Olympic skeet
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| Olympic skeet | |
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| Men | |
| Number of targets: | 125 + 25 |
| Olympic Games: | Since 1968 |
| Abbreviation: | SK125 |
| Women | |
| Number of targets: | 75 + 25 |
| Olympic Games: | Since 2000 |
| Abbreviation: | SK75 |
Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. 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. Men's competitions consist of five such series, while women's have three. 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 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, Zhang Shan of China. However, women had their own World Championships, and in 2000, a female skeet event was introduced.
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[edit] World Championships, Men
This event was held in 1947-2009.
[edit] World Championships, Men Team
This event was held in 1958-2009.
[edit] World Championships, Women
This event was held in 1962-2009.
[edit] World Championships, Women Team
This event was held in 1975-2009.
[edit] World Championships, total medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USSR |
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 |  Cyprus |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 |  Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Poland |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |  Venezuela |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 |  Mexico |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |  Denmark |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  North Korea |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Norway |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Germany |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |  France |
1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 20 |  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 |
| 26 |  Estonia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 |  Cuba |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 |  Netherlands |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 30 |  Great Britain |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 |  Slovakia |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 |  Argentina |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 |  Belgium |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 |  Georgia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 |  Thailand |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 |  Peru |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 132 | 135 | 131 | 398 | |
[edit] Current world records
The Olympic skeet rules were changed in 2005 and all records were reset.
| Current world records in skeet | ||||||
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| Men | Qualification | 125 | Vincent Hancock (USA) Tore Brovold (NOR) Mykola Milchev (UKR) Jan Sychra (CZE) Tore Brovold (NOR) |
June 14, 2007 July 13, 2008 May 9, 2009 May 20, 2009 July 25, 2009 |
Lonato (ITA) Nicosia (CYP) Cairo (EGY) Munich (GER) Osijek (CRO) |
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| Final | 150 | Vincent Hancock (USA) (125+25) Tore Brovold (NOR) (125+25) Tore Brovold (NOR) (125+25) Jan Sychra (CZE) (125+25) |
June 14, 2007 July 13, 2008 July 25, 2009 March 7, 2011 |
Lonato (ITA) Nicosia (CYP) Osijek (CRO) Concepción (CHI) |
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| Teams | 366 | United States (Dulohery, Hancock, Thompson) |
August 15–16, 2009 | Maribor (SLO) | ||
| Junior Men | Individual | 125 | James A. Hayes (USA) |
June 14, 2007 | Lonato (ITA) | |
| Teams | 356 | Cyprus (Kazakos, Michael, Pavlou) |
July 9, 2008 | Nicosia (CYP) | ||
| Women | Qualification | 74 | Elena Little (GBR) Shi Hong Yan (CHN) Christine Brinker (GER) Zemfira Meftakhetdinova (AZE) Erdzhanik Avetisyan (RUS) Danka Barteková (SVK) Christine Brinker (GER) Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit (THA) Wei Ning (CHN) |
July 17, 2005 April 9, 2006 April 9, 2006 May 18, 2006 June 13, 2007 July 9, 2008 July 9, 2008 May 8, 2009 May 19, 2009 |
Belgrade (SCG) Qingyuan (CHN) Qingyuan (CHN) Cairo (EGY) Lonato (ITA) Nicosia (CYP) Nicosia (CYP) Cairo (EGY) Munich (GER) |
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| Final | 99 | Danka Barteková (SVK) (74+25) |
July 9, 2008 | Nicosia (CYP) | ||
| Teams | 214 | China (Wei, Yu, Zhang) |
September 5, 2007 | Nicosia (CYP) | ||
| Junior Women | Individual | 74 | Therese Lundqvist (SWE) |
August 11, 2009 | Maribor (SLO) | |
| Teams | 204 | United States (Chiang, Connor, English) |
August 11, 2009 | Maribor (SLO) | ||
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