Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich from 30 August to 6 September.
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Venue | Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich |
Dates | 30 August – 6 September 2012 |
Competitors | 140 (99 men and 41 women) from 44 nations |
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Rifle – SH1 | ||
50m rifle three positions | men | women |
50m rifle prone | mixed | |
10m air rifle standing | men | women |
10m air rifle prone | mixed | |
Rifle – SH2 | ||
10m air rifle prone | mixed | |
10m air rifle standing | mixed | |
Pistol – SH1 | ||
50m pistol | mixed | |
25m pistol | mixed | |
10m air pistol | men | women |
Classification
Paralympic shooters were classified according to the extent of their disability. The classification system allowed shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Shooting classifications are:
- SH1 - competitors who do not need a shooting stand
- SH2 - competitors who use a shooting stand to support the firearm's weight
Events
For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or both of the above classifications. After each classification was given the date that the event was contested.[1]
- Men's 10 m air pistol
- SH1 - 30 August
- Men's 10 m air rifle standing
- SH1 - 31 August
- Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
- SH1 - 5 September
- Women's 10 m air pistol
- SH1 - 31 August
- Women's 10 m air rifle standing
- SH1 - 30 August
- Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions
- SH1 - 6 September
- Mixed 25 m pistol
- SH1 - 3 September
- Mixed 50 m pistol
- SH1 - 6 September
- Mixed 10 m air rifle prone
- SH1 - 1 September
- SH2 - 1 September
- Mixed 10 m air rifle standing
- SH2 - 2 September
- Mixed 50 m rifle prone
- SH1 - 4 September
Participating nations
There were 140 athletes (99 male, 41 female) taking part in this sport.
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Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their shooters (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Macedonia (MKD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 nations) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Medalists
References
- "Paralympic Shooting - Schedule, Results, Medals". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.