Formerly | Practical pistol[1] |
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Classification | ICS (IPSC Classification System) |
Sport | Practical shooting |
Founded | In the 1970s |
Motto | "Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas" (DVC), Latin for "precision, power, speed" |
No. of teams | National teams |
Country | Over 100 |
Venue(s) | Shooting ranges |
Confederation | African, Australasian, European and Pan-American Zones |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() (2017) |
Most titles | ![]() |
Qualification | Region dependent number of slots. Regional selection procedures. |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Domestic cup(s) | National championships |
Related competitions | IPSC Rifle, Shotgun and Action Air World Shoots |
Official website | ipsc |
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The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire.[2] The Handgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Rifle and Shotgun.
World Shoot main matches are held over six days with five days of shooting and one rest day, making the competition a shooting marathon where strategy and mental focus is of critical importance.[3][4]
The first IPSC World Shoot was held in 1975 in Zurich, and the two following were held with one year intervals. After 1977 the World Shoots were held at two year intervals until 1983 when the schedule was changed to the three year intervals used today.
Until and including 1991 there were no equipment divisions, but equipment had gradually become more and more specialized with extended front sights, compensators and even optical sights. At the 1991 Handgun World Shoot in Adelaide, Australia, Doug Koenig of USA became the first competitor to win the World Shoot using a red dot sight. In the following 1993 Handgun World Shoot competitors would be divided into divisions based on the equipment, thereof whether the firearm had an optical sight and compensator (Open or Modified division) or iron sights (Standard division). In 1999 the Revolver and Production divisions were introduced, and became recognized divisions from January 2000, making their first appearance in World Level competition at the 2002 Handgun World Shoot. In 2011 the Modified division was retired to make room for the Classic division, in commemoration of the 1911 single stack which historically had been so important for IPSC Handgun and handgun shooting sports in general for many years.
The following is a list of previous and current Handgun World Champions:[5]
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1975 | ![]() |
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World Shoot I | |
1976 | ![]() |
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World Shoot II | |
1977 | ![]() |
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World Shoot III | |
1979 | ![]() |
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World Shoot IV | |
1981 | ![]() |
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World Shoot V | |
1983 | ![]() |
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World Shoot VI | |
1986 | ![]() |
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World Shoot VII | |
1988 | ![]() |
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World Shoot VIII | |
1990 | ![]() |
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World Shoot IX | |
1991 | ![]() |
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Individual World Championship | |
1993 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot X |
1993 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot X |
1993 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot X |
1996 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XI |
1996 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XI |
1996 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XI |
1999 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XII |
1999 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XII |
1999 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XII |
2002 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2005 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2008 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2011 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2014 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2017 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2022 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
2022 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
2022 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
2022 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
2022 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
2022 | Production Optics | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
2022 | Production Optics Light | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIX |
Year | Division | ![]() |
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Venue |
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1986 | ![]() |
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1988 | ![]() |
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World Shoot VIII | |
1991 | ![]() |
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1991 World Shoot | |
1993 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot X |
1996 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XI |
1999 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XII |
1999 | Standard | ![]() |
World Shoot XII | ||
2002 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Production | ![]() |
World Shoot XIII | ||
2005 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2008 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2011 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2014 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2017 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
Year | Division | ![]() |
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Venue |
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1990 | ![]() |
World Shoot IX | |||
1992 | ![]() |
Individual World Championship | |||
1996 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XI |
1999 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XII |
2002 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2005 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2008 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2011 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2014 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2017 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
Year | Division | ![]() |
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Venue |
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1996 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XI |
2002 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2002 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIII |
2005 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2005 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XIV |
2008 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2011 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Modified | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2014 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2017 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
Year | Division | ![]() |
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Venue |
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2008 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2008 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XV |
2011 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2011 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVI |
2014 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Revolver | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVII |
2017 | Open | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Standard | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Production | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
2017 | Classic | ![]() |
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World Shoot XVIII |
Teams can consist of up to four athletes, with the three highest individual scores counting for the team results.
Year | Division | ![]() |
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Venue |
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1975 | World Shoot I | ||||
1976 | World Shoot II | ||||
1977 | ![]() 100.00 % 8776.064 points |
![]() 99.53 % 8735.054 points |
![]() 88.98 % 7808.542 points |
World Shoot III | |
1979 | World Shoot IV | ||||
1981 | World Shoot V | ||||
1983 | ![]() 100.00 % |
World Shoot VI | |||
1986 | World Shoot VII | ||||
1988 | ![]() 100.00 % |
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World Shoot VIII | |
1990 | ![]() |
World Shoot IX | |||
1993 | Open | ![]() 100.00 % 10574.2874 points |
![]() 89.09 % 9420.5502 points |
![]() 87.59 % 9261.8333 points |
World Shoot X |
1996 | Open | World Shoot XI | |||
1999 | Open | World Shoot XII | |||
2002 | Open | World Shoot XIII | |||
2002 | Standard | ![]() 100.00 % 8471.4458 points - Rob Leatham, - Michael Voigt, - Ron Avery, - Phil Strader |
![]() 91.17 % 7723.0008 points - Fabian Scott, - Nick du Plessis, - Gary Haltmann, - Paul van Wyk |
![]() 87.88 % 7444.9984 points - Adriano Ciro Santarcangel, - Guido Ciccarelli, - Valter Tranquilli, - Esterino Magli (DQ) |
World Shoot XIII |
2005 | Open | World Shoot XIV | |||
2008 | Revolver | ![]() 100.00 % 6887.00 points - Andrea Todeschini, - Igor Rosa Brusin, - Luca Ricciardi, - Claudio Zambonin |
World Shoot XV | ||
2011 | Open | World Shoot XVI | |||
2014 | Open | ![]() 100.00 % 6544.1614 points - Max Michel, - Shane Coley, - KC Eusebio, - Chris Tilley |
![]() 93.79 % 6137.5093 points - Martin Kamenicek, - Miroslav Havlicek, - Zdenek Henes |
![]() 93.60 % 6125.3867 points - Brodie McIntosh, - Nick Kapor, - Gareth Graham, - David McConachie |
World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Standard | ![]() 100.00 % 6685.2494 points - Nils Jonasson, - Bob Vogel, - Dave Sevigny, - Emanuel Bragg |
![]() 91.74 % 6132.9641 points - Cosimo Panetta, - Gregorio Tassone, - Max Bragagnolo, - Giulio Del Rosario |
![]() 87.51 % 5850.5001 points - Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz, - Gorka Ibanez, - Jesus Ferreiro, - David Davite |
World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Production | ![]() 100.00 % 6679.5259 points - Simon Racaza, - Ben Stoeger, - Matthew Mink |
![]() 94.53 % 6313.8761 points - Robin Sebo, - Zdenek Liehne, - Miroslav Zapletal, - Michal Stepan |
![]() 90.49 % 6044.1766 points - Eric Grauffel, - Louis Adrien Guichard, - Mathieu Lavergne, - Baptiste Felt |
World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Classic | ![]() 100.00 % 6346.8120 points - Rob Leatham, - Todd Jarrett, - Gary Byerly, - Keith Dilworth |
![]() 99.95 % 6343.9388 points - Edward Rivera, - Wilfredo Jr Martin, - Jerome Morales, - William Magalong |
![]() 96.47 % 6122.8449 points - Edoardo Buticchi, - Roberto Vezzoli, - Mauro Di Prospero, - Mario Piccioni |
World Shoot XVII |
2014 | Revolver | ![]() 100.00 % 6184.8829 points - Josh Lentz, - David Olhasso, - Cliff Walsh, - Elliot Aysen |
![]() 96.13 % 5945.4234 points - Gerald Reiter, - Hermann Kirchweger, - Reinhard Handl, - Robert Kroiss |
![]() 91.93 % 5685.5642 points - Moacyr Azevedo, - Wagner Almeida, - Daniel Polverini, - Rogerio Rosas |
World Shoot XVII |
Year | Division | ![]() |
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Venue |
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1975 | World Shoot I | ||||
1976 | World Shoot II | ||||
1977 | World Shoot III | ||||
1979 | World Shoot IV | ||||
1981 | World Shoot V | ||||
1983 | World Shoot VI | ||||
1986 | World Shoot VII | ||||
1988 | World Shoot VIII | ||||
1990 | World Shoot IX | ||||
1993 | Open | ![]() 100.00 % 4738.5045 points |
![]() 94.30 % 4468.4663 points |
![]() 92.06 % 4362.2500 points |
World Shoot X |
1996 | Open | World Shoot XI | |||
1999 | Open | World Shoot XII | |||
2002 | Open | World Shoot XIII | |||
2002 | Standard | ![]() 100.00 % |
World Shoot XIII | ||
2005 | Open | World Shoot XIV | |||
2008 | Open | World Shoot XV | |||
2011 | Open | World Shoot XVI | |||
2014 | Open | World Shoot XVII |