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{{Short description|World championship in shooting}}
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| years_active       = 1897–present
| first              = [[1897 ISSF World Shooting Championships|1897 Lyon]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
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| last               = [[2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2023 Baku]] {{flagicon|AZE}}
| prev               = [[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2022 Cairo]] {{flagicon|EGY}}
| next               = [[2025 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2025 Cairo]] {{flagicon|EGY}}
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| organised          = [[International Shooting Sport Federation]]
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The '''ISSF World Shooting Championships''' are governed by the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]]. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful [[Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Summer Olympics]], and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as the beginning of a continuous row of championships. By this logic, the 2006 competition in Zagreb was called the '''49th ISSF World Shooting Championships'''. These championships, including all [[ISSF shooting events]], are held every four years since 1954. For the shotgun events only, there is an additional World Championship competition in odd-numbered years. These extra competitions are not numbered. In running target, there will be World Championships in Olympic years.

==World Shooting Championships==
The World Championships were held each year from 1897 to 1931, with the exception of the years 1915–1920 (interruption by World War I) and 1926. From 1933 to 1949, they were held biennially, although the 1941–1945 competitions were canceled (again, because of world war). The current schedule, with large World Championships only every four years, was adapted in 1954.

Originally, [[300 metre rifle (disambiguation)|300 metre rifle]] (in various positions) was the only discipline on the programme, despite many other events having been included in the Olympics. In 1900, [[50 metre pistol]] was added. This programme was in use until 1929, the only change being the addition of [[300 metre army rifle]], with mandatory use of the host nation's army weapon, in 1911. The 1929 championships in Stockholm saw the addition of most of the remaining events from the Olympic programme: [[100 metre running deer]], [[50 metre rifle prone|50 metre rifle]] and [[Olympic Trap|trap]]. [[25 metre rapid fire pistol]] had to wait until 1933.

Immediately after World War II, [[300 metre standard rifle]] (with more strict rules than 300 metre rifle but less than 300 metre army rifle) was added along with [[25 metre center-fire pistol]] and [[Olympic Skeet|skeet]]. There was also briefly a combined 50 and 100 m rifle competition. Specific women's events began to be slowly added from 1958, although women had previously, and at times successfully, been allowed to compete alongside the men. The last remaining army rifle event and 100 metre running deer were dropped in 1966, the latter in favour of [[50 metre running target]]. 50 metre standard rifle was also added for both men and women, but was soon dropped for the men due to the similarity to 50 metre rifle. The 1970 World Championships in Phoenix added airgun events, [[25 metre standard pistol]] and the mixed running target competition. [[10 metre running target]] was added in 1981.

For the 1994 competitions in Milan, a number of profound changes were made. First, junior competitions were added (like the senior championships, these are only held every four years); they had previously been tested in the special shotgun and airgun championships. Second, there were no longer medals awarded in single positions in the 300 metre and 50 metre rifle matches (except for the [[prone position]], which has its own match). Third, [[double trap]] had been introduced five years earlier in Montecatini Terme and now made its way into the large championships. With only minor additions, the 1994 programme is still in use.

===Before World War I (1897 to 1914) and Interwar period (1921 to 1939) ===
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!rowspan=2 | Number
!rowspan=2 | Year
!rowspan=2 | Venue
!colspan=5 | Individual events
!colspan=5 | Team events
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | Medal count winner
|-
!Rifle
!Pistol
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Total
!Rifle
!Pistol
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Total
|-align=center
![[1897 ISSF World Shooting Championships|1]]
|1897
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lyon]]
| 4|| || ||   
|''' 4'''
| 1|| || ||   
|''' 1'''
| 5
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1898 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2]]
|1898
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Turin]]
| 4|| || ||   
|''' 4'''
| 1|| || ||   
|''' 1'''
| 5
|align=left |{{FRA}}
|-align=center
![[1899 ISSF World Shooting Championships|3]]
|1899
|align=left |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Loosduinen]]
| 4|| || ||
|''' 4'''
| 1|| || ||
|''' 1'''
| 5
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1900 ISSF World Shooting Championships|4]]
|1900
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1901 ISSF World Shooting Championships|5]]
|1901
|align=left |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lucerne]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| ||
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1902 ISSF World Shooting Championships|6]]
|1902
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Rome]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1903 ISSF World Shooting Championships|7]]
|1903
|align=left |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Buenos Aires]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1904 ISSF World Shooting Championships|8]]
|1904
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon (2)
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1905 ISSF World Shooting Championships|9]]
|1905
|align=left |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Brussels]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{BEL}}
|-align=center
![[1906 ISSF World Shooting Championships|10]]
|1906
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Milan]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{FRA}}
|-align=center
![[1907 ISSF World Shooting Championships|11]]
|1907
|align=left |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Zürich]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1908 ISSF World Shooting Championships|12]]
|1908
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUT|empire}} [[Vienna]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}
|-align=center
![[1909 ISSF World Shooting Championships|13]]
|1909
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER|empire}} [[Hamburg]]
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1910 ISSF World Shooting Championships|14]]
|1910
|align=left |{{flagicon|NED}} Loosduinen (2)
| 4|| 1|| || 
|''' 5'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
| 7
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1911 ISSF World Shooting Championships|15]]
|1911
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Rome (2)
| 8|| 1|| || 
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1912 ISSF World Shooting Championships|16]]
|1912
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bayonne]]-[[Biarritz]]
| 8|| 1|| || 
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1913 ISSF World Shooting Championships|17]]
|1913
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Camp Perry]]
| 8|| 1|| || 
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1914 ISSF World Shooting Championships|18]]
|1914
|align=left |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]
| 8|| 1|| || 
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1|| || 
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{FRA}}
|-align=center
![[1921 ISSF World Shooting Championships|19]]
|1921
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon (3)
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
|-align=center
![[1922 ISSF World Shooting Championships|20]]
|1922
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Milan (2)
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1923 ISSF World Shooting Championships|21]]
|1923
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Camp Perry (2)
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
|-align=center
![[1924 ISSF World Shooting Championships|22]]
|1924
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Reims]]
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
|-align=center
![[1925 ISSF World Shooting Championships|23]]
|1925
|align=left |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[St. Gallen]]
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1927 ISSF World Shooting Championships|24]]
|1927
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Rome (3)
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1928 ISSF World Shooting Championships|25]]
|1928
|align=left |{{flagicon|NED}} Loosduinen (3)
| 8|| 1||  ||  
|''' 9'''
| 1|| 1||  ||  
|''' 2'''
|11
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
![[1929 ISSF World Shooting Championships|26]]
|1929
|align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]]
| 9|| 1|| 1|| 2
|'''13'''
| 3|| 1|| 1|| 2
|''' 7'''
|20
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
!rowspan=2 |[[1930 ISSF World Shooting Championships|27]]
|rowspan=2 |1930
|align=left |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Antwerp]]
|11|| 1||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |'''13'''
| 4|| 1||  ||  
|rowspan=2 | '''5'''
|rowspan=2 |18
|align=left rowspan=2 |{{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
|-align=center
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Rome (4)
|  ||  || 1||
|  ||  ||  ||
|-align=center
![[1931 ISSF World Shooting Championships|28]]
|1931
|align=left |{{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Lviv|Lwów]]
|12|| 1|| 1|| 2
|'''16'''
| 4|| 1|| 1|| 2
|''' 8'''
|24
|align=left |{{SUI}}
|-align=center
!rowspan=2 |[[1933 ISSF World Shooting Championships|29]]
|rowspan=2 |1933
|align=left |{{flagicon|ESP|1931}} [[Granada]]
|11|| 2||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |'''14'''
| 4|| 1||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |''' 6'''
|rowspan=2 |20
|align=left rowspan=2 |{{SWE}}
|-align=center
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna (2)
|  ||  || 1||
|  ||  || 1||
|-align=center
!rowspan=2 |[[1935 ISSF World Shooting Championships|30]]
|rowspan=2 |1935
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Rome (5)
|11|| 2||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |'''14'''
| 5|| 1||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |''' 7'''
|rowspan=2 |21
|align=left rowspan=2 |{{FIN}}
|-align=center
|align=left |{{flagicon|BEL}} Brussels (2)
|  ||  || 1||
|  ||  || 1||
|-align=center
![[1937 ISSF World Shooting Championships|31]]
|1937
|align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]]
|12|| 2|| 1|| 2
|'''17'''
|11|| 2|| 1||  
|'''14'''
|31
|align=left |{{FIN}}
|-align=center
!rowspan=2 |[[1939 ISSF World Shooting Championships|32]]
|rowspan=2 |1939
|align=left |{{flagicon|SUI}} Lucerne (2)
|13|| 2||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |'''16'''
| 5|| 2||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |''' 8'''
|rowspan=2 |24
|align=left rowspan=2 |{{flagcountry|EST|Nazi}}
|-align=center
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} [[Berlin]]
|  ||  || 1||
|  ||  || 1||
|}

=== After World War II ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!rowspan=2 | Number
!rowspan=2 | Year
!rowspan=2 | Venue
!colspan=5 | Men's events
!colspan=5 | Women's events
!colspan=5 | Junior events
!colspan=5 | Team events
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | Medal count winner
|-
!Ri
!Pi
!SG
!RT
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!SG
!RT
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!SG
!RT
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!SG
!RT
!Σ
|-align=center
![[1947 ISSF World Shooting Championships|33]]
|1947
|align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm (2)
|10|| 3|| 2|| 2 
|'''17'''
|  ||  ||  ||
|
|  ||  ||  ||
|
| 7|| 3|| 1||
|'''11'''
|28
|align=left |{{SWE}}
|-align=center
![[1949 ISSF World Shooting Championships|34]]
|1949
|align=left |{{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires (2)
|11|| 3|| 1|| 3
|'''18'''
|  ||  ||  ||
|
|  ||  ||  ||
|
| 5|| 3|| 1|| 1
|'''10'''
|28
|align=left |{{FIN}}
|-align=center
![[1952 ISSF World Shooting Championships|35]]
|1952
|align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]]
|10|| 3|| 2|| 2
|'''17'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
| 7|| 3|| 1|| 2
|'''13'''
|30
|align=left |{{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
|-align=center
![[1954 ISSF World Shooting Championships|36]]
|1954
|align=left |{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Caracas]]
|10|| 3|| 2|| 2
|'''17'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
| 7|| 3|| 1|| 2
|'''13'''
|30
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1936}}
|-align=center
![[1958 ISSF World Shooting Championships|37]]
|1958
|align=left |{{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Moscow]]
|11|| 3|| 2|| 2
|'''18'''
| 2||  ||  ||  
|''' 2'''
| 1||  ||  ||  
|''' 1'''
|10|| 3|| 2|| 2
|'''17'''
|38
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1962 ISSF World Shooting Championships|38]]
|1962
|align=left |{{flagicon|EGY|1958}} [[Cairo]]
|10|| 3|| 2|| 2
|'''17'''
| 2|| 2|| 2||  
|''' 6'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
| 6|| 3|| 2|| 2
|'''13'''
|36
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1966 ISSF World Shooting Championships|39]]
|1966
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wiesbaden]]
|10|| 3|| 2|| 1
|'''16'''
| 2|| 1|| 2||  
|''' 5'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
| 8|| 3|| 2|| 1
|'''14'''
|35
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1970 ISSF World Shooting Championships|40]]
|1970
|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|12|| 5|| 2|| 2
|'''21'''
| 3|| 3|| 2||  
|''' 8'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|14|| 8|| 2|| 2
|'''26'''
|55
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1974 ISSF World Shooting Championships|41]]
|1974
|align=left |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Bern]]-[[Thun]]
|11|| 5|| 2|| 2
|'''20'''
| 3|| 2|| 2||  
|''' 7'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|14|| 6|| 2|| 2
|'''24'''
|51
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1978 ISSF World Shooting Championships|42]]
|1978
|align=left |{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Seoul]]
|10|| 5|| 2|| 2
|'''19'''
| 3|| 2|| 2||  
|''' 7'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|13|| 7|| 4|| 2
|'''26'''
|52
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1982 ISSF World Shooting Championships|43]]
|1982
|align=left |{{flagicon|VEN|1954}} Caracas (2)
|10|| 5|| 2|| 3
|'''20'''
| 3|| 2|| 2||  
|''' 7'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|13|| 7|| 4|| 3
|'''27'''
|54
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
!rowspan=2 |[[1986 ISSF World Shooting Championships|44]]
|rowspan=2 |1986
|align=left |{{flagicon|GDR}} [[Suhl]]
| 5|| 5|| 2|| 3
|rowspan=2 |'''21'''
| 3|| 2|| 2||  
|rowspan=2 |''' 7'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|rowspan=2 |
| 8|| 7|| 4|| 3
|rowspan=2 |'''28'''
|rowspan=2 |56
|align=left rowspan=2 |{{URS}}
|-align=center
|align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Skövde]]
| 6||  ||  ||
|  ||  ||  ||
|  ||  ||  ||
| 6||  ||  ||
|-align=center
![[1990 ISSF World Shooting Championships|45]]
|1990
|align=left |{{flagicon|URS}} Moscow (2)
|10|| 5|| 3|| 3
|'''21'''
| 3|| 2|| 3||  
|''' 8'''
|  ||  ||  ||  
|
|13|| 7|| 6|| 3
|'''29'''
|58
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1994 ISSF World Shooting Championships|46]]
|1994
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan-[[Tolmezzo]]-[[Fagnano Olona|Fagnano]] (2)
| 6|| 5|| 3|| 4
|'''18'''
| 3|| 2|| 3|| 1
|''' 9'''
| 6|| 7|| 3|| 5
|'''21'''
|15||14|| 6|| 8
|'''43'''
|91
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1998 ISSF World Shooting Championships|47]]
|1998
|align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]]-[[Zaragoza]]
| 6|| 5|| 3|| 2
|'''16'''
| 3|| 2|| 3|| 1
|''' 9'''
| 6|| 7|| 3|| 3
|'''19'''
|15||14|| 6|| 6
|'''41'''
|85
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-align=center
![[2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships|48]]
|2002
|align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]]
| 6|| 5|| 3|| 4
|'''18'''
| 5|| 2|| 3|| 2
|'''12'''
| 6|| 7|| 6|| 6
|'''25'''
|17||14||10||12
|'''53'''
|108
|align=left |{{RUS}}
|-align=center
![[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships|49]]
|2006
|align=left |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]]
| 6|| 5|| 3|| 4
|'''18'''
| 5|| 2|| 3|| 2
|'''12'''
| 6|| 7|| 5|| 6
|'''24'''
|17||14|| 8||12
|'''51'''
|105
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-align=center
![[2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships|50]]
|2010
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]]
| 6|| 5|| 3|| 4
|'''18'''
| 5|| 2|| 3|| 2
|'''12'''
| 6|| 7|| 5|| 6
|'''24'''
| 17|| 14|| 10|| 12
|'''53'''
|107
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-align=center
![[2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships|51]]
|2014
|align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Granada]]
| 6 || 5 || 3 || 4
|'''18'''
| 5 || 2 || 2 || 2
|'''11'''
| 6 || 7 || 5 || 6
|'''24'''
| 17 || 14 || 10 || 8 
|'''49'''
|102
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-align=center
![[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships|52]]
|2018
|align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Changwon]]
| 6 || 5 || 3 || 4
|'''18'''
| 5 || 2 || 2 || 2
|'''11'''
| 6 || 7 || 4 || 4 
|'''21'''
| 19 || 16 || 6 || 11
|'''52'''
|102
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-
|- align="center"
!''[[2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships|53]] ''
|''2023''
| align="left" |''{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Baku]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/calendar.ashx|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|website=www.issf-sports.org|accessdate=8 March 2023}}</ref>
| 8|| 5|| 2||2
|'''17'''
| 8|| 4|| 2||2
|'''16'''
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| 12|| 8|| 6||2
|'''28'''
|58''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://backoffice.issf-sports.org/media/calendar/2023/3085/completeresult/Results-Book_WCH-ISSF-Baku-|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|website=www.issf-sports.org|accessdate=26 August 2024}}There were three competitions in rifle sports that were open to both sexes. So there are 8 races for both men and women. In total, there were 58 medal competitions in Baku (https://backoffice.issf-sports.org/media/calendar/2023/3085/completeresult/Results-Book_WCH-ISSF-Baku-2023.pdf).</ref>
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![[2025 ISSF World Shooting Championships will be held at Cairo, Egypt from November 6 to November 16 2025|54]]
|''2025''
| align="left" |''{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Cairo]]''
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== Special shotgun and running target championships ==
Special shotgun championships were first held in 1934, and since 1959 they are held biennially so that in these events, there are either Olympic Games or World Championships each year. The original event was [[Olympic Trap|trap]]; [[Olympic Skeet|skeet]] was added in 1950 and [[double trap]] in 1989.

It was in this kind of championship that the first woman won a World Championship medal in shooting: [[Carola Mandel]] (USA) in 1950. Women got their own competitions in 1967.

Running target events have been sporadically included; the last time was 1983. As a compensation for the 2005 loss of Olympic status for [[10 metre running target]] however, it has been decided to hold provisional World Championships in 10 metre running target and [[50 metre running target]] in Olympic years, starting in 2008. 

'''5 Edition (1961, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1983) of shotgun and running target was held simultaneously.'''

=== Shotgun ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!rowspan=2 | Number
!rowspan=2 | Year
!rowspan=2 | Venue
!colspan=3 | Men's events
!colspan=3 | Women's events
!colspan=3 | Junior events
!colspan=3 | Team events
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | Medal count winner
|-
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
|-align=center
![[1934 World Shotgun Championships|1]]
|1934
|align=left |{{flagicon|HUN|1920}} [[Budapest]]
| 1||
|''' 1'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 1||
|''' 1'''
| 2
|align=left |{{flagcountry|HUN|1920}}
|-align=center
![[1936 World Shotgun Championships|2]]
|1936
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} [[Berlin]]
| 1||  
|''' 1'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 1||  
|''' 1'''
| 2
|align=left |{{flagcountry|HUN|1920}}
|-align=center
![[1938 World Shotgun Championships|3]]
|1938
|align=left |{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Luhačovice]]
| 1||  
|''' 1'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 1||  
|''' 1'''
| 2
|align=left |{{flagcountry|HUN|1920}}
|-align=center
![[1950 World Shotgun Championships|4]]
|1950
|align=left |{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Madrid]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 2
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1959 World Shotgun Championships|5]]
|1959
|align=left |{{flagicon|EGY|1958}} [[Cairo]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 1||  
|''' 1'''
| 3
|align=left |{{ITA}} and {{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1961 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|6]]
|1961*
|align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]]
| 2|| 2
|''' 4'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
|  || 2
|''' 2'''
| 6
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1965 World Shotgun Championships|7]]
|1965
|align=left |{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago de Chile]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 2
|align=left |{{CHI}}
|-align=center
![[1967 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|8]]
|1967*
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna]]
| 2|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 2|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 8
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1969 World Shotgun Championships|9]]
|1969
|align=left |{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[San Sebastián]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 6
|align=left|{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1971 World Shotgun Championships|10]]
|1971
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Bologna (2)
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 6
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1973 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|11]]
|1973*
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]]
| 2|| 2
|''' 4'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 2|| 2
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1975 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|12]]
|1975*
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Munich]]
| 2|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4|| 1
|''' 5'''
|10
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1977 World Shotgun Championships|13]]
|1977
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antibes]]
| 2||
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1979 World Shotgun Championships|14]]
|1979
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Montecatini Terme]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1981 World Shotgun Championships|15]]
|1981
|align=left |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[San Miguel de Tucumán|Tucumán]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left|{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1983 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|16]]
|1983*
|align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Edmonton]]
| 2|| 3
|''' 5'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4|| 3
|''' 7'''
|14
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1985 World Shotgun Championships|17]]
|1985
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Montecatini Terme (2)
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-align=center
![[1987 World Shotgun Championships|18]]
|1987
|align=left |{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia]]
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 6
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|-align=center
![[1989 World Shotgun Championships|19]]
|1989
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Montecatini Terme (3)
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 7||  
|''' 7'''
|16
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1991 World Shotgun Championships|20]]
|1991
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 9||  
|''' 9'''
|18
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1993 World Shotgun Championships|21]]
|1993
|align=left |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]]
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 8||  
|''' 8'''
|16
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1995 World Shotgun Championships|22]]
|1995
|align=left |{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} [[Nicosia]]
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 9||  
|''' 9'''
|18
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1997 World Shotgun Championships|23]]
|1997
|align=left |{{flagicon|PER}} [[Lima]]
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 8||  
|''' 8'''
|17
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[1999 World Shotgun Championships|24]]
|1999
|align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tampere]]
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 3||  
|''' 3'''
| 5||  
|''' 5'''
| 9||  
|''' 9'''
|20
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2001 World Shotgun Championships|25]]
|2001
|align=left |{{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo (2)
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 6||  ||'''6'''
| 9||  ||'''9'''
|21
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[2003 World Shotgun Championships|26]]
|2003
|align=left |{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} Nicosia (2)
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 6||  ||'''6'''
|11||  ||'''11'''
|23
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[2005 World Shotgun Championships|27]]
|2005
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} [[Lonato]]
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 5||  ||'''5'''
| 8||  ||'''8'''
|19
|align=left |{{flagcountry|ITA|2003}}
|-align=center
![[2007 World Shotgun Championships|28]]
|2007
|align=left |{{flagicon|CYP}} Nicosia (3)
| 3||  ||'''3'''
| 2||  ||'''2'''
| 5||  ||'''5'''
| 9||  ||'''9'''
|19
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2009 World Shotgun Championships|29]]
|2009
|align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Maribor]]
| 3 ||  ||'''3'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 5 ||  ||'''5'''
| 10 ||  ||'''10'''
| 20
|align=left |{{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2011 World Shotgun Championships|30]]
|2011
|align=left |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Belgrade]]
| 3 ||  ||'''3'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 5 ||  ||'''5'''
| 10 ||  ||'''10'''
| 20
|align=left |{{RUS}}
|-align=center
![[2013 World Shotgun Championships|31]]
|2013
|align=left |{{flagicon|PER}} Lima (2)
| 3 ||  ||'''3'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 5 ||  ||'''5'''
| 10 ||  ||'''10'''
| 20
|align=left | {{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2015 World Shotgun Championships|32]]
|2015
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Lonato (2)
| 3 ||  ||'''3'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 5 ||  ||'''5'''
| 10 ||  ||'''10'''
| 20
|align=left | {{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2017 World Shotgun Championships|33]]
|2017
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
| 3 ||  ||'''3'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 5 ||  ||'''5'''
| 10 ||  ||'''10'''
| 20
|align=left | {{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2019 World Shotgun Championships|34]]
|2019
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Lonato (3)
| 3 ||  ||'''3'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 4 ||  ||'''4'''
| 12 ||  ||'''12'''
| 21
|align=left | {{ITA}}
|-align=center
![[2022 World Shotgun Championships|35]]
|2022
|align=left |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Osijek]]
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 2 ||  ||'''2'''
| 10 ||  ||'''10'''
| 6 ||  ||'''6'''
| 20
|align=left | {{ITA}}
|}
* shotgun and running target simultaneously

=== Running target===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!rowspan=2 | Number
!rowspan=2 | Year
!rowspan=2 | Venue
!colspan=3 | Men's events
!colspan=3 | Women's events
!colspan=3 | Junior events
!colspan=3 | Team events
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | Medal count winner
|-
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!{{Tooltip|SG|Shotgun}}
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
|-align=center
![[1961 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|1]]
|1961*
|align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]]
| 2|| 2
|''' 4'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
|  || 2
|''' 2'''
| 6
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1967 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|2]]
|1967*
|align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna]]
| 2|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 2|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 8
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1969 World Running Target Championships|3]]
|1969
|align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sandviken]]
|  || 1
|''' 1'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
|  || 1
|''' 1'''
| 2
|align=left|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1973 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|4]]
|1973*
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]]
| 2|| 2
|''' 4'''
|  ||  
|
|  ||  
|
| 2|| 2
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1975 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|5]]
|1975*
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]]
| 2|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4|| 1
|''' 5'''
|10
|align=left |{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1979 World Running Target Championships|6]]
|1979
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Linz]]
|  || 2
|''' 2'''
|  ||
|
|  ||
|
|  || 2
|''' 2'''
| 4
|align=left|{{flagcountry|URS|1955}}
|-align=center
![[1981 World Running Target Championships|7]]
|1981
|align=left |{{flagicon|ARG}} Mala ([[Tucumán]] and [[Buenos Aires]])
|  || 2
|''' 2'''
|  ||
|
|  ||
|
|  || 2
|''' 2'''
| 4
|align=left|{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1983 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships|8]]
|1983*
|align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Edmonton]]
| 2|| 3
|''' 5'''
| 2||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  
|
| 4|| 3
|''' 7'''
|14
|align=left|{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[2008 World Running Target Championships|9]]
|2008
|align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Plzeň]]
|  || 4||'''4'''
|  || 2||'''2'''
|  || 6||'''6'''
|  ||10||'''10'''
|22
|align=left |{{RUS}}
|-align=center
![[2009 World Running Target Championships|10]]
|2009
|align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Heinola]]
|  ||  4||'''4'''
|  ||  2||'''2'''
|  ||  4||'''4'''
|  ||  10||'''10'''
| 20
|align=left |{{RUS}}
|-align=center
![[2012 World Running Target Championships|11]]
|2012
|align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]]
|  ||  4||'''4'''
|  ||  2||'''2'''
|  ||  6||'''6'''
|  ||  12||'''12'''
| 24
|align=left |{{FIN}}
|-align=center
![[2016 World Running Target Championships|12]]
|2016
|align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Suhl]]
|  ||  4||'''4'''
|  ||  2||'''2'''
|  ||  6||'''6'''
|  ||  12||'''12'''
| 24
|align=left |{{UKR}}
|-align=center
![[2021 World Running Target Championships|13]]
|2022
|align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Châteauroux]]
|  ||  4||'''4'''
|  ||  2||'''2'''
|  ||  6||'''6'''
|  ||  2||'''2'''
|  14
|align=left |{{UKR}}
|-align=center
|}
* shotgun and running target simultaneously

== Special airgun championships ==
From 1979 to 1991, there were seven special airgun championships, including [[10 metre air rifle]], [[10 metre air pistol]] and sometimes also [[10 metre running target]]. This kind of championship has been discontinued.

{|class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!rowspan=2 | Number
!rowspan=2 | Year
!rowspan=2 | Venue
!colspan=4 | Men's events
!colspan=4 | Women's events
!colspan=4 | Junior events
!colspan=4 | Team events
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | Medal count winner
|-
!Ri
!Pi
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!{{Tooltip|RT|Running target}}
!Σ
|-align=center
![[1979 World Airgun Championships|1]]
|1979
|align=left |{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Seoul]]
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  ||  
|
| 2|| 2||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{USA}}
|-align=center
![[1981 World Airgun Championships|2]]
|1981
|align=left |{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Santo Domingo]]
| 1|| 1|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  ||  
|
| 2|| 2|| 1
|''' 5'''
|10
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1983 World Airgun Championships|3]]
|1983
|align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Innsbruck]]
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  ||  
|
| 2|| 2||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{SWE}}
|-align=center
![[1985 World Airgun Championships|4]]
|1985
|align=left |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico City]]
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  ||  
|
| 2|| 2||  
|''' 4'''
| 8
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1987 World Airgun Championships|5]]
|1987
|align=left |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]]
| 1|| 1|| 1 
|''' 3'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
|  ||  ||  
|
| 2|| 2|| 1
|''' 5'''
|10
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1989 World Airgun Championships|6]]
|1989
|align=left |{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Sarajevo]]
| 1|| 1|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
| 2|| 2|| 1 
|''' 5'''
| 4|| 4|| 2
|'''10'''
|20
|align=left |{{URS}}
|-align=center
![[1991 World Airgun Championships|7]]
|1991
|align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Stavanger]]
| 1|| 1|| 1
|''' 3'''
| 1|| 1||  
|''' 2'''
| 2|| 2|| 1
|''' 5'''
| 4|| 4|| 2
|'''10'''
|20
|align=left |{{URS}}
|}

== Rifle/Pistol World championships ==
In 2022, ISSF organized the first Rifle/Pistol World Championships, separate from the Shotgun and Running target events.

{|class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!rowspan=2 | Number
!rowspan=2 | Year
!rowspan=2 | Venue
!colspan=3 | Men's events
!colspan=3 | Women's events
!colspan=3 | Mixed events
!colspan=3 | Junior events
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | Medal count winner
|-
!Ri
!Pi
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!Σ
!Ri
!Pi
!Σ
|-align=center
![[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships|1]]
|2022
|align=left |{{flagicon|EGY}} [[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships|Cairo]]
| 9 || 7  
|'''16'''
| 9 || 6  
|'''15'''
| 5 || 4
|'''9'''
| 15 || 15  
|'''30'''
| 70
|align=left |{{CHN}}
|}

== Junior championships ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Year
!Place
!Top-ranked nation
|-
|1
![[2017 ISSF Junior World Championships|2017]]
|{{Flagathlete|[[Moscow]]|RUS}}
|{{Flagicon|China}} China
|-
|2
![[2021 ISSF Junior World Championships|2021]]
|{{Flagathlete|[[Lima]]|PER}}
|{{Flagicon|India}} India
|-
|3
![[2023 ISSF Junior World Championships|2023]]
|{{Flagathlete|[[Changwon]]|KOR}}
|''{{flagicon|China}} [[China]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://backoffice.issf-sports.org/media/calendar/2023/3121/completeresult/Results-Book_ISSF-WCH-Juniors-Changwon-2023.pdf |title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|website=www.issf-sports.org|accessdate=28 August 2024}}
</ref>
|}

== Target Sprint ==
* [[2017_ISSF_Junior_World_Championships#Target_Sprint|2017 World Target Sprint Championships]]

==Current individual events==
{{main|ISSF shooting events}}

*[[300 meter rifle three positions]]
*[[300 meter rifle prone]]
*[[300 meter standard rifle]]
*[[50 meter rifle three positions]]
*[[50 meter rifle prone]]
*[[10 meter air rifle]]
*[[50 meter pistol]]
*[[25 meter pistol]]
*[[25 meter standard pistol]]
*[[25 meter rapid fire pistol]]
*[[25 meter center-fire pistol]]
*[[10 meter air pistol]]
*[[50 meter running target]]
*[[50 meter running target mixed]]
*[[10 meter running target]]
*[[10 meter running target mixed]]
*[[Olympic trap|Trap]]
*[[Double trap]]
*[[Olympic skeet|Skeet]]

===Total medals by country (senior current events only)===
This table was calculated for the senior current events only. Last updated after [[2009 World Running Target Championships]].
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_URS = 207 | silver_URS = 128 | bronze_URS = 87 | name_URS = ''{{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}''
 | gold_USA = 130 | silver_USA = 142 | bronze_USA = 119
 | gold_ITA = 89 | silver_ITA = 71 | bronze_ITA = 76
 | gold_SUI = 85 | silver_SUI = 67 | bronze_SUI = 53
 | gold_CHN = 74 | silver_CHN = 68 | bronze_CHN = 52
 | gold_GDR = 13 | silver_GDR = 19 | bronze_GDR = 24
 | gold_FRG = 27 | silver_FRG = 27 | bronze_FRG = 32
 | gold_GER = 28 | silver_GER = 28 | bronze_GER = 36
 | gold_RUS = 49 | silver_RUS = 40 | bronze_RUS = 41
 | gold_SWE = 40 | silver_SWE = 52 | bronze_SWE = 62
 | gold_FIN = 37 | silver_FIN = 45 | bronze_FIN = 51
 | gold_FRA = 33 | silver_FRA = 55 | bronze_FRA = 61
 | gold_HUN = 31 | silver_HUN = 35 | bronze_HUN = 45
 | gold_TCH = 14 | silver_TCH = 16 | bronze_TCH = 17 | name_TCH = ''{{flagcountry|Czechoslovakia}}''
 | gold_NOR = 17 | silver_NOR = 19 | bronze_NOR = 28
 | gold_BEL = 17 | silver_BEL = 12 | bronze_BEL = 17
 | gold_CZE = 15 | silver_CZE = 23 | bronze_CZE = 9 | name_CZE = {{CZE}}
 | gold_POL = 15 | silver_POL = 18 | bronze_POL = 14
 | gold_UKR = 13 | silver_UKR = 17 | bronze_UKR = 22
 | gold_BUL = 13 | silver_BUL = 11 | bronze_BUL = 11
 | gold_AUS = 12 | silver_AUS = 20 | bronze_AUS = 10
 | gold_CAN = 9 | silver_CAN = 10 | bronze_CAN = 4
 | gold_KOR = 9 | silver_KOR = 9 | bronze_KOR = 20
 | gold_DEN = 9 | silver_DEN = 6 | bronze_DEN = 19
 | gold_ARG = 9 | silver_ARG = 4 | bronze_ARG = 6
 | gold_GBR = 8 | silver_GBR = 14 | bronze_GBR = 21
 | gold_ESP = 8 | silver_ESP = 14 | bronze_ESP = 17
 | gold_YUG = 7 | silver_YUG = 12 | bronze_YUG = 4 | name_YUG = ''{{flagcountry|Yugoslavia}}''
 | gold_IND = 13
 | silver_IND = 12 | bronze_IND = 15
 | gold_KUW = 6 | silver_KUW = 1 | bronze_KUW = 4
 | gold_EST = 5 | silver_EST = 2 | bronze_EST = 3
 | gold_BLR = 4 | silver_BLR = 7 | bronze_BLR = 8
 | gold_KAZ = 4 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 4
 | gold_ROU = 3 | silver_ROU = 11 | bronze_ROU = 10
 | gold_AUT = 3 | silver_AUT = 7 | bronze_AUT = 14
 | gold_MEX = 3 | silver_MEX = 2 | bronze_MEX = 3
 | gold_CYP = 3 | silver_CYP = 2 | bronze_CYP = 0
 | gold_SVK = 2 | silver_SVK = 7 | bronze_SVK = 12
 | gold_AZE = 2 | silver_AZE = 3 | bronze_AZE = 0
 | gold_VEN = 2 | silver_VEN = 2 | bronze_VEN = 2
 | gold_COL = 2 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 4
 | gold_CHI = 2 | silver_CHI = 1 | bronze_CHI = 0
 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 6 | bronze_POR = 3
 | gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 2 | bronze_EGY = 5
 | gold_TPE = 1 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 2
 | gold_SLO = 1 | silver_SLO = 1 | bronze_SLO = 2
 | gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 1 | bronze_IRL = 1
 | gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 0
 | gold_SAF = 1 | silver_SAF = 1 | bronze_SAF = 0
 | gold_UAE = 1 | silver_UAE = 1 | bronze_UAE = 0
 | gold_MGL = 1 | silver_MGL = 0 | bronze_MGL = 2
 | gold_ARM = 1 | silver_ARM = 0 | bronze_ARM = 0
 | gold_LAT = 1 | silver_LAT = 0 | bronze_LAT = 0
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 5 | bronze_JPN = 3
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 4 | bronze_NED = 6
 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 4 | bronze_LTU = 1
 | gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 3 | bronze_CUB = 5
 | gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 2 | bronze_GRE = 1
 | gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 2 | bronze_THA = 1
 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 2
 | gold_PRK = 0 | silver_PRK = 1 | bronze_PRK = 2
 | gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 1
 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 1
 | gold_LIB = 0 | silver_LIB = 1 | bronze_LIB = 0
 | gold_SCG = 0 | silver_SCG = 1 | bronze_SCG = 0
 | gold_SMR = 0 | silver_SMR = 0 | bronze_SMR = 3
 | gold_ALB = 0 | silver_ALB = 0 | bronze_ALB = 1
 | gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 1
 | gold_PER = 0 | silver_PER = 0 | bronze_PER = 1
 | gold_PUR = 0 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 1
 | gold_URU = 0 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 1
}}

==Discontinued events==

{{main|Discontinued ISSF shooting events}}

==Medals==
===Nations===
This table was calculated for the senior events only, including both current and discontinued events. Last updated after [[2019 World Shotgun Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/historicalmedalwinners.ashx |title=Medals |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226052932/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/historicalmedalwinners.ashx |archive-date=2014-02-26}}</ref>

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_URS = 257 | silver_URS = 162 | bronze_URS = 106 | name_URS = ''{{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}''
 | gold_USA = 208 | silver_USA = 191 | bronze_USA = 181
 | gold_SUI = 175 | silver_SUI = 150 | bronze_SUI = 131
 | gold_ITA = 128 | silver_ITA = 103 | bronze_ITA = 105
 | gold_CHN = 117 | silver_CHN = 111 | bronze_CHN = 71
 | gold_RUS = 86 | silver_RUS = 79 | bronze_RUS = 75
 | gold_SWE = 84 | silver_SWE = 113 | bronze_SWE = 119
 | gold_FIN = 75 | silver_FIN = 93 | bronze_FIN = 94
 | gold_FRA = 64 | silver_FRA = 94 | bronze_FRA = 106
 | gold_GER = 51 | silver_GER = 49 | bronze_GER = 43
 | gold_NOR = 45 | silver_NOR = 59 | bronze_NOR = 64
 | gold_HUN = 36 | silver_HUN = 42 | bronze_HUN = 54
 | gold_FRG = 32 | silver_FRG = 30 | bronze_FRG = 40 | name_FRG = ''{{flagcountry|West Germany}}''
 | gold_POL = 26 | silver_POL = 26 | bronze_POL = 19
 | gold_GBR = 24 | silver_GBR = 19 | bronze_GBR = 37
 | gold_KOR = 23 | silver_KOR = 22 | bronze_KOR = 36
 | gold_BEL = 23 | silver_BEL = 17 | bronze_BEL = 30
 | gold_EST = 20 | silver_EST = 12 | bronze_EST = 16
 | gold_CZE = 19 | silver_CZE = 28 | bronze_CZE = 21 | name_CZE = {{CZE}}
 | gold_UKR = 18 | silver_UKR = 25 | bronze_UKR = 41
 | gold_DEN = 18 | silver_DEN = 24 | bronze_DEN = 28
 | gold_ESP = 18 | silver_ESP = 20 | bronze_ESP = 24
 | gold_AUS = 17 | silver_AUS = 22 | bronze_AUS = 12
 | gold_TCH = 16 | silver_TCH = 23 | bronze_TCH = 25 | name_TCH = ''{{flagcountry|Czechoslovakia}}''
 | gold_ARG = 16 | silver_ARG = 7 | bronze_ARG = 10
 | gold_GDR = 14 | silver_GDR = 22 | bronze_GDR = 31 | name_GDR = ''{{flagcountry|East Germany}}''
| gold_BUL = 13 | silver_BUL = 12 | bronze_BUL = 11
 | gold_CAN = 11 | silver_CAN = 13 | bronze_CAN = 5
 | gold_SVK = 7 | silver_SVK = 13 | bronze_SVK = 21
 | gold_KUW = 7 | silver_KUW = 3 | bronze_KUW = 9
 | gold_AUT = 6 | silver_AUT = 12 | bronze_AUT = 16
 | gold_YUG = 6 | silver_YUG = 11 | bronze_YUG = 5 | name_YUG = ''{{flagcountry|Yugoslavia}}''
 | gold_BLR = 5 | silver_BLR = 8 | bronze_BLR = 14
 | gold_IND = 13 | silver_IND = 12  | bronze_IND  = 15
 | gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 12 | bronze_NED = 14
 | gold_ROU = 4 | silver_ROU = 12 | bronze_ROU = 11
 | gold_CYP = 4 | silver_CYP = 3 | bronze_CYP = 4
 | gold_KAZ = 4 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 6
 | gold_PRK = 3 | silver_PRK = 6 | bronze_PRK = 9
 | gold_MEX = 3 | silver_MEX = 2 | bronze_MEX = 3
 | gold_SRB = 2 | silver_SRB = 7 | bronze_SRB = 4
 | gold_JPN = 2 | silver_JPN = 6 | bronze_JPN = 3
 | gold_AZE = 2 | silver_AZE = 3 | bronze_AZE = 0
 | gold_BRA = 2 | silver_BRA = 2 | bronze_BRA = 4
 | gold_SLO = 2 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 3
 | gold_RSA = 2 | silver_RSA = 2 | bronze_RSA = 2
 | gold_TUR = 2 | silver_TUR = 2 | bronze_TUR = 2
 | gold_VEN = 2 | silver_VEN = 2 | bronze_VEN = 2
 | gold_COL = 2 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 4
 | gold_CHI = 2 | silver_CHI = 1 | bronze_CHI = 0
 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 8 | bronze_POR = 3
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 2 | bronze_GRE = 1
 | gold_TPE = 1 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 3
 | gold_MGL = 1 | silver_MGL = 1 | bronze_MGL = 2
 | gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 1 | bronze_IRL = 1
 | gold_UAE = 1 | silver_UAE = 1 | bronze_UAE = 1
 | gold_IOP = 1 | silver_IOP = 1 | bronze_IOP = 0 | name_IOP = {{flagIOCteam|IOP}}
 | gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 0
 | gold_LAT = 1 | silver_LAT = 1 | bronze_LAT = 0
 | gold_UAR = 1 | silver_UAR = 0 | bronze_UAR = 3 | name_UAR = ''{{flagcountry|United Arab Republic}}''
 | gold_ARM = 1 | silver_ARM = 0 | bronze_ARM = 0
 | gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 4 | bronze_CRO = 5
 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 4 | bronze_LTU = 1
 | gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 3 | bronze_CUB = 5
 | gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 2 | bronze_EGY = 3
 | gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 2 | bronze_GEO = 1
 | gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 2 | bronze_THA = 1
 | gold_LBN = 0 | silver_LBN = 1 | bronze_LBN = 0
 | gold_SCG = 0 | silver_SCG = 1 | bronze_SCG = 0 | name_SCG = ''{{flagcountry|Serbia and Montenegro}}''
 | gold_SMR = 0 | silver_SMR = 0 | bronze_SMR = 6
 | gold_ALB = 0 | silver_ALB = 0 | bronze_ALB = 1
 | gold_GUA = 0 | silver_GUA = 0 | bronze_GUA = 1
 | gold_PER = 0 | silver_PER = 0 | bronze_PER = 1
 | gold_PUR = 0 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 1
 | gold_URU = 0 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 1
}}

===Individual===
In this list the multiple medalists (only individual) of all-time who won at least 7 gold medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/pages/historicalresults.aspx?hr=wch_multi_medalists_adult_men_individual|title=Multi-Medalists World Championships Men Individual|publisher=issf-sports.org|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

{{legend|palegreen|Still active}} 
{| class="wikitable" width=60% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!#  !!Name !!Nation !!Years 
![[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] 
![[File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] 
![[File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] 
!Total !!Discipline
|-
|1 ||align=left|[[Konrad Staeheli]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1898-1914 ||22 ||13 ||9 || 44 ||align=left|Pistol/Rifle
|-
|2 ||align=left|[[Karl Zimmerman (shooter)|Karl Zimmermann]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1921-1947 || 19 || 9 || 13 || 41 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|3 ||align=left|[[Josias Hartmann]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1921-1933 || 8 || 8 || 10 || 26 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|4 ||align=left|[[Emil Kellenberger]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1899-1922 || 8 || 7 || 0 || 15 ||align=left|Rifle
|-bgcolor=palegreen
|5 ||align=left|[[Łukasz Czapla]] ||align=left|{{POL}} || 2006-2018|| 8 || 3 || 0 || 11 ||align=left|Running target
|-
|6 ||align=left|[[Torsten Ullman]] ||align=left|{{SWE}} || 1933-1954 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 10 ||align=left|Pistol
|-
|7 ||align=left|[[Paul Van Asbroeck]] ||align=left|{{BEL}} || 1900-1925 || 7 || 5 || 8 || 20 ||align=left|Pistol/Rifle
|-bgcolor=palegreen
|8 ||align=left|[[Emil Martinsson]] ||align=left|{{SWE}} || 2002-2018|| 7 || 5 || 3 || 15 ||align=left|Running target
|-
|9 ||align=left|[[Walter Stokes]] ||align=left|{{Flag|United States|1912}}|| 1921-1924 || 7 || 5 || 1 || 13 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|10 ||align=left|[[Gary Anderson (sport shooter)|Gary Anderson]] ||align=left|{{USA}} || 1962-1966 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 10 ||align=left|Rifle
|}

===Individual and team===
In this list the multiple medalists (individual and team) of all-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/getfile.aspx?ipmod=shtr,docf&ippane=3,1&ipinst=15,153&ipiinst=0,0&pmlinkid=106&mod=docf&pane=1&inst=153&file=Road_to_Munich_ISSF_News_4_2010_The_Superlative%20Championship.pdf|title=Multi-Medalists Top 15|publisher=issf-sports.org|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513035523/http://www.issf-sports.org/getfile.aspx?ipmod=shtr,docf&ippane=3,1&ipinst=15,153&ipiinst=0,0&pmlinkid=106&mod=docf&pane=1&inst=153&file=Road_to_Munich_ISSF_News_4_2010_The_Superlative%20Championship.pdf|archive-date=13 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width=60% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
!#  !!Name !!Nation !!Years 
![[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] 
![[File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] 
![[File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] 
!Total !!Discipline
|-
|1 ||align=left|[[Konrad Staeheli]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1898-1914 ||41 ||17 ||11 ||69 ||align=left|Pistol/Rifle
|-
|2 ||align=left|[[Karl Zimmerman (shooter)|Karl Zimmermann]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1921-1947 || 30 || 17 || 20 || 67 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|3 ||align=left|[[Lones Wigger]] ||align=left|{{USA}} || 1966-1986 || 22 || 22 || 7 || 51 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|4 ||align=left|[[Kullervo Leskinen]] ||align=left|{{FIN}} || 1930-1952 || 15 || 19 || 11 || 45 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|5 ||align=left|[[Josias Hartmann]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1921-1939 || 15 || 12 || 11 || 38 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|6 ||align=left|[[Wilhelm Schnyder]]|| align="left" |{{SUI}} || 1922-1933 || 14 || 2 || 3 || 19 ||align=left|Pistol/Rifle
|-
|7 ||align=left|[[John Robert Foster]] ||align=left|{{USA}} || 1961-1974 || 13 || 15 || 2 || 30 ||align=left|Rifle/[[100 metre running deer|Running Deer]]
|-
|8 ||align=left|[[Paul Van Asbroeck]] ||align=left|{{BEL}} || 1900-1930 || 13 || 9 || 13 || 35 ||align=left|Pistol/Rifle
|-
|9 ||align=left|[[Emil Kellenberger]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1899-1922 || 13 || 7 || 0 || 20 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|10 ||align=left|[[Gennadi Lushikov]]|| align="left" |{{URS}} || 1974-1990 || 13 || 6 || 2 || 21 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|11 ||align=left|[[Lubos Racansky]] ||align=left|{{CZE}} || 1986-2008 || 13 || 5 || 1 || 19 ||align=left|Running Target
|-
|12 ||align=left|[[Louis Richardet]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1897-1909 || 13 || 4 || 5 || 22 ||align=left|Pistol/Rifle
|-
|13 ||align=left|[[Moysey Itkis]] ||align=left|{{URS}} || 1954-1962 || 13 || 1 || 5 || 19 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|14 ||align=left|[[Walter Lienhard]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1922-1939 || 12 || 11 || 3 || 26 ||align=left|Rifle
|-
|15 ||align=left|[[Otto Horber]] ||align=left|{{SUI}} || 1935-1952 || 12 || 9 || 12 || 33 ||align=left|Rifle
|}

==See also==
*[[Shooting at the Summer Olympics]]
*[[ISSF World Cup]]
*[[ISSF Junior World Cup]]
*[[European Shooting Championships]]
*[[Asian Shooting Championships]]
*[[1973 American Shooting Championships]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.issf-sports.org/results/results_overview.ashx ISSF Results Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529231531/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/results_overview.ashx |date=2014-05-29 }}
*[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/s/schiessen/hst/41.html World Championships archive results] (1929–2003) at Sport-komplett.de

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