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1947 ISSF World Shooting Championships

The 33rd UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Stockholm, Sweden in the summer of 1947. It was the first championship after World War II.

Medal count

Rank	Country	[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]
1		12	12	9	33
2		5	4	4	13
3		5	3	4	12
4		3	1	1	5
5		2	6	6	14
6		1	0	0	1
7	Egypt	0	1	1	2
Greece	0	1	1	2
9	GBR	0	0	2	2
10	United States	0	0	1	1

Rifle events

Individual	Team
300 m Rifle Three positions
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Robert Buerchler
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Otto Horber
300 m Rifle Prone position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Robert Buerchler
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Kurt Johansson
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Otto Horber
300 m Rifle Kneeling position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Walther Fröstell
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Kurt Johansson
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
300 m Rifle Standing position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Pablo Cagnasso
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Olavi Elo
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
300 m Standard Rifle
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Kurt Johansson
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Walther Fröstell
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Otto Horber
300 m Army Rifle Fast shooting
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Otto Horber
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Karl Zimmermann
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Lennart Eriksson
50 and 100 m Rifle Prone position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Odd Sannes
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Erland Koch
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Onni Hynninen
50 m Rifle Prone position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Willy Røgeberg
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Jonas Jonsson
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Kurt Johansson
50 m Rifle Kneeling position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Johan Hunæs
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Otto Horber
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Tore Skredegaard
50 m Rifle Standing position
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Holger Erben
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Mauritz Amundsen
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug

Pistol events

Individual	Team
50 m Pistol
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Torsten Ullman
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Oscar Bidegain
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Karl Axel Wallen
25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Constantin Mylonas
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Sven Lundquist
25 m Center-Fire Pistol
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Torsten Ullman
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Mauri Kuokka
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	N. J. Rodeheffer

Shotgun events

Individual	Team
Trap
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	Hans Liljedahl
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Klas Kleberg
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Seifullah Ghaleb
Skeet
[[Image:Med 1.png	Gold]]	G. Kjellin
[[Image:Med 2.png	Silver]]	Carl Palmstierna
[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	E. W. Norman
K. Scheel	93

Running target events

[[Image:Med 3.png	Bronze]]	Thorleif Kockgard	194

References

All WCH medallists (ISSF website)

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