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1952 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 35th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships in all ISSF shooting events held in Oslo, Norway, in 1952, only weeks before the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the only World Shooting Championship between 1912 and 2008 to be conducted in an Olympic year.
Medal count
| Rank | Country | [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rifle events
| Individual | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 300 m Rifle Three positions | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | August Hollenstein |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Jorma Taitto |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Robert Buerchler |
| 300 m Rifle Prone position | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Kullervo Leskinen |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Jorma Taitto |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Robert Buerchler |
| 300 m Rifle Kneeling position | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Vilho Ylönen |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Robert Buerchler |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Otto Horber |
| 300 m Rifle Standing position | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Isac Erben |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | August Hollenstein |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Jorma Taitto |
| 300 m Standard Rifle | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | August Hollenstein |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Walther Fröstell |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Arthur Jackson |
| 50 m Rifle Three positions | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Robert Buerchler |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Johan Hunæs |
| 50 m Rifle Prone position (60 shots) | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Arthur Jackson |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Verle Franklin Wright Jr. |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Sven Dessle |
| 50 m Rifle Prone position (40 shots) | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Arthur Jackson |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Uffe Schultz Larsen |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Arthur Edwin Cook |
| 50 m Rifle Kneeling position | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Sven Halinoja |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Johan Hunæs |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Emmett Swanson |
| 50 m Rifle Standing position | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Max Lenz |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | August Hollenstein |
Pistol events
| Individual | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 m Pistol | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Torsten Ullman |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Åke Lindblom |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Huelet Benner |
| 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Huelet Benner |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Penait Calcai |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Carlos Saenz Valiente |
| 25 m Center-Fire Pistol | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Harry Reeves |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Walter Walsh |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Huelet Benner |
Shotgun events
| Individual | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Trap | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | Pablo Grossi |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | George Genereux |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Knut Holmqvist |
| Skeet | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | C. T. Edwinson |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Cecil Jones |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Charles Michaelis |
Running target events
| Individual | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m Running Deer Double Shot | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | John Larsen |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Bengt Austrin |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Karl Bokman |
| 100 m Running Deer Single Shot | ||
| [[Image:Med 1.png | Gold]] | John Larsen |
| [[Image:Med 2.png | Silver]] | Rolf Bergersen |
| [[Image:Med 3.png | Bronze]] | Karl Bokman |
References
References
- [http://www.militarymarksmanship.org/tapsbenner.htm Farewell "Joe" Benner] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-05-09 , Military Marksmanship Association)
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