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. allowed are all actions, including double barrel breech loaders, semi-automatic or others, but not pump action guns.
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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 |
HistoryEdit
Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with their gun off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. There is also a delay switch incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be released immediately, or up to three seconds after the clay is called by the shooter. Under no circumstances must the gun be moved until the clay is released, or the shooter will face disqualification.
The event was introduced in 1968, and until 1992 both men and women were allowed to participate. But in 1996 the event was limited to men only, which was somewhat controversial because the 1992 Olympic Champion was a woman, Shan Zhang of China. In 2000, a female skeet event was introduced.
25 Shot SequenceEdit
- 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 GamesEdit
Mixed / Men's skeetEdit
Women's skeetEdit
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Sydney
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 Zemfira Meftahatdinova (AZE)
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 Svetlana Demina (RUS)
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 Diána Igaly (HUN)
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| 2004 |  Athens
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Diána Igaly (HUN)
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 Wei Ning (CHN)
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Zemfira Meftahatdinova (AZE)
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| 2008 |  Beijing
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 Chiara Cainero (ITA)
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 Kim Rhode (USA)
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 Christine Brinker (GER)
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| 2012 |  London
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Kim Rhode (USA)
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Wei Ning (CHN)
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 Danka Barteková (SVK)
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| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro
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Diana Bacosi (ITA)
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Chiara Cainero (ITA)
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Kim Rhode (USA)
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| 2020 |  Tokyo
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Amber English (USA)
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Diana Bacosi (ITA)
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Wei Meng (CHN)
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World Championships, MenEdit
World Championships, Men TeamEdit
World Championships, WomenEdit
World Championships, Women TeamEdit
World Championships, total medalsEdit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 27 | 21 | 12 | 60 |
| 2 |  United States | 24 | 24 | 15 | 63 |
| 3 |  Italy | 19 | 16 | 27 | 62 |
| 4 | China | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 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 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 |  Cuba | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 |  Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 33 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Georgia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (39 entries) | 133 | 136 | 131 | 400 | |
Current world recordsEdit
| Current world records in skeet as of March 10, 2020 [2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
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9 July 2014 9 March 2015 27 April 2015 17 September 2015 10 June 2016 10 July 2016 10 July 2016 14 September 2018 25 March 2019 14 April 2019 22 August 2019 14 September 2019 |
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) |
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| Final | 60 |  Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (IND) Vincent Hancock (USA) Tomáš Nýdrle (CZE) Luigi Lodde (ITA)
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6 November 2018 25 March 2019 6 July 2019 12 October 2019 |
Kuwait City (KUW) Guadalajara (MEX) Lonato (ITA) Al Ain (UAE) |
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| Teams | 371 | Italy (Filippelli, Lodde, Rossetti)
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July 10, 2016 | Lonato (ITA) | edit | |
| Junior Men | Qualification | 124 | Tammaro Cassandro (ITA) Gabriele Rossetti (ITA) Eetu Kallioinen (FIN)
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August 7, 2013 July 22, 2015 September 17, 2015 |
Suhl (GER) Maribor (SLO) Lonato (ITA) | |
| Final | 58 | Xuyang Dou (CHN)
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March 28, 2018 | Sydney (AUS) | ||
| Teams | 363 | Italy (Cassandro, Rossetti, Rossetti)
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August 7, 2013 | Suhl (GER) | ||
| Women | Qualification | 124 | Wei Meng (CHN) Amber Hill (GBR)
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November 10, 2019 March 21, 2021 |
Doha (QAT) New Delhi (IND) | |
| Final | 59 | Wei Meng (CHN)
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October 12, 2019 | Al Ain (UAE) | ||
| Teams | 363 | China (Meng, Zhang D., Zhang H.)
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November 10, 2019 | Doha (QAT) | ||
| Junior Women | Qualification | 123 | Samantha Simonton (USA) Austen Jewell Smith (USA)
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March 24, 2019 July 18, 2019 |
Guadalajara (MEX) Suhl (GER) | |
| Final | 53 | Che Yufei (CHN) Song Zhengyi (CHN)
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September 14, 2018 November 11, 2019 |
Changwon (KOR) Doha (QAT) | ||
| Teams | 356 | United States (Smith, Jacob, Simonton)
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July 18, 2019 | Suhl (GER) | ||
| Mixed Team | Qualification | 148 | Kimberly Rhode (USA) Christian Elliott (USA)
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July 7, 2019 | Lonato (ITA) | |
| Junior Mixed Team | Qualification | 143 | Eva-Tamara Reichert (GER) Christopher Honkomp (GER)
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September 16, 2019 | Lonato (ITA) | |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "ISSF General Regulations" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2020-03-10.