ISSF Olympic skeet


Olympic Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience.

History

Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with their gun off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. There is also a delay switch incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be released immediately, or up to three seconds after the clay is called by the shooter. Under no circumstances must the gun be moved until the clay is released, or the shooter will face disqualification.
The event was introduced in 1968, and until 1992 both men and women were allowed to participate. But in 1996 the event was limited to men only, which was somewhat controversial because the 1992 Olympic Champion was a woman, Shan Zhang of China. In 2000, a female skeet event was introduced.

25 Shot Sequence

;Station 1
;Station 2
;Station 3
;Station 4 part 1
;Station 5
;Station 6
;Station 7
;Station 4 part 2
;Station 8

Mixed / Men's skeet

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro

Women's skeet

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro

World Championships, Men

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
1947 Stockholm
1950 Madrid
1952 Oslo
1954 Caracas
1958 Moscow
1959 Cairo
1961 Oslo
1962 Cairo
1965 Santiago
1966 Wiesbaden
1967 Bologna
1969 San Sebastian
1970 Phoenix
1971 Bologna
1973 Melbourne
1974 Bern
1975 Munich
1977 Antibes
1978 Seoul
1979 Montecatini Terme
1981 Tucuman
1982 Caracas
1983 Edmonton
1985 Montecatini Terme
1986 Suhl
1987 Valencia
1989 Montecatini Terme
1990 Moscow
1991 Perth
1993 Barcelona
1994 Fagnano
1995 Nicosia
1997 Lima
1998 Barcelona
1999 Tampere
2001 Cairo
2002 Lahti
2003 Nicosia
2005 Lonato
2006 Zagreb
2007 Nicosia
2009 Maribor
2010 Munich
2011 Belgrade
2013 Lima
2014 Granada
2015 Lonato
2017 Moscow

World Championships, Men Team

World Championships, Women

World Championships, Women Team

World Championships, total medals

Current world records