The 2008 World Running Target Championships were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Plzeň, the Czech Republic, in October 2008 as a replacement for the lost Olympic status of 10 metre running target. Apart from this event, competitions were also held in 10 metre running target mixed, 50 metre running target and 50 metre running target mixed. The men's and women's regular 10 metre competitions featured the new semifinal and final stages known as medal matches.
Most of the top European shooters, which constitute the majority of the worldwide elite in running target, were present. No shooters from the most successful non-European nation, China, were competing.[1] Russia and Ukraine dominated, winning 19 medals each.
Schedule edit
| Date | Men | Junior men | Women | Junior women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 20 | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed |
| Tuesday, October 21 | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT |
| Wednesday, October 22 | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | ||
| Thursday, October 23 | 50 m RT mixed | 50 m RT mixed | ||
| Friday, October 24 | 50 m RT (slow runs) | 50 m RT (slow runs) | ||
| Saturday, October 25 | 50 m RT (fast runs) | 50 m RT (fast runs) |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Czech Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic (CZE)* | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Results edit
Men's medal match edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| (585) Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR) | 3 | |||||
| (577) Emil Martinsson (SWE) | 6 | |||||
| Emil Martinsson (SWE) | 6 | |||||
| Miroslav Januš (CZE) | 1 | |||||
| (579) Miroslav Januš (CZE) | 6 | |||||
| (578) Niklas Bergström (SWE) | 5 | |||||
| Bronze match | ||||||
| Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR) | 6 | |||||
| Niklas Bergström (SWE) | 5 | |||||
Women's medal match edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| (382) Galina Avramenko (UKR) | 6 | |||||
| (368) Elena Neff (GER) | 3 | |||||
| Galina Avramenko (UKR) | 6 | |||||
| Julia Eydenzon (RUS) | 2 | |||||
| (377) Julia Eydenzon (RUS) | 6 | |||||
| (370) Daniela Faust (GER) | 5 | |||||
| Bronze match | ||||||
| Elena Neff (GER) | 6 | |||||
| Daniela Faust (GER) | 2 | |||||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Cramner, Bengt (October 20, 2008). "Niklas snuddande nära medalj". Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2008.