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.[1] It was the only World Shooting Championship between 1912 and 2008 to be conducted in an Olympic year.

Medal count

Rank Country Total
1  United States 8 3 7 18
2   Switzerland 7 6 4 17
3  Norway 6 4 4 14
4  Sweden 5 8 6 19
5  Finland 3 5 4 12
6  Argentina 1 0 2 3
7  Canada 0 1 0 1
 Denmark 0 1 0 1
 Egypt 0 1 0 1
 Romania 0 1 0 1
11  Germany 0 0 1 1
 Italy 0 0 1 1
 Mexico 0 0 1 1

Rifle events

Individual Team
300 m Rifle Three positions
 August Hollenstein (SUI) 1123   Switzerland 5540
 Jorma Taitto (FIN) 1121  Sweden 5489
 Robert Buerchler (SUI) 1121  Finland 5481
300 m Rifle Prone position
 Kullervo Leskinen (FIN) 392 No team competition
 Jorma Taitto (FIN) 391
 Robert Buerchler (SUI) 389
300 m Rifle Kneeling position
 Vilho Ylönen (FIN) 381 No team competition
 Robert Buerchler (SUI) 378
 Otto Horber (SUI) 378
300 m Rifle Standing position
 Isac Erben (SWE) 361 No team competition
 August Hollenstein (SUI) 359
 Jorma Taitto (FIN) 357
300 m Standard Rifle
 August Hollenstein (SUI) 530   Switzerland 2601
 Walther Fröstell (SWE) 528  Sweden 2591
 Arthur Jackson (USA) 527  Norway 2579
50 m Rifle Three positions
 Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (NOR) 1164   Switzerland 5781
 Robert Buerchler (SUI) 1162  Sweden 5737
 Johan Hunæs (NOR) 1160  Norway 5722
50 m Rifle Prone position (60 shots)
 Arthur Jackson (USA) 596  United States 2364
 Verle Franklin Wright Jr. (USA) 595  Norway 2360
 Sven Dessle (SWE) 594  Germany 2349
50 m Rifle Prone position (40 shots)
 Arthur Jackson (USA) 400   Switzerland 1984
 Uffe Schultz Larsen (DEN) 399  Norway 1979
 Arthur Edwin Cook (USA) 398  United States 1979
50 m Rifle Kneeling position
 Sven Halinoja (FIN) 393  Sweden 1937
 Johan Hunæs (NOR) 392   Switzerland 1934
 Emmett Swanson (USA) 392  Norway 1927
50 m Rifle Standing position
 Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (NOR) 382   Switzerland 1873
 Max Lenz (SUI) 378  Finland 1836
 August Hollenstein (SUI) 378  Sweden 1835

Pistol events

Individual Team
50 m Pistol
 Torsten Ullman (SWE) 558  Sweden 2718
 Åke Lindblom (SWE) 555   Switzerland 2698
 Huelet Benner (USA) 555  Finland 2671
25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
 Huelet Benner (USA) 582  United States 2304
 Penait Calcai (ROU) 581  Finland 2272
 Carlos Saenz Valiente (ARG) 581  Argentina 2264
25 m Center-Fire Pistol
 Harry Reeves (USA) 579  United States 2304
 Walter Walsh (USA) 576  Sweden 2234
 Huelet Benner (USA) 576  Mexico 2207

Shotgun events

Individual Team
Trap
 Pablo Grossi (ARG) 287  Sweden 754
 George Genereux (CAN) 286  Egypt 746
 Knut Holmqvist (SWE) 286  Italy 743
Skeet
 C. T. Edwinson (USA) 150 No team competition
 Cecil Jones (USA) 149
 Charles Michaelis (USA) 148

Running target events

Individual Team
100 m Running Deer Double Shot
 John Larsen (NOR) 206  Norway 759
 Bengt Austrin (SWE) 201  Finland 744
 Karl Bokman (SWE) 195  Sweden 722
100 m Running Deer Single Shot
 John Larsen (NOR) 210  Norway 805
 Rolf Bergersen (NOR) 209  Sweden 797
 Karl Bokman (SWE) 209  Finland 777

References

  1. ↑ Farewell "Joe" Benner, Military Marksmanship Association
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