10 meter running target

10 meter running target is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 meters from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of two speeds, slow or fast, where it is visible for 5 or 2.5 seconds, respectively.

10 meter running target
Men
Number of shots2 × 30
Olympic Games1992–2004
World Championships1981-2009
Abbreviation10RT
Women
Number of shots2 × 20
World Championships1994-2009
Abbreviation10RT20
Diagram of the targets used in 10 meter running target.

The course of fire is 30 slow runs followed by 30 fast runs for men, and 20 slow runs followed by 20 fast runs for women.

The men's event replaced 50 meter running target on the Olympic program starting from 1992, but after the 2004 Summer Olympics it was again taken off the program, leaving the running target shooters with no Olympic events at all. This also meant that finals were no longer held, but it has been announced that a replacement will be held in the form of knockout semi-final and final stages. Also, a separate World Championship was held in 2008, filling the void left after the Olympics.[1]

World Championships, Men edit

This event was held in 1981–2009.

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1981   Santo Domingo   Yuri Kadenatsy (URS)   Andrei Terekhin (URS)   Igor Malashkov (URS)
1982   Caracas   Igor Sokolov (URS)   Sergei Savostianov (URS)   Alexander Ivanchikhin (URS)
1983   Edmonton   Jean Luc Tricoire (FRA)   Igor Sokolov (URS)   Randy Stewart (USA)
1986   Suhl   Lubos Racansky (TCH)   Zygmunt Bogdziewicz (POL)   Sergei Luzov (URS)
1987   Budapest   Jean Luc Tricoire (FRA)   Lubos Racansky (TCH)   Alexander Zakharchenkov (URS)
1989   Sarajevo   Attila Solti (HUN)   Jozsef Angyan (HUN)   Jozsef Sike (HUN)
1990   Moscow   Manfred Kurzer (GDR)   Quingquan Shu (CHN)   Gennadi Avramenko (URS)
1991   Stavanger   Lubos Racansky (TCH)   Gennadi Avramenko (URS)   Andrei Vasilyeu (URS)
1994   Milan   Manfred Kurzer (GER)   Krister Holmberg (FIN)   Carlo Colombo (ITA)
1998   Barcelona   Zhiyuan Niu (CHN)   Adam Saathoff (USA)   Igor Kolesov (RUS)
2002   Lahti   Dimitri Lykin (RUS)   Ling Yang (CHN)   Adam Saathoff (USA)
2006   Zagreb   Zhiyuan Niu (CHN)   Aleksandr Blinov (RUS)   Miroslav Janus (CZE)
2008   Plzeň   Emil Martinsson (SWE)   Miroslav Janus (CZE)   Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR)
2009   Heinola   Emil Martinsson (SWE)   Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR)   Dimitry Romanov (RUS)
2010   Munich   Dmitry Romanov (RUS)   Zhai Yujia (CHN)   Krister Holmberg (FIN)
2012   Stockholm   Dmitry Romanov (RUS)   Łukasz Czapla (POL)   Laszlo Boros (HUN)
2014   Granada   Emil Martinsson (SWE)   Zhai Yujia (CHN)   Dmitry Romanov (RUS)
2016   Suhl   Maxim Stepanov (RUS)   Mikhail Azarenko (RUS)   Emil Martinsson (SWE)
2018   Changwon   Jesper Nyberg (SWE)   Maxim Stepanov (RUS)   Vladislav Prianishnikov (RUS)
2022   Châteauroux   Emil Martinsson (SWE)   Ihor Kizyma (UKR)   Łukasz Czapla (POL)

World Championships, Men Team edit

This event was held in 1981–2009.

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1981   Santo Domingo   Soviet Union
Yuri Kadenatsy
Gennadi Malukhin
Igor Malashkov
Andrei Terekhin
  United States of America
Francis Allen
Harry Lucker
Randy Stewart
Wypych P.
  Puerto Rico
Gonzalez R.
Ortiz A.
Pedro Ramirez
Llorens C.
1982   Caracas   Soviet Union
Alexander Ivanchikhin
Yuri Kadenatsy
Sergei Savostianov
Igor Sokolov
  People's Republic of China
Bin He
Zhongyuan Wang
Ji Ping Yu
Yili Xie
  United States of America
Todd Bensley
Michael English
Robert George
Randy Stewart
1983   Edmonton   Soviet Union
Yuri Kadenatsy
Sergei Savostianov
Igor Sokolov
  France
Bernard Gasquet
Thierry Guiot
Jean Luc Tricoire
  United States of America
Todd Bensley
Michael English
Randy Stewart
1986   Suhl   Soviet Union
Gennadi Avramenko
Sergei Luzov
Igor Malashkov
  Czechoslovakia
Jan Kermiet
Lubos Racansky
Libor Tesar
  United States of America
Todd Bensley
Michael English
Randy Stewart
1987   Budapest   Czechoslovakia
Jan Kermiet
Lubos Racansky
Libor Tesar
  Soviet Union
Gennadi Avramenko
Nicolai Lapin
Alexander Zakharchenkov
  United States of America
Todd Bensley
Michael English
Randy Stewart
1989   Sarajevo   Hungary
Jozsef Angyan
Jozsef Sike
Attila Solti
  Soviet Union
Anatoli Asrabaev
Gennadi Avramenko
Eugeni Geht
  Czechoslovakia
Jan Kermiet
Lubos Racansky
Jindrich Svoboda
1990   Moscow   People's Republic of China
Zhiyong Cai
Quingquan Shu
Ronghui Zhang
  Hungary
Jozsef Angyan
Jozsef Sike
Attila Solti
  Federal Republic of Germany
Peter Meserth
Michael Jakosits
Jens Zimmermann
1991   Stavanger   Soviet Union
Gennadi Avramenko
Andrei Romanov
Andrei Vasilyeu
  Germany
Michael Jakosits
Peter Meserth
Jens Zimmermann
  Hungary
Jozsef Angyan
Jozsef Sike
Attila Solti
1994   Milan   Czech Republic
Jan Kermiet
Miroslav Janus
Lubos Racansky
  United States of America
Roy Hill
Adam Saathoff
Lonn Saunders
  Hungary
Jozsef Angyan
Tamas Burkus
Jozsef Sike
1998   Barcelona   Finland
Pasi Wedman
Krister Holmberg
Vesa Saviahde
  Germany
Manfred Kurzer
Michael Jakosits
Jens Zimmermann
  Russia
Igor Kolesov
Dimitri Lykin
Alexander Ivanov
2002   Lahti   Germany
Marko Schulze
Manfred Kurzer
Michael Jakosits
  Russia
Dimitri Lykin
Igor Kolesov
Aleksandr Blinov
  People's Republic of China
Ling Yang
Guobin Zeng
Zhiyuan Niu
2006   Zagreb   Russia
Aleksandr Blinov
Maxim Stepanov
Dimitri Lykin
  People's Republic of China
Zhiyuan Niu
Lin Gan
Weijian Zhang
  Sweden
Emil Martinsson
Sami Pesonen
Niklas Bergstroem
2008   Plzeň   Ukraine
Vladyslav Prianishnikov
Andrey Gilchenko
Alexander Zinenko
  Czech Republic
Miroslav Janus
Bedrich Jonas
Lubos Racansky
  Russia
Maxim Stepanov
Igor Kolesov
Dmitry Romanov
2009   Heinola   Russia   Czech Republic   Ukraine
2010   Munich   Russia   China   Ukraine
2012   Stockholm   Czech Republic   Ukraine   Russia
2014   Stockholm   Russia   China   Hungary
2016   Suhl   Finland   Sweden   Russia
2018   Changwon   Russia   North Korea   Sweden
2022   Châteauroux   Sweden   Hungary   Finland

World Championships, Women edit

This event was held in 1994–2009.

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1994   Milan   Moon Sun Kim (KOR)   Csilla Madari (HUN)   Ann Sjoekvist (FIN)
1998   Barcelona   Natalya Kovalenko (KAZ)   Xing Xu (CHN)   Xia Wang (CHN)
2002   Lahti   Xuan Xu (CHN)   Xia Wang (CHN)   Natalya Kovalenko (KAZ)
2006   Zagreb   Audrey Corenflos (FRA)   Aiwen Sun (CHN)   Viktoriya Zabolotna (UKR)
2008   Plzeň   Galina Avramenko (UKR)   Julia Eydenzon (RUS)   Elena Neff (GER)
2009   Heinola   Galina Avramenko (UKR)   Tetyana Yevseyenko (UKR)   Viktoriya Zabolotna (UKR)
2010   Munich   Li Xueyan (CHN)   Zhao Li Li (CHN)   Irina Izmalkova (RUS)
2012   Stockholm   Yang Zeng (CHN)   Li Xueyan (CHN)   Irina Izmalkova (RUS)
2014   Granada   Julia Eydenzon (RUS)   Viktoriya Rybovalova (UKR)   Olga Stepanova (RUS)
2016   Suhl   Galina Avramenko (UKR)   Julia Eydenzon (RUS)   Zhao Li Li (CHN)
2018   Changwon   Olga Stepanova (RUS)   Li Xueyan (CHN)   Galina Avramenko (UKR)
2022   Châteauroux   Viktoriya Rybovalova (UKR)   Galina Avramenko (UKR)   Lilit Mkrtchyan (ARM)

World Championships, Women Team edit

This event was held in 1998–2006.

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1998   Barcelona   People's Republic of China
Xing Xu
Xia Wang
Miao Liu
  Germany
Silke Johannes
Jacqueline Ramnick
Martina Ganslmeier
  Russia
Irina Izmalkova
Elena Korableva
Irina Makhoukha
2002   Lahti   People's Republic of China
Xuan Xu
Xia Wang
Zhiqi Qiu
  Ukraine
Galina Avramenko
Ganna Neustroyeva
Kateryna Samohina
  Russia
Irina Izmalkova
Elena Korableva
Anait Gasparyan
2006   Zagreb   People's Republic of China
Aiwen Sun
Qijue Wang
Xuan Xu
  Ukraine
Viktoriya Zabolotna
Galina Avramenko
Kateryna Samohina
  Russia
Anna Ilina
Irina Izmalkova
Julia Eydenzon
2008   Plzeň No team event
2009   Heinola No team event
2010   Munich   China   Russia   Ukraine
2012   Zagreb   China   Russia   Ukraine
2014   Granada   China   Russia   Ukraine
2016   Suhl   China   Russia   Ukraine
2018   Changwon   China   North Korea   Russia
2022   Châteauroux No team event

World Championships, total medals edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union77519
2  China77216
3  Czechoslovakia4116
4  Ukraine34411
5  Russia33713
6  Hungary2338
7  Germany2316
8  France2103
9  Sweden2013
10  Czech Republic1315
11  Finland1113
12  Kazakhstan1012
13  East Germany1001
  South Korea1001
15  United States0369
16  Poland0101
17  Italy0011
  Norway0011
  Puerto Rico0011
  West Germany0011
Totals (20 entries)373737111

Current world records edit

Current world records in 10 meter running target
Men Individual 590   Manfred Kurzer (GER)
  Zhai Yujia (CHN)
August 18, 2004
November 16, 2010
Athens (GRE)
Guangzhou (CHN)
Teams 1739   Russia (Shchepotkin, Prianishnikov, Stepanov) March 10, 2017 Maribor (SLO)
Junior Men Individual 590   Zhai Yujia (CHN) November 16, 2010 Guangzhou (CHN)
Teams 1708   Finland (Suoranta, Kinisjarvi, Lahdekorpi) March 5, 2014 Moscow (RUS)
Women Individual 575   Li Xueyan (CHN) September 9, 2018 Changwon (KOR)
Teams 1673   China (Li, Su, Huang) September 9, 2018 Changwon (KOR)
Junior Women Individual 557   Kensiia Anufrieva (RUS) February 28, 2020 Wrocław (POL)
Teams 1605   Kazakhstan (Irnazarova F., Saduakassova, Irnazarova Z.) November 10, 2019 Doha (QAT)

World and Olympic Champions edit

Men edit

Year Venue Individual Individual Junior men
Individual Team
1981 Santo Domingo   Yuri Kadenatsy (URS)   Soviet Union
1982 Caracas   Igor Sokolov (URS)   Soviet Union
1983 Edmonton   Jean-Luc Tricoire (FRA)   Soviet Union
1986 Suhl   Luboš Račanský (TCH)   Soviet Union
1987 Budapest   Luboš Račanský (TCH)   Czechoslovakia
1989 Sarajevo   Attila Solti (HUN)   Hungary   Miroslav Januš (TCH)   Czechoslovakia
1990 Moscow   Manfred Kurzer (GDR)   China
1991 Stavanger   Luboš Račanský (TCH)   Soviet Union   Miroslav Januš (TCH)   Czechoslovakia
1992 Barcelona   Michael Jakosits (GER)
1994 Milan   Manfred Kurzer (GER)   Czech Republic   Peter Planovsky (SVK)   Slovakia
1996 Atlanta   Yang Ling (CHN)
1998 Barcelona   Niu Zhiyuan (CHN)   Finland   Wang Dengjie (CHN)   Ukraine
2000 Sydney   Yang Ling (CHN)
2002 Lahti   Dimitri Lykin (RUS)   Germany   Gan Lin (CHN)   Russia
2004 Athens   Manfred Kurzer (GER)
2006 Zagreb   Niu Zhiyuan (CHN)   Russia   Dimitri Romanov (RUS)   Russia
2008 Plzeň   Emil Martinsson (SWE)   Ukraine   László Boros (HUN)   Russia
2009 Heinola   Emil Martinsson (SWE)   Russia   Mikhail Azarenko (RUS)   Russia

Women edit

Year Venue Individual Team Junior women
Individual Team
1994 Milan   Kim Moon-sun (KOR)   Silke Johannes (GER)
1998 Barcelona   Natalya Kovalenko (KAZ)   China   Audrey Soquet (FRA)   Belarus
2002 Lahti   Xu Xuan (CHN)   China   Volha Markava (BLR)   Russia
2006 Zagreb   Audrey Corenflos (FRA)   China   Anne Weigel (GER)   Germany
2008 Plzeň   Galina Avramenko (UKR)   Bianka Keczeli (HUN)   Ukraine
2009 Heinola   Galina Avramenko (UKR)   Valentyna Gontcharova (UKR)

References edit