List of national shooting records surpassing the world records
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This list of national shooting records surpassing the world records is possible because of the International Shooting Sport Federation
's rigid record regulations. Only competitions directly supervised by the ISSF – Olympic Games
, World Championships
, World Cups
, World Cup Finals and continental championships – are approved for setting world records. On the other hand, most member federations have more relaxed rules for their national records. This creates many more opportunities for record-breaking, especially so in the non-Olympic events, where World Cups are not held.
In the ISSF shooting events
where the world record is unbeatable (men's 300 metre rifle prone
and 50 metre rifle prone
, men's and women's 10 metre air rifle, and men's trap
and skeet
), the list of perfect scores would also be much longer if national records were included, but such cases, along with other national records merely equalling the world records, are not included here.
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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...
's rigid record regulations. Only competitions directly supervised by the ISSF – Olympic Games
Shooting at the Summer Olympics
Shooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except at the 1904 & 1928 editions.-Men's:...
, World 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...
, World Cups
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...
, World Cup Finals and continental championships – are approved for setting world records. On the other hand, most member federations have more relaxed rules for their national records. This creates many more opportunities for record-breaking, especially so in the non-Olympic events, where World Cups are not held.
In the ISSF 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....
where the world record is unbeatable (men's 300 metre rifle prone
300 metre rifle prone
300 metre rifle prone is an ISSF shooting event. It was added to the World Championship program in 1982, and was based on the English Match but shot with the same full-power rifle as in 300 metre rifle three positions...
and 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...
, men's and women's 10 metre air rifle, and men's 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...
), the list of perfect scores would also be much longer if national records were included, but such cases, along with other national records merely equalling the world records, are not included here.
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Men
| 300 metre rifle three positions 300 metre rifle three positions 300 metre rifle three positions is an ISSF shooting event, involving shooting 40 shots each from the prone, the standing and the kneeling positions. Lately a similar event has been designed for women, where only half the course is shot. Originally there had been champions declared in each position... |
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| 1185 | Vebjørn Berg Vebjørn Berg Vebjørn Berg is a Norwegian sports shooter. He did well at several ISSF World Cups. He was also on the winning Norwegian team at the 2002 Shooting World Championship. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and received fourth at Men's 50 metre rifle prone.- External links :*... (2008) |
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| 1184 | WR + HUN SLO | |
| 300 metre rifle prone 300 metre rifle prone 300 metre rifle prone is an ISSF shooting event. It was added to the World Championship program in 1982, and was based on the English Match but shot with the same full-power rifle as in 300 metre rifle three positions... |
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| 600 | WR + AUT CZE DEN FIN GER ITA NOR SUI SWE USA | |
| 300 metre standard rifle | ||
| 593 | Jason Parker (2005) | |
| 590 | Norbert Sturny (2002) | |
| 589 | WR + NOR SLO SWE | |
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 1186 | WR + SLO | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 1287.9 | WR + SLO | |
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 600 | WR + AUT BLR CZE ESP FIN FRA GER HUN ISR KOR NOR SWE USA | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 705.5 | Sergei Martynov Sergei Martynov (sport shooter) Sergei Martynov is a Belarusian 50 m Rifle shooter, originally from Russia.... (2001) |
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| 705.4 | Matthew Emmons Matthew Emmons Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions... (2007) |
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| 704.8 | WR + AUS GER | |
| 10 metre air rifle (qualification) | ||
| 600 | WR + AUT FIN HUN KOR NLD NOR RUS SLO SVK THA | |
| 10 metre air rifle (final) | ||
| 704.6 | Péter Sidi (2001) | |
| 704.3 | Zoltán Baláž (2007) | |
| 704.1 | Matthew Emmons Matthew Emmons Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions... (2006) |
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| 704.0 | Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle... (2001) |
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| 703.8 | Wolfram Waibel Jr. Wolfram Waibel Jr. Wolfram Waibel Jr. is an Austrian sport shooter.He was born in Hohenems, Austria. He competed for Austria and won both a silver medal and a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone... (1999) |
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| 703.5 | WR | |
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Women
| 300 metre rifle three positions 300 metre rifle three positions 300 metre rifle three positions is an ISSF shooting event, involving shooting 40 shots each from the prone, the standing and the kneeling positions. Lately a similar event has been designed for women, where only half the course is shot. Originally there had been champions declared in each position... |
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| 592 | Charlotte Jakobsen (2005) | |
| 589 | Oriana Scheuss (2002) | |
| 588 | WR | |
| 300 metre rifle prone 300 metre rifle prone 300 metre rifle prone is an ISSF shooting event. It was added to the World Championship program in 1982, and was based on the English Match but shot with the same full-power rifle as in 300 metre rifle three positions... |
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| 600 | Charlotte Jakobsen (2003) | |
| 599 | WR + ITA | |
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 594 | WR + GER | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 698.0 | WR + GER | |
| 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... |
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| 600 | Tian Honggong (1990) | |
| 599 | Elizabeth Bourland (1997) | |
| Ivana Švecová (2002) Daniela Pešková (2006) |
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| Kateřina Kůrková Katerina Emmons Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular... (2003) |
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| Sonja Pfeilschifter Sonja Pfeilschifter Sonja Pfeilschifter is a German rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions... (2005) |
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| 598 | Anzela Voronova (1989) | |
| Noriko Kozima (1992) | ||
| Marie Enqvist (1997) | ||
| Viivi Villa (1998) Jenni Strand (2001) Viivi Koivu (2007) |
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| Lessia Leskiv (1998) | ||
| Lindy Hansen (1999) | ||
| Olga Pogrebiak (2000) | ||
| Andrea Brühlmann (2005) | ||
| 597 | WR + DEN HUN KAZ POL | |
| 10 metre air rifle (qualification) | ||
| 400 | WR + AUT CHN CZE GER HUN IND KOR POL RUS SUI SWE | |
| 10 metre air rifle (final) | ||
| 505.0 | WR + GER | |
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Men
| 50 metre pistol (qualification) | ||
| 583 | Ragnar Skanåker Ragnar Skanåker Ragnar Skanåker is a Swedish pistol shooter who was a world-class shooter for an extremely long period. His international breakthrough came in the 1972 Olympics, where he won the 50 m Pistol event... (1988) |
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| 581 | WR + GER RUS | |
| 50 metre pistol (final) | ||
| 679.2 | Mikhail Nestruyev (2003) | |
| 676.2 | WR + USA | |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol (qualification) | ||
| 591 | WR + CHN GER RUS | |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol (final) | ||
| 794.0 | WR + GER | |
| 25 metre center-fire pistol | ||
| 596 | Pål Hembre Pål Hembre Pål Hembre is a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter and World Champion.He became World Champion in 1994, in 25 metre center-fire pistol, and is twice military World Champion, from 1991 and 1992. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:... (2000) |
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| 595 | Oleg Tkachov (1999) | |
| 594 | WR + RUS USA | |
| 25 metre standard pistol | ||
| 592 | Darius Young (1978) | |
| 588 | Paavo Palokangas (1991) | |
| 587 | Cheng Zhongping (1993) | |
| 586 | Igor Bakalov (1982) | |
| Pål Hembre Pål Hembre Pål Hembre is a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter and World Champion.He became World Champion in 1994, in 25 metre center-fire pistol, and is twice military World Champion, from 1991 and 1992. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:... (1993) |
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| 585 | Jaspal Rana Jaspal Rana Jaspal Rana is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and 2006 Asian Games. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun.- Early days... (1995) |
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| 584 | WR + DEN HUN SWE UKR | |
| 10 metre air pistol (qualification) | ||
| 594 | WR | |
| 10 metre air pistol (final) | ||
| 695.1 | WR | |
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Women
| 25 metre pistol (qualification) | ||
| 595 | Kristina Fries (1991) | |
| 594 | WR + BUL CHN KOR | |
| 25 metre pistol (final) | ||
| 799.9 | ||
| 796.7 | WR + BUL | |
| 10 metre air pistol (qualification) | ||
| 394 | Anke Todorović (2001) | |
| Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych is a pistol shooter from Chernigov, Ukraine. She was born in Khabarovsk, Soviet Union.At the age of 17, Kostevych won the 10 m Air Pistol event at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships. She followed this with a victory in the 2003 ISSF World Cup Final, and an Olympic gold... (2003) |
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| Svetlana Smirnova (2005) | ||
| 393 | WR + CHN JPN SVK | |
| 10 metre air pistol (final) | ||
| 496.1 | Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych is a pistol shooter from Chernigov, Ukraine. She was born in Khabarovsk, Soviet Union.At the age of 17, Kostevych won the 10 m Air Pistol event at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships. She followed this with a victory in the 2003 ISSF World Cup Final, and an Olympic gold... (2001) |
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| 494.7 | Anke Todorović (2001) | |
| 493.5 | WR + CHN | |
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Men
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 125 | WR + CZE ITA RUS USA | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 149 | WR + GER | |
| 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.... (qualification) |
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| 149 | Walton Eller Walton Eller Walton "Glenn" Eller is an American trap shooter and three-time U.S. Olympic athlete . At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.In 1996, Glenn was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay... (2007) |
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| 148 | Håkan Dahlby Håkan Dahlby Håkan Dahlby is a Swedish double trap shooter, the winner of the 2003 and 2004 European Championships. In the 2004 Olympics he finished second in the qualification round, but dropped to fifth place during the final round... (2009) |
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| 147 | WR + AUS FIN GBR IND | |
| 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.... (final) |
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| 194 | WR + FIN HUN IND ITA USA | |
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 125 | WR + NOR SWE USA | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 150 | WR + NOR USA | |
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Women
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 74 | WR + CHN FIN ITA SVK UKR | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 97 | Zuzana Štefečeková Zuzana Štefeceková Zuzana Štefečeková is a female Slovakian sports shooter. She won the silver medal in the Women's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... (2006) |
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| 96 | WR | |
| 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.... |
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| 118 | Kim Rhode Kim Rhode Kimberly "Kim" Susan Rhode is an American double trap and skeet shooter. A California native, she is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and six-time national champion in double trap. She was the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... (1997) |
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| 117 | Zhang Yafei (2001) | |
| 116 | Susanne Kiermayer (1997) | |
| 115 | WR | |
| 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... (qualification) |
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| 75 | Nathalie Larsson (2007) | |
| 74 | WR + AZE CHN GBR GER RUS SVK | |
| 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... (final) |
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| 99 | WR + SVK | |
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