2009 World Shotgun Championships
Encyclopedia
The 2009 World Shotgun Championships were held in August 2009 in Maribor
, Slovenia
. As in all odd-numbered years, separate ISSF World Shooting Championships
were carried out in the trap
, double trap
and skeet
events.
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. As in all odd-numbered years, separate ISSF World Shooting Championships
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...
were carried out in 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...
, 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....
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.
Medal count
 Italy |
6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
 United States |
4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
 Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
 Mainland China |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
 Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Spain |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
 Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Cyprus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men
Women
Competition schedule
| Date | Men, junior men | Women, junior women |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 August | 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... , day 1 |
|
| Sunday, 9 August | 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... , day 2 |
|
| Monday, 10 August | ||
| Tuesday, 11 August | 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... |
|
| Wednesday, 12 August | ||
| Thursday, 13 August | 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.... |
|
| Friday, 14 August | ||
| Saturday, 15 August | 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... , day 1 |
|
| Sunday, 16 August | 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... , day 2 |