2008 ISSF World Cup
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The 2008 ISSF World Cup was the twenty-third annual edition of the ISSF World Cup
in the Olympic shooting events
, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation
. Four qualification competitions were held in each event, spanning from March to June, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final, which was carried out in September in Minsk
for the shotgun events, and in November in Bangkok
for the other events. Apart from those who qualified through the 2008 World Cup competitions, the defending champions and all medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympics
were also invited to the final. The host countries were also granted special wild cards.
Following the tradition of previous Olympic years, one of the qualification competitions was held as a pre-Olympic test event at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall
and the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
, the upcoming venues for shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
. As qualification for the Olympics
was concluded with the 2007 season, no quota places were at stake during the 2008 World Cup.
1 In the elimination round on May 18, equalled the world record with a perfect 600.
in trap
in skeet
in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol in 50 metre rifle prone
in 25 metre rapid fire pistol in 10 metre air rifle
ISSF World Cup
The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event...
in the Olympic shooting events
ISSF shooting events
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....
, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation
International Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...
. Four qualification competitions were held in each event, spanning from March to June, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final, which was carried out in September in Minsk
Minsk
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for the shotgun events, and in November in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
for the other events. Apart from those who qualified through the 2008 World Cup competitions, the defending champions and all medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
were also invited to the final. The host countries were also granted special wild cards.
Following the tradition of previous Olympic years, one of the qualification competitions was held as a pre-Olympic test event at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
The Beijing Shooting Range Hall is a shooting hall located in Shijingshan District, Beijing. It hosted the qualifying rounds and finals of ten shooting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, consisting of all 10-, 25- and 50-metre events. It was the venue of the first gold medal awarded at the...
and the Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
The Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field is a shooting range in the Shijingshan District of Beijing, China. It was under renovation and was completed in August 2007 for the 2008 Summer Olympics....
, the upcoming venues for shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
. As qualification for the Olympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
-Qualification rules:A nation may earn up to 2 quota places per event, except for Women's Trap and Skeet, where the maximum is 1 quota place per event.The qualification consists of two parts:...
was concluded with the 2007 season, no quota places were at stake during the 2008 World Cup.
Schedule
| Competition dates | Venue | Rifle | Pistol | Shotgun | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23–27 | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| April 12–20 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| May 4–10 | ✔ | ||||
| May 17–21 | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| May 24–29 | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| June 4–12 | ✔ | ||||
| June 15–21 | ✔ | ||||
| September 27–30 | ✔ | 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (shotgun) 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (shotgun) The 2008 ISSF World Cup Final in shotgun events was held on 27–30 September in Minsk, Belarus. It was the last major worldwide shotgun competition in 2008, and the next-to-last part of the 2008 ISSF World Cup, to be concluded with the rifle and pistol finals in Bangkok a month later.There were... |
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| November 3–5 | ✔ | ✔ | 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) The 2008 ISSF World Cup Final in rifle and pistol events was held 3–5 November 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand, as the conclusion of the 2008 World Cup season. The final was held in Bangkok for the second consecutive time, and third overall.... |
Men's rifle events
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
10 metre air rifle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 27) | Rio de Janeiro (March 25) | Rio de Janeiro (March 23) | ||||||
 |
1265.3 (1168) | |
702.9 (598) | |
702.5 (598) | |||
 |
1265.2 (1167) | |
701.4 (597) | |
700.7 (598) | |||
 |
1265.0 (1166) | |
699.5 (596) | |
698.9 (596) | |||
| Beijing (April 20) | Beijing (April 18) | Beijing (April 14) | ||||||
| |
1268.8 (1173) | |
704.8 EWR (599) | |
700.8 (597) | |||
| |
1268.0 (1171) | |
704.3 (599) | |
700.7 (599) | |||
| |
1266.9 (1168) | |
704.1 (598) | |
700.3 (597) | |||
| Munich (May 21) | Munich (May 19)1 | Munich (May 17) | ||||||
| |
1276.5 (1180) | |
703.3 (599) | |
702.0 (599) | |||
| |
1272.7 (1172) | |
703.2 (599) | |
700.6 (597) | |||
| |
1272.1 (1175) | |
702.3 (597) | |
699.8 (597) | |||
| Milan (May 26) | Milan (May 29) | Milan (May 24) | ||||||
| |
1275.5 (1175) | |
701.3 (597) | |
701.2 (599) | |||
| |
1268.9 (1170) | |
699.3 (596) | |
700.9 (596) | |||
| |
1268.3 (1171) | |
698.8 (595) | |
700.3 (596) | |||
| Final: Bangkok (November 4; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 3; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||||
| |
1269.0 (1171) | |
702.2 (598) | |
703.5 WR (600 EWR) | |||
| |
1265.7 (1166) | |
700.7 (596) | |
702.5 (598) | |||
| |
1264.6 (1167) | |
699.9 (595) | |
702.3 (599) | |||
1 In the elimination round on May 18, equalled the world record with a perfect 600.
Men's pistol events
| 50 metre pistol | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 10 metre air pistol | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 25) | Rio de Janeiro (March 26–27) | Rio de Janeiro (March 26) | ||||||
| |
658.8 (562) | |
785.6 (588) | |
684.4 (584) | |||
| |
656.2 (559) | |
784.0 (587) | |
682.9 (584) | |||
| |
655.3 (559) | |
782.5 (585) | |
681.4 (581) | |||
| Beijing (April 15) | Beijing (April 18–19) | Beijing (April 13) | ||||||
| |
667.2 (571) | |
786.7 (586) | |
683.7 (585) | |||
| |
666.0 (565) | |
780.9 (581) | |
682.2 (585) | |||
| |
663.4 (570) | |
778.3 (582) | |
682.0 (583) | |||
| Munich (May 18) | Munich (May 18–19) | Munich (May 20) | ||||||
| |
663.7 (565) | |
790.0 WR (589) | |
688.6 (590) | |||
| |
663.3 (571) | |
786.4 (585) | |
686.7 (584) | |||
| |
661.2 (565) | |
786.0 (584) | |
685.6 (586) | |||
| Milan (May 29) | Milan (May 27–28) | Milan (May 25) | ||||||
| |
667.3 (572) | |
794.0 WR (591 EWR) | |
686.2 (586) | |||
| |
666.2 (568) | |
789.7 (590) | |
685.7 (587) | |||
| |
664.6 (567) | |
785.2 (583) | |
684.9 (586) | |||
| Final: Bangkok (November 3; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 4; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||||
| |
667.2 (570) | |
789.7 (585) | |
687.4 (585) | |||
| |
665.5 (566) | |
787.9 (590) | |
685.2 (588) | |||
| |
660.5 (562) | |
777.0 (582) | |
684.1 (584) | |||
Men's shotgun events
| 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... |
Double trap Double Trap Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed.... |
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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (April 12–13) | Beijing (April 15) | Beijing (April 19–20) | ||||||
| |
142 (118) | |
191 (145) | |
144 (120) | |||
| |
140 (119) | |
188 (140) | |
143 (120) | |||
| |
140 (120) | |
185 (140) | |
143 (120) | |||
| Kerrville (May 9–10) | Kerrville (May 7) | Kerrville (May 4–5) | ||||||
| |
148 EWR (123) | |
190 (144) | |
147 (122) | |||
| |
143 (120) | |
189 (142) | |
146 (122) | |||
| |
143 (123) | |
189 (142) | |
144 (120) | |||
| Suhl (June 4–6) | Suhl (June 8) | Suhl (June 10–12) | ||||||
| |
145 (123) | |
193 (147 EWR) | |
147 (123) | |||
| |
144 (122) | |
192 (145) | |
145 (120) | |||
| |
143 (121) | |
189 (144) | |
144 (120) | |||
| Belgrade (June 15–16) | Belgrade (June 18) | Belgrade (June 20–21) | ||||||
| |
144 (122) | |
194 EWR (147 EWR) | |
149 (124) | |||
| |
144 (121) | |
192 (145) | |
148 (123) | |||
| |
141 (120) | |
191 (144) | |
148 (124) | |||
| Final: Minsk (September 29–30; details) | Final: Minsk (September 27; details) | Final: Minsk (September 29–30; details) | ||||||
| |
145 (120) | |
191 (144) | |
148 (123) | |||
| |
144 (122) | |
188 (140) | |
147 (123) | |||
| |
142 (123) | |
188 (143) | |
144 (121) | |||
Women's rifle events
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
10 metre air rifle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 28) | Rio de Janeiro (March 24) | ||||
| |
677.9 (581) | |
499.3 (396) | ||
| |
675.3 (578) | |
498.8 (396) | ||
| |
675.1 (579) | |
498.7 (396) | ||
| Beijing (April 17) | Beijing (April 12) | ||||
| |
692.7 (590) | |
504.9 EWR (399) | ||
| |
690.8 (591) | |
502.4 (398) | ||
| |
685.3 (583) | |
502.2 (399) | ||
| Munich (May 20) | Munich (May 17) | ||||
| |
687.0 (586) | |
503.4 (399) | ||
| |
684.2 (586) | |
502.0 (398) | ||
| |
683.5 (584) | |
500.7 (398) | ||
| Milan (May 27) | Milan (May 24) | ||||
| |
687.6 (587) | |
505.0 WR (400 EWR) | ||
| |
685.7 (587) | |
503.0 (398) | ||
| |
685.3 (588) | |
501.8 (398) | ||
| Final: Bangkok (November 4; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||
| |
688.8 (590) | |
502.1 (398) | ||
| |
688.3 (589) | |
501.9 (400 EWR) | ||
| |
683.5 (586) | |
501.1 (396) | ||
Women's pistol events
| 25 metre pistol | 10 metre air pistol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro (March 25–26) | Rio de Janeiro (March 23) | ||||
| |
787.0 (583) | |
484.8 (387) | ||
| |
784.9 (579) | |
483.0 (385) | ||
| |
784.0 (582) | |
480.7 (383) | ||
| Beijing (April 16) | Beijing (April 12) | ||||
| |
784.4 (585) | |
486.3 (386) | ||
| |
784.4 (582) | |
485.4 (384) | ||
| |
783.4 (583) | |
485.1 (386) | ||
| Munich (May 17–18) | Munich (May 21) | ||||
| |
789.6 (588) | |
491.1 (389) | ||
| |
785.7 (584) | |
489.9 (389) | ||
| |
785.2 (586) | |
485.8 (388) | ||
| Milan (May 26–27) | Milan (May 25) | ||||
| |
787.9 (583) | |
491.4 (389) | ||
| |
784.7 (582) | |
484.1 (385) | ||
| |
783.6 (582) | |
483.7 (387) | ||
| Final: Bangkok (November 3; details) | Final: Bangkok (November 5; details) | ||||
| |
793.1 (590) | |
488.9 (389) | ||
| |
792.5 (589) | |
486.5 (389) | ||
| |
787.1 (581) | |
484.6 (384) | ||
Women's shotgun events
| 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... |
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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing (April 14) | Beijing (April 17) | ||||
| |
93 (71) | |
97 (72) | ||
| |
90 (69) | |
94 (70) | ||
| |
89 (68) | |
94 (70) | ||
| Kerrville (May 9) | Kerrville (May 4) | ||||
| |
94 (73) | |
97 (73) | ||
| |
91 (72) | |
96 (72) | ||
| |
91 (70) | |
92 (69) | ||
| Suhl (June 4–5) | Suhl (June 10–11) | ||||
| |
94 (72) | |
95 (72) | ||
| |
93 (73) | |
94 (72) | ||
| |
92 (70) | |
94 (72) | ||
| Belgrade (June 15) | Belgrade (June 20) | ||||
| |
91 (69) | |
94 (73) | ||
| |
90 (69) | |
94 (71) | ||
| |
90 (69) | |
94 (72) | ||
| Final: Minsk (September 29; details) | Final: Minsk (September 29; details) | ||||
| |
94 (72) | |
95 (73) | ||
| |
92 (71) | |
93 (71) | ||
| |
90 (69) | |
92 (68) | ||
Two titles
in double trapDouble Trap
Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed....
in 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...
in 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...
in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol in 50 metre rifle prone
50 metre rifle prone
50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle...
in 25 metre rapid fire pistol in 10 metre air rifle