1969 World Shotgun Championships
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The 1969 World Shotgun Championships were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships
for the trap
and skeet
events held in San Sebastián
, Spain
.
ISSF World Shooting Championships
The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...
for the trap
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...
and skeet
Olympic Skeet
Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions...
events held in San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Medal count
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  German Democratic Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 |  Egypt |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
