1959 European Shooting Championships

1959 European Shooting Championships
1959 European Shooting Championships
Dates	30 August - 6 September
Host city	Brescia and Milan, Italy
Level	Senior
Events	12 men + 2 women
	← 1957 1961 →

The 1959 European Shooting Championships was the 3rd edition of the global shooting competition, European Shooting Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.^[1]^[2]

Individual

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
50 m rifle 3 positions	Klaus Zähringer West Germany	Moisei Itkis Soviet Union	Marat Nyýazow Soviet Union
25 m rapid fire pistol	Jiří Hrneček Czechoslovakia	Jan Wallén Sweden	Victor Nasonov Soviet Union
25 m center fire pistol	Vladimír Kudrna Czechoslovakia	Efim Haydurov Soviet Union	Josef Šváb Czechoslovakia
50 m pistol	Makhmud Umarov Soviet Union	Alexei Gustchin Soviet Union	Karel Mucha Czechoslovakia
50 m running target	Rune Flodman Sweden	Vladimir Linnikov Soviet Union	Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union
50 m free rifle kneeling	Ole Hviid Jensen Denmark	Marin Ferecatu Romania	Marat Nyýazow Soviet Union
50 m standard rifle	Eduard Jarosh Soviet Union	Klaus Zähringer West Germany	Vladimir Demidov Soviet Union
50 m free rifle standing	Bernd Klingner West Germany	Klaus Zähringer West Germany	Moisei Itkis Soviet Union
50 yd and 100 yd rifle prone	János Holup Hungary	Peter Kohnke West Germany	Jorma Taitto Finland
50 m free rifle prone	Ole Hviid Jensen Denmark	Otakar Hořínek Czechoslovakia	János Holup Hungary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
50 m rifle prone	Zinaida Zelenkova Soviet Union	Elena Zaharchenko Soviet Union	Yelena Donskaya Soviet Union
50 m free rifle 3 positions	Elena Zaharchenko Soviet Union	Zinaida Zelenkova Soviet Union	Yelena Donskaya Soviet Union