Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Shooting competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall (rifle and pistol events) and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field (shotgun events).
[edit] Events
15 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- 50m Rifle Prone Men
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
- 10m Air Rifle Men
- 50m Pistol Men
- 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
- 10m Air Pistol Men
- Trap Men
- Double Trap Men
- Skeet Men
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
- 10m Air Rifle Women
- 25m Pistol Women
- 10m Air Pistol Women
- Trap Women
- Skeet Women
[edit] Qualification
An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in all events except women's trap and skeet events where it can enter only 1 athlete. Only athletes who achieve the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) can participate at the Olympics. One athlete can achieve only one quaota place for his/her NOC in any event. If a quota place is won in a qualification event by a shooter who has already won a quota place in any event, the quota place will be granted to the NOC of the next ranking shooter.
Quota places are as follows:
| Event | 2006 Worlds | Shotgun WCH 2005 | Shotgun WCH 2007 | World Cups 2005 | World Cups 2006 | World Cups 2007 | Europe 2007 | America 2007 | Asia 2007 | Africa 2007 | Oceania 2007 | Host Nation | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Rifle Prone Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 10m Air Rifle Men | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
| 50m Pistol Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 10m Air Pistol Men | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Trap Men | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Double Trap Men | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 |
| Skeet Men | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 10m Air Rifle Women | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 25m Pistol Women | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 10m Air Pistol Women | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
| Trap Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Skeet Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
*Note - there will also be 10 invitation and 14 universality quota places
[edit] References
| Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Shooting at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in shooting |
