2013 ISSF RIFLE AND PISTOL WORLD CUP CLOSED IN MUNICH TODAY. THE MEDAL STANDINGS.

“Great organization” ISSF Vice-President Gary Anderson said. China tops the medal standings. Three records scored during the event.

The 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage 3 was officially closed today, in Munich, Germany.

The competition took place at the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range of Munich from the 24^th to the 29^th of May, and saw the participation of 700+ athletes, 400+ officials, for a total number of 1200+ start in the ten Olympic events of Rifle and Pistol Shooting.

The People's Republic of China finished atop of the overall medal standings of the event, with two Gold and five Silver medals. Serbia placed in second, with two Gold and one Silver, thanks to the last-minute victory of Nemanja Mirosavljev at the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men final, the last match of the event. Austria also finished on the podium with one Gold and one Silver medals.

A new World Record of 631.5 points was established by Hungary's Peter Sidi, who beat his own record at the 10m Air Rifle Men event on the 25^th of May. Three Junior World Records were also established in these days, at the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior and at the 50m Rifle Prone Men Junior events.

The medal standings

Rank	NAT	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	CHN	2	5		7
2	SRB	2	1		3
3	AUT	1	1		2
4	FRA	1		2	3
5	BLR	1		1	2
6	CZE	1			1
6	JPN	1			1
6	KOR	1			1
9	HUN		1		1
10	MAS		1		1
10	NOR		1		1
12	SUI			2	2
13	ESP			1	1
13	GER			1	1
13	POR			1	1
13	SLO			1	1
13	UKR			1	1
	Total	10	10	10	30

 The medallists

Event	Medal	Name	Nat
50m Rifle 3 Positions Men	GOLD	MIROSAVLJEV Nemanja	SRB
	SILVER	BRYHN Ole Kristian	NOR
	BRONZE	BUERGE Marcel	SUI
50m Rifle Prone Men	GOLD	D HALLUIN Mickael	FRA
	SILVER	MATHIS Thomas	AUT
	BRONZE	DEBEVEC Rajmond	SLO
10m Air Rifle Men	GOLD	YANG Haoran	CHN
	SILVER	SIDI Peter	HUN
	BRONZE	CHARHEIKA Illia	BLR
50m Pistol Men	GOLD	ZLATIC Andrija	SRB
	SILVER	MAI Jiajie	CHN
	BRONZE	CARRERA Pablo	ESP
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men	GOLD	AKIYAMA Teruyoshi	JPN
	SILVER	ZHANG Fusheng	CHN
	BRONZE	BONDARUK Roman	UKR
10m Air Pistol Men	GOLD	JIN Jongoh	KOR
	SILVER	ZLATIC Andrija	SRB
	BRONZE	COSTA Joao	POR
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women	GOLD	SYKOROVA Adela	CZE
	SILVER	MA Hong	CHN
	BRONZE	BRIZE Laurence	FRA
10m Air Rifle Women	GOLD	UNGERANK Lisa	AUT
	SILVER	CHANG Jing	CHN
	BRONZE	EVESQUE Emilie	FRA
25m Pistol Women	GOLD	YUAN Jing	CHN
	SILVER	ZHANG Jingjing	CHN
	BRONZE	DIETHELM GERBER Heidi	SUI
10m Air Pistol Women	GOLD	CHAIKA Viktoria	BLR
	SILVER	CHEAH Lee Yean Joseline	MAS
	BRONZE	DORJSUREN Munkhbayar	GER

Posted  By Thom Erik Syrdahl

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"Feldschiessen" (field shoot). A Shooting mega event

In the last two weeks, my wife and I we were in Switzerland, knowing a little more of its beautiful nature. During this period we were invited by Felix Grendelmeier, for a delicious lunch at his home along with his charming wife and children. During lunch he told about the great shooting championship held annually in Switzerland and invited us to watch the biggest Shooting Championship in the World that would take place in the next weekend.

I was very interested, but we had our return to Brazil was already scheduled for the 28th and we could not watch this shooting  mega event.

But, occurred to me the idea to ask Felix to write an article describing all about this event, how many participants and what kind and shooting modalities are disputed. Therefore follows Felix's article about this mega event, see the article written by Felix Grendelmeier

Felix accepted the idea and wrote the article which I'm posting it now

Felix Grendelmeier

This weekend the biggest marksmanship competition in the world wil take place in switzerland - like every year! Every year countless towns and villages across Switzerland host the "Feldschiessen" (field shoot). It offers the ideal opportunity for recreational shooting enthusiasts, both young and old, experienced or first-timers, to meet up and indulge their shared passion. Over the course of one weekend, they compete in either the 300-metre rifle shoot or the 50- and 25-metre pistol shoot. Regardless of the distance, each competitor fires a total of 18 shots, whether one after the other or in rapid series.

Over 130,000 took part in the 2012 "Feldschiessen", making it the largest sporting event in Switzerland, and the largest marksmanship competition in the world. Dating back to the second half of the 19th century, the roots of the "Feldschiessen" tradition are firmly planted in Swiss military history, which evolved in tangent with the expansion of the Swiss Army and federal training exercises. Over time, it would become a purely recreational pursuit, enabling the older generations of marksmen to pass on their expertise in handling firearms for peaceful purposes. In 1996, serving soldiers in the Swiss Army were no longer subject to mandatory membership of a shooting club. Since then, the Swiss Shooting Sports Federation has seen a dramatic decline in membership numbers.

From 1936 distinction medals (kranz) were handed out for a certain level achived depending on age and weapon. Today, about 60% of the shooters shoot a "Kranz" result.

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

I thanks Felix Grendelmeier  for his Article

2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol in Munich closed today. Medals and records wrap-up
More than 700 athletes competed at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage 3 which took place in Munich from the 24th to the 29th of May. China finished atop of the medals standings. Three new world records were scored.
Munich, 29/05/2013 - The 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage 3 was officially closed today, in Munich, Germany. And it has been a great competition, in terms of participation and results. The event took place at the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range of Munich from the 24th to the 29th of May, and saw the participation of 700+ athletes, 400+ officials, for a total number of 1200+ start in the ten Olympic events of Rifle and Pistol Shooting. “I would like to thank the German Shooting Federation and it's Vice President Wolfang Kink, the Bavarian Shooting Sport Federation, that hosted this fine competition, and all the official who made this possible.” Mr Gary Anderson, the ISSF Vice-President, said at the closing ceremony. “A special thank you goes to all the shooters, team officials and coaches who have come here to compete in this ISSF event. It has been a great world cup! Thank you all in behalf of the ISSF!” Mr Anderson concluded. The People's Republic of China finished atop of the overall medals standings of the event, with two Gold and five Silver medals. Serbia placed in second, with two Gold and one Silver, thanks to the last-minute victory of Nemanja Mirosavljev at the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men final, the last match of the event. Austria also finished on the podium with one Gold and one Silver medals. A new World Record of 631.5 points was established by Hungary's Peter Sidi, who beat his own record at the 10m Air Rifle Men event on the 25th of May. Three Junior World Records were also established in these days, at the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior and at the 50m Rifle Prone Men Junior events. The first medals of the 2013 ISSF World Cup Stage 3 in Munich were assigned on the 25th of May, when two young shooters finished in the spotlight. China's 17-year old Yang Haoran won his second 10m Air Rifle Men Gold medal back to back with a great score of 210.5 points, while the 20-year old European Champion Lisa Ungerank (AUT) won the 10m Air Rifle Women event with 206.7 points. On the second competition day, the 26th of May, the 36-year old Serbian shooter Andrija Zlatic won this year's second consecutive World Cup Gold medal in the 50m Pistol , in spite of the difficult windy conditions. On the same day, two Chinese teammates met at the 25m Pistol Women Gold medal match, Yuan Jing, 26, eventually taking the Gold. The first ISSF TARGET SPRINT event was then conducted in the afternoon, to present the new ISSF event which combines mid-distance running with 10m Air Rifle shooting at falling targets. The event continued on the 27th of May, with the great success of Mickael D'Halluin, 22, from France, who secured Gold at his debut in the 50m Rifle Prone Men event with 207.3 points. It was then Japan's Teruyoshi Akiyama, 41, who won the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men final with 33 hits, and 4 hits of advantage on his followers. Czech Republic's 2012 Olympic Bronze medallist Adela Sykorova came back upon an ISSF World Cup podium on the 28th of May, when she pocketed Gold at the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women event. Another protagonist of London 2012, Korea's Olympic multi-medalist Jin Jongoh, also came back here in Munich after taking a break in the last months. The 33-year old champion was the only one who could shoot an average of more than 10 points per shot, during the 50m Pistol Men final, ending up on the highest step of the podium with a score of 202.2 points. Today, on the last competition day, Viktoria Chaika, 32, from Belarus, won the 10m Air Pistol Women final with 199.6 points, coming back atop of an ISSF podium after six years. Serbia's Nemanja Mirosavljev, 43, won his first 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Gold medal in the last competition of the day, with 454.5 points. The ISSF World Cup Series will now continue in Cyprus, where the next ISSF Shotgun World Cup Stage 3 will take place from the 8 through the 17 of June in Nicosia. Follow the match onwww.issf-sports.org

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

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ISSF Website

ISSF Target Sprint, the New Sport for the Shooting Sport

FIRST ISSF TARGET SPRINT EVENT CONDUCTED AT THE ISSF WC IN MUNICH

The new ISSF Sports for All event was officially conducted for the first time in Munich, during the 2013 ISSF World Cup Stage held at the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range of Munich.

The first ISSF TARGET SPRINT competition took place at the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range of Munich, yesterday, during the 2013 ISSF World Cup Stage in Munich.

Over 90 athletes participated in the debut competition of the new ISSF Sport For All event.

ISSF TARGET SPRINT combines athletes’ precision shooting and running abilities. The new event mixes air rifle shooting and middle distance running. It requires participants to be fast, accurate shooters and to possess outstanding physical fitness.

How does ISSF TARGET SPRINT work?

ISSF Target Sprint participants begin each event with a mass start and a fixed distance run. At the end of the first run, 400 meters, they stop at a 10-meter air rifle range where they must pick up their rifles and shoot at and hit five knockdown targets from standing position. More than five shots are often required to hit all five targets, but that adds to the shooting time. There are no penalties, but the sooner you finish shooting, the sooner you can start running your next lap.

At the end of the second run, participants must shoot another five targets before beginning the third and final running stage. 

The athlete who completes the three running stages and two shooting stages and who is the first at the finish line is the winner.

Four events were conducted here in Munich.

Tomas Bystrieky of Czech Republic won the ISSF TARGET SPRINT Men event, with an overall time of 06:25.4 minutes, with a 24.5 seconds margin on his followers. Securing the Silver medal, it was Germany's Hans Wurmer, with 6:49.9 minutes. Another German shooter, Alexander Goerzen, pocketed the Bronze medal with a time of 7:11.7 minutes, finishing 46.3 seconds behind the winner.

Judith Wagner of Germany won the ISSF TARGET SPRINT Men event, crossing the finish line in 8:01.5 minutes. Ivana Kruijjff (GER), followed her shortly behind bagging Silver with time of 8:13.6 minutes. Bronze went to Germany's Simone Sternthal, with a final time of 8:59.8 minutes.

Munich's ISSF TARGET SPRINT competition also featured separate Junior competitions.

The podiums of the ISSF TARGET SPRINT Junior Men and of the ISSF TARGET SPRINT Junior Women saw the success of German athletes.

Christian Hess won the Junior Men event, completing the three laps and the two shooting sessions in 7:03.9 minutes. His teammaye Marting Vollmer finished in second only 13.7 second behind, with a total time of 7:17.6 minutes. Marco Hinz took the Bronze, with 7:36.0 minutes.

Among the Junior Women athletes, Jana Landwehr stepped atop of the podium winning Gold with a final time of 7:50.7 minutes, followed only 4.2 seconds behind by Lisa Kellermann with an overall time of 7:54.8 minutes. Anna Wahls finished on the third step of the podium, pocketing the Bronze at 8:01.8 minutes.

“A Sport for All event” ISSF President said.

ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Raña said “We are developing ISSF TARGET SPRINT under the rubric of Sport for All, which is a program now being strongly promoted by the IOC. We were looking for a new event that combines marksmanship and fitness, can be staged outdoors, and is accessible to everybody.”

“A pair of running shoes is all you need. Everything is designed to keep costs down for the athletes. The ISSF will provide targets and single-shot air rifles,” ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber said.

Marco Dalla Dea

A story for a shooter to remember

SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTH - NOT THE GOLD, BUT THE STORY

Jo Un Mi - today's 25m Pistol Women youngest finalist - didn't stand out for any medal, but for a historical duel.

This afternoon was not an easy time for Jo Un Mi - the 19-year-old shooter taking part in the 25m Pistol Women event at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup, now being contested in Munich, Germany. The North Korean athlete didn't make it to the podium, whose highest step was taken by China's Yuan Jing (after a completely Chinese Gold medal match). Even withouth reaching any medal, Jo – the youngest finalist (together with Poland's Tomala) - emerged anyway, winningan incredible shoot-off against Georgia's Salukvadze.

The North Korean shooter found herself in a 4^th place tie with Nino Salukvadze - Georgia's 1988 Olympic Champion - right before the elimination, at the end of the semifinal. Therefore, a tie-breaker was needed to find out who was going to run for the Bronze medal.

Jo – being a novice – didn't immediately understand the situation, so she did not shoot at all. On the other hand,Salukvadze didn't take advantage of her opponent's mistake, incredibly not hitting any target out of five.

The tie was not broken and another shoot-off was needed: Jo was now told se had to shoot, but she incurred into anallowed malfunction, which didn't permit her to shoot - once again. A few stands away from her, Salukvadze missed the whole series - one more time.

When it came to repeat the series - due to the malfunction - Jo only hit 1 target, and that was it: no more shots to go forSalukvadze. The 19-year-old shooter Jo – at her debut in an ISSF Final round - outdid her (way more experienced) opposing competitor Salukvadze (48-time World Cup Stage finals in her career), after an unbelievable series of shots.

Jo is not coming back home with a Gold medal, but – definitely - with a great story to tell!

Alessandro Ceschi

A comment of the Blogger

In shooting sport, there is always interesting stories about athletes and how they learn from situations especially when they are young and without experiences. Those experiences will always be the best resource for the athletes to grow up in the sport and become a great winner in the future

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

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Alessandro Ceschi

Equipe Brasileira de Tiro Esportivo na Copa Mundial

Equipe Brasileira que escalada para participar da Copa Muidial de
Carabina e Pistola em Munique a partir de 23 de maio de 2013

BRA - Brazil - AMERICA Total: 16

ALMEIDA Julio                              M              50m Pistol Men
                                                                          25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
                                                                          10m Air Pistol Men

BATISTA Jose Carlos                     M   MQS  50m Pistol Men
                                                                         10m Air Pistol Men

BOLDRINI DA MOTA Roberta      W             25m Pistol Women
                                                                         10m Air Pistol Women

DUARTE Emerson                           M            25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

EWALD Rosane Sibele                   W             50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
                                                                         10m Air Rifle Women

FORMA Iosef Areas                        M             25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

HECK Bruno Lion                            M             50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
                                                                          50m Rifle Prone Men
                                                                          10m Air Rifle Men

LOPES Samuel                                M   MQS   50m Rifle Prone Men
                                                               MQS   10m Air Rifle Men

MOREIRA Leonardo                      M               50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
                                                                          50m Rifle Prone Men
                                                                          10m Air Rifle Men
  
MOURA Thais Carvalho                W               10m Air Pistol Women

MULLER Paulo                              M   MQS    50m Rifle Prone Men
                                                                          10m Air Rifle Men

RIPPEL Cassio Cesar                     M               50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
                                                                          50m Rifle Prone Men

SILVEIRA Rachel                           W               25m Pistol Women

SOUZA LIMA Ana Luiza                W               25m Pistol Women

WU Felipe Almeida                        M               50m Pistol Men
                                                                          10m Air Pistol Men

YAMAMOTO Stenio                      M               50m Pistol Men
                                                              MQS    10m Air Pistol Men