Olympic Skeet
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| Olympic Skeet | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Number of shots: | 125 + 25 |
| Olympic Games: | Since 1968 |
| Abbreviation: | SK125 |
| Women | |
| Number of shots: | 75 + 25 |
| Olympic Games: | Since 2000 |
| Abbreviation: | SK75 |
Officially referred to only as Skeet, the Olympic Skeet shooting event was introduced to the program in 1968. Until 1992, both men and women were allowed to participate, but in 1996 the event was open to men only, which was somewhat controversial due to the fact that the 1992 Olympic Champion was indeed a woman, Shan Zhan of China. However, women had their own World Championships, and in 2000, a female Skeet event was introduced to the Olympic program.
The rules of Olympic Skeet make it more difficult than other Skeet versions.
[edit] Current world records
The Olympic Skeet rules were changed in 2005 and all records were reset. The maximum 125 has yet to be achieved under the new rules.
| Men - Qualification | 124 |  Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock Ennio Falco Mario Nunez Tino Wenzel Vincent Hancock Erik Watndal Antonis Nicolaides George Achilleos Jin Di Qu Ridong |
2005, Changwon 2005, Rome 2005, Rome 2005, Belgrade 2005, Belgrade 2005, Americana 2005, Americana 2005, Dubai 2005, Dubai 2006, Qingyuan 2006, Qingyuan |
Team | 365 | Italy |
2006, Zagreb |
| Men - Final | 149 124+25 124+25 124+25 124+25 124+25 |
Vincent Hancock Ennio Falco Mario Nunez Vincent Hancock Antonis Nicolaides |
2005, Changwon 2005, Rome 2005, Belgrade 2005, Americana 2005, Dubai |
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| Junior Male | 124 | Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock |
2005, Changwon 2005, Rome 2005, Americana |
Team | 348 | United States |
2006, Zagreb |
| Women - Qualification | 74 |  Elena Little Shi Hong Yan Christine Brinker Zemfira Meftakhetdinova |
2005, Belgrade 2006, Qingyuan 2006, Qingyuan 2006, Cairo |
Team | 211 | United States |
2006, Zagreb |
| Women - Final | 98 73+25 |
Kim Rhode |
2007, Santo Domingo | ||||
| Junior Female | 72 | Haley Dunn |
2005, Dubai |
[edit] See also
| ISSF shooting events |
|---|
| 300 m Rifle | 300 m Standard Rifle | 50 m Rifle | 10 m Air Rifle |
| 50 m Pistol | 25 m Pistol | 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol | 25 m Center-Fire Pistol | 25 m Standard Pistol | 10 m Air Pistol |
| Trap | Double Trap | Skeet |
| 50 m Running Target | 10 m Running Target |
