               || 1670
|-
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Vladyslav Prianishnikov]]|UKR}}
| {{Bronze3}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1711
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Mikhail Azarenko]]|RUS}}                              || 568
| {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}}                                                               || 1662
|-
|colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's [[10 metre running target mixed]]'''
|-
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Łukasz Czapla]]|POL}}                                 || 383+18
| {{Gold1}}   || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1137
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Mikhail Azarenko]]|RUS}}                              || 382
| {{Gold1}}   || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1109
|-
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Krister Holmberg (sport shooter)|Krister Holmberg]]|FIN}}                              || 383+16
| {{Silver2}} || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1127
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Aleksey Bratchikov]]|RUS}}                            || 378
| {{Silver2}} || {{GER}}                                                               || 1102
|-
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Emil Martinsson]]|SWE}}                                || 382
| {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}}                                                               || 1125
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Frantisek Losos]]|CZE}}                               || 374
| {{Bronze3}} || {{CZE}}                                                               || 1091
|-
|colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Women's [[10 metre running target]]'''
|-
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Galina Avramenko]]|UKR}}                              ||rowspan=3|''Details<br/>below''
|rowspan=3 colspan=3|''No team championship''
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Bianka Keczeli]]|HUN}}                                || 371
| {{Gold1}}   || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1080
|-
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Julia Eydenzon]]|RUS}}
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Anastasiya Savelyeva]]|UKR}}                          || 368+20
| {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1052
|-
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Elena Neff]]|GER}}
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Valentyna Honcharova]]|UKR}}                          || 368+18
| {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}}                                                               || 991
|-
|colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Women's [[10 metre running target mixed]]'''
|-
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Galina Avramenko]]|UKR}}                              || 381
|rowspan=3 colspan=3|''No team championship''
| {{Gold1}}   || {{flagathlete|[[Bianka Keczeli]]|HUN}}                                || 374
| {{Gold1}}   || {{UKR}}                                                               || 1093
|-
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Viktoriya Zabolotna]]|UKR}}                           || 376
| {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|[[Anastasiya Savelyeva]]|UKR}}                          || 368
| {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}}                                                               || 1048
|-
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Kateryna Samohina]]|UKR}}                             || 373
| {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|[[Valentyna Honcharova]]|UKR}}                          || 366
| {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}}                                                               || 964
|}

===Men's medal match===
{{Round4-with third
|RD1 = Semifinals
|RD2 = Final
|Consol = Bronze match
|team-width = 250
<!--Semifinals-->
||(585) {{flagathlete|[[Vladyslav Prianishnikov]]|UKR}}|3
 |(577) '''{{flagathlete|[[Emil Martinsson]]|SWE}}'''|'''6'''
||(579) '''{{flagathlete|[[Miroslav Januš]]|CZE}}'''|'''6'''
 |(578) {{flagathlete|[[Niklas Bergström]]|SWE}}|5
<!--Final-->
||'''{{flagathlete|[[Emil Martinsson]]|SWE}}'''|'''6'''
 |{{flagathlete|[[Miroslav Januš]]|CZE}}|1
<!--Bronze match-->
||'''{{flagathlete|[[Vladyslav Prianishnikov]]|UKR}}'''|'''6'''
 |{{flagathlete|[[Niklas Bergström]]|SWE}}|5
}}

===Women's medal match===
{{Round4-with third
|RD1 = Semifinals
|RD2 = Final
|Consol = Bronze match
|team-width = 250
<!--Semifinals-->
||(382) '''{{flagathlete|[[Galina Avramenko]]|UKR}}'''|'''6'''
 |(368) {{flagathlete|[[Elena Neff]]|GER}}|3
||(377) '''{{flagathlete|[[Julia Eydenzon]]|RUS}}'''|'''6'''
 |(370) {{flagathlete|[[Daniela Faust]]|GER}}|5
<!--Final-->
||'''{{flagathlete|[[Galina Avramenko]]|UKR}}'''|'''6'''
 |{{flagathlete|[[Julia Eydenzon]]|RUS}}|2
<!--Bronze match-->
||'''{{flagathlete|[[Elena Neff]]|GER}}'''|'''6'''
 |{{flagathlete|[[Daniela Faust]]|GER}}|2
}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210124853/http://www.issf-shooting.org/update/schedule.asp?id=856 ISSF website on the competition]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081025230607/http://www.wchrt2008.pcer.cz/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=2&Itemid=4 Results]

==References==
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{{ISSF World Shooting Championships|rt=uncollapsed}}

[[Category:World Running Target Championships]]
[[Category:2008 in shooting sports|World Championships]]
[[Category:Sport in Plzeň]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Czech Republic|S]]
[[Category:2008 in Czech sport]]
[[Category:Shooting competitions in the Czech Republic]]