ISSF Olympic skeet
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| Men | |
|---|---|
| Number of targets | 125 + 60 |
| Olympic Games | Since 1968 |
| Abbreviation | SK125 |
| Women | |
| Number of targets | 125 + 60 |
| Olympic Games | Since 2000 |
| Abbreviation | SK125W |
Olympic skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience. The competitors use shotguns of 12 bore or smaller. All actions are allowed, including double barrel breech loaders, semi-automatic or others, but not pump action guns.[1]
History
[edit]Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with guns off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. A delay switch is incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be released immediately or up to three seconds after the shooter calls the clay. Under no circumstances must the gun be moved until the clay is released, or the shooter will face disqualification.
Mixed-Gender to Separate Events
[edit]From the introduction of the sport to the Olympics in 1968 to 1992, the sport was mixed-gender. In 1992, the first female, Zhang Shan from China, won the gold medal. However, women were barred from competing at the 1996 Olympics in Skeet Shooting, and since 2000, women have competed in a separate event. [2] A decision to separate men's and women's skeet shooting had been made in December 1991, and in April 1992 the International Shooting Sport Federation decided to eliminate women from both trap and skeet due to a lack of competitors.[3][4][5] According to the Federation, the decision was taken "to allow more places for well-qualified men;" trap and skeet events had used a quota system since 1952, which stated no country could field more than two competitors of any gender, and the 1988 Olympic games eliminated the per-country quotas in favor of limiting both events to the top six women and top 48-52 men.[6][5] All Olympic games since 2000 have maintained separate events for men and women and beginning in Tokyo 2020, a mixed team event.
25 Shot Sequence
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- Station 1
- Single from the High House
- Pair: High House target to be shot first
- Station 2
- Single from the High House
- Pair: High House target to be shot first
- Station 3
- Single from the High House
- Pair: High House target to be shot first
- Station 4 (Part 1)
- Single from the High House
- Single from the Low House
- Station 5
- Single from the Low House
- Pair: Low House target to be shot first
- Station 6
- Single from the Low House
- Pair: Low House target to be shot first
- Station 7
- Pair: Low House target to be shot first
- Station 4 (Part 2)
- Pair: High House target to be shot first
- Pair: Low House target to be shot first
- Station 8
- Single from the High House
- Single from the Low House
Olympic Games
[edit]Mixed / Men's skeet
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Women's skeet
[edit]| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Sydney |
 Zemfira Meftahatdinova (AZE) |
 Svetlana Demina (RUS) |
 Diána Igaly (HUN) |
| 2004 |  Athens |
Diána Igaly (HUN) |
 Wei Ning (CHN) |
Zemfira Meftahatdinova (AZE) |
| 2008 | Beijing |
 Chiara Cainero (ITA) |
 Kim Rhode (USA) |
 Christine Brinker (GER) |
| 2012 |  London |
Kim Rhode (USA) |
Wei Ning (CHN) |
 Danka Barteková (SVK) |
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro |
Diana Bacosi (ITA) |
Chiara Cainero (ITA) |
Kim Rhode (USA) |
| 2020 |  Tokyo |
Amber English (USA) |
Diana Bacosi (ITA) |
Wei Meng (CHN) |
| 2024 |  Paris |
 Francisca Crovetto Chadid (CHI) |
 Amber Rutter (GBR) |
Austen Smith (USA) |
Mixed skeet team
[edit]| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paris |
Italy Diana Bacosi Gabriele Rossetti |
United States Austen Smith Vincent Hancock |
China Jiang Yiting Lyu Jianlin |
World Championships, Men
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World Championships, Men Team
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World Championships, Women
[edit]World Championships, Women Team
[edit]World Championships, total medals
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 27 | 27 | 16 | 70 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 27 | 21 | 12 | 60 |
| 3 | Italy | 21 | 18 | 28 | 67 |
| 4 | China | 13 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Russia | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 |  East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 |  Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Poland | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 |  Mexico | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 |  Norway | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | France | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
 Sweden | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
| 22 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Cuba | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 34 |  Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Georgia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 141 | 144 | 139 | 424 | |
Current world records
[edit]| Current world records in skeet as of July 12, 2026[7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Qualification | 125 | Valerio Luchini (ITA) Vincent Hancock (USA) Georgios Achilleos (CYP) Anthony Terras (FRA) Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) Riccardo Filippelli (ITA) Ralf Buchheim (GER) Vincent Hancock (USA) Vincent Hancock (USA) Luke Argiro (AUS) Luigi Lodde (ITA) Emmanuel Petit (FRA) Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) Vincent Hancock (USA) Luigi Lodde (ITA) Stefan Nilsson (SWE) Vincent Hancock (USA) Jesper Hansen (DEN) Vincent Hancock (USA) Azmy Mehelba (EGY) Vincent Hancock (USA) Ben Llewellin (GBR) Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) Vincent Hancock (USA) | July 9, 2014 March 9, 2015 April 27, 2015 September 17, 2015 June 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 September 14, 2018 March 25, 2019 April 14, 2019 August 22, 2019 September 14, 2019 May 10, 2021 April 27, 2022 April 27, 2022 October 9, 2022 March 7, 2023 July 12, 2023 August 19, 2023 August 19, 2023 October 22, 2023 July 27, 2025 July 27, 2025 December 7, 2025 | Beijing (CHN) Acapulco (MEX) Larnaka (CYP) Lonato (ITA) San Marino (SMR) Lonato (ITA) Lonato (ITA) Changwon (KOR) Guadalajara (MEX) Al Ain (UAE) Lahti (FIN) Lonato (ITA) Lonato (ITA) Lonato (ITA) Lonato (ITA) Osijek (CRO) Doha (QAT) Lonato (ITA) Baku (AZE) Baku (AZE) Santiago (CHI) Chateauroux (FRA) Chateauroux (FRA) Doha (QAT) | edit |
| Final | 36 | Vincent Hancock (USA) | July 7, 2026 | Lonato (ITA) | edit | |
| Teams | 371 | Italy (Filippelli, Lodde, Rossetti) | July 10, 2016 | Lonato (ITA) | edit | |
| Junior Men | Qualification | 125 | Jordan Douglas Sapp (USA) |
July 15, 2024 | Porpetto (ITA) | |
| Marco Coco (ITA) |
May 22, 2025 | Suhl (GER) | ||||
| Final | 58 | Marco Coco (ITA) |
June 20, 2026 | Suhl (GER) | ||
| Teams | 363 | Italy (Cassandro, Rossetti, Simeone) |
August 7, 2013 | Suhl (GER) | ||
| Women | Qualification | 125 | Francisca Crovetto Chadid (CHL) |
April 27, 2022 | Lonato (ITA) | |
| Danka Barteková (SVK) |
March 4, 2023 | Doha (QAT) | ||||
| Final | 35 | Sara Bongini (ITA) |
July 7, 2026 | Lonato (ITA) | ||
| Victoria Larsson (SWE) |
July 7, 2026 | Lonato (ITA) | ||||
| Teams | 365 | United States (Smith, Vizzi, Simonton) |
August 18, 2023 | Baku (AZE) | ||
| Junior Women | Qualification | 123 | Samantha Simonton (USA) |
March 24, 2019 | Guadalajara (MEX) | |
| Austen Jewell Smith (USA) |
July 18, 2019 | Suhl (GER) | ||||
| Jiang Yiting (CHN) |
September 27, 2023 | Hangzhou (CHN) | ||||
| Jiang Yiting (CHN) |
December 7, 2025 | Doha (QAT) | ||||
| Final | 34 | Bethany Lilian Norton (GBR) |
June 20, 2026 | Suhl (GER) | ||
| Teams | 356 | United States (Smith, Jacob, Simonton) |
July 18, 2019 | Suhl (GER) | ||
| Mixed Team | Qualification | 149 | Austen Jewell Smith (USA) Vincent Hancock (USA) |
August 20, 2023 | Baku (AZE) | |
| Eman Al-Shamaa (KUW) Abdullah Al-Rashidi (KUW) |
September 28, 2023 | Hangzhou (CHN) | ||||
| Kimberly Rhode (USA) Vincent Hancock (USA) |
February 12, 2024 | Rabat (MAR) | ||||
| Diana Bacosi (ITA) Gabriele Rossetti (ITA) |
August 5, 2024 | Paris (FRA) | ||||
| Final | 47 | Reem Ghanem Al-Sharshani (QAT) Rashid Saleh Al-Athba (QAT) |
January 16, 2026 | Doha (QAT) | ||
| Junior Mixed Team | Qualification | 145 | Sara Bongini (ITA) Andrea Galadrini (ITA) |
September 17, 2023 | Osijek (CRO) | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "ISSF General Regulations" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "ZHANG Shan: The only female shooter to win gold in a mixed competition". 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS : DAILY REPORT : SHOOTING : China's Zhang Breaks Ground by Breaking Targets for Gold". LA Times. 29 July 1992. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "History of Shooting at the Olympic Games" (PDF). The Olympic Studies Centre. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- 1 2 Jollimore, Mary (24 Aug 1992). "Current Olympic guidelines mean women have no shot". The Globe And Mail. pp. D5. ProQuest 385392230.
- ↑ Newby, Andrew (23 July 1992). "Connie guns for the lawmakers". Agence France-Presse.
- ↑ "ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2020-03-10.