Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for rifle and 4 for pistol, across a range of men's, women's and mixed events.
| Shooting at the XV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | National Shooting Center |
| Dates | 8–14 September |
| Competitors | 140 |
Paralympic shooters were also classified according to the extent of their disability. The classification system allows shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Shooting classifications are:
- SH1 - competitors who do not need a shooting stand
- SH2 - competitors who use a shooting stand to support the firearm's weight
Qualification edit
There were 140 athletes (100 male, 40 female) taking part in this sport. Any athlete awarded a qualification slot in one event is permitted to enter other eligible event if they have a minimum qualification score. Therefore, fields in each event are likely to be significantly larger than the qualification quotas below.
Qualification slots will be allocated as follows:[1]
° : Bipartite invitation of named athlete.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their shooters (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Medalists edit
- Men
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol | SH1 | Yang Chao China
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Lee Ju-hee South Korea
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Server Ibragimov Uzbekistan
|
| 10 m air rifle standing |
Dong Chao China
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Abdullah Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates
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Kim Su Wan South Korea
| |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | Laslo Šuranji Serbia
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Abdullah Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates
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Doron Shaziri Israel
|
- Women
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air pistol |
SH1 | Sareh Javanmardi Iran
|
Olga Kovalchuk Ukraine
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Ayşegül Pehlivanlar Turkey
|
| 10 m air rifle standing |
Veronika Vadovičová Slovakia
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Zhang Cuiping China
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Yan Yaping China
| |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | Zhang Cuiping China
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Veronika Vadovičová Slovakia
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Lee Yun-ri South Korea
|
- Mixed
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m pistol | SH1 | Huang Xing China
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Joackim Norberg Sweden
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Lee Ju-hee South Korea
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| 50 m pistol | Sareh Javanmardi Iran
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Yang Chao China
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Oleksii Denysiuk Ukraine
| |
| 10 m air rifle prone | Veronika Vadovičová Slovakia
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Natascha Hiltrop Germany
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Lee Jang-ho South Korea
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| 50 m rifle prone | Zhang Cuiping China
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Abdullah Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates
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Laslo Šuranji Serbia
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| 10 m air rifle prone | SH2 | Vasyl Kovalchuk Ukraine
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Kim Geun-soo South Korea
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McKenna Dahl United States
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| 10 m air rifle standing | Veselka Pevec Slovenia
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Franček Gorazd Tiršek Slovenia
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Kim Geun-soo South Korea
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References edit
External links edit
- Official Site of the 2016 Summer Paralympics Archived 10 October 2016 at archive.today