1966 ISSF World Shooting Championships

The 39th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships in all ISSF shooting events that were held in Wiesbaden, West Germany in 1966.

Medal count

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  *   Host nation (West Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)176629
2 Soviet Union (URS)1014933
3 Poland (POL)2349
4 Romania (ROU)1304
5 Switzerland (SUI)1214
 West Germany (FRG)*1214
7 East Germany (GDR)1157
8 Sweden (SWE)1023
9 Chile (CHI)1001
10 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0123
11 Bulgaria (BUL)0101
 Norway (NOR)0101
 Venezuela (VEN)0101
14 Hungary (HUN)0022
15 France (FRA)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 South Africa (SAF)0011
Totals (17 entries)353535105

Rifle events

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Men

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Individual Teams


300 metre rifle three positions
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gary Anderson (USA) 1156 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 4602
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alexander Gerasimenok (URS) 1154 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 4573
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  John Foster (USA) 1153 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Switzerland 4535


300 metre rifle prone
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kurt Johansson (SWE) 398 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Magne Landroe (NOR) 398
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Marat Niyazov (URS) 397


300 metre rifle kneeling
1st place, gold medalist(s)  John Foster (USA) 391 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alexander Gerasimenok (URS) 389
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kurt Johansson (SWE) 388


300 metre rifle standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kurt Müller (SUI) 375 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Gary Anderson (USA) 375
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Alexander Gerasimenok (URS) 370


300 metre standard rifle
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ludwig Lustberg (URS) 558 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 2185
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Vladimir Konyakhin (URS) 552 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Switzerland 2168
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gary Anderson (USA) 550 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 2161


50 metre rifle three positions
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gary Anderson (USA) 1155 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 4589
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Marat Niyazov (URS) 1150 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 4572
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Henryk Górski (POL) 1148 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  East Germany 4555


50 metre rifle prone
1st place, gold medalist(s)  David Boyd (USA) 598 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 2376
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jerzy Nowicki (POL) 596 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland 2371
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bill Krilling (USA) 596 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union 2364


50 metre rifle kneeling
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Vladimir Konyakhin (URS) 390 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 1542
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Marat Niyazov (URS) 389 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 1542
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Michael Victor (RSA) 389 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland 1537


50 metre rifle standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gary Anderson (USA) 372 1st place, gold medalist(s)  East Germany 1467
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Werner Lippoldt (GDR) 371 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 1464
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hartmut Sommer (GDR) 370 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 1460


50 metre standard rifle
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Donald Adams (USA) 567 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 2243
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Gary Anderson (USA) 565 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 2215
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hartmut Sommer (GDR) 562 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  East Germany 2215


Women

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Individual Teams


50 metre rifle three positions
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Margaret Thompson (USA) 558 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Anneliese Goth (FRG) 545
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tatiana Ryabinskaya (URS) 544


50 metre rifle prone
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Eulalia Zakrzewska (POL) 591 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland 1747
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Margaret Thompson (USA) 589 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 1743
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ferenene Kun (HUN) 585 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary 1732


Pistol events

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Men

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Individual Teams


50 metre pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Vladimir Stolypin (URS) 556 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 2203
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Dentcho Todorov Denev (BUL) 555 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Switzerland 2186
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hynek Hromada (TCH) 553 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland 2183


25 metre rapid fire pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Virgil Atanasiu (ROU) 596 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 2354
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Józef Zapędzki (POL) 594 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Romania 2354
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Renart Suleimanov (URS) 593 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  East Germany 2346


25 metre center-fire pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s)  William Blankenship (USA) 595 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 2341
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lubomír Nácovský (TCH) 589 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 2340
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Renart Suleimanov (URS) 587 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Czechoslovakia 2313


Women

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Individual


25 metre pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nina Raskazova (URS) 582
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alexandra Sarina (URS) 581
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Susan Swallow (GBR) 575


Shotgun events

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Men

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Individual Teams


Trap
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ken Jones (USA) 297 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 768
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Gheorghe Enache (ROU) 292 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Romania 764
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Pavel Senichev (URS) 292 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union 757


Skeet
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jorge Jottar (CHI) 197 1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 383
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hans Suppli (FRG) 196 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 381
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Artur Rogowski (POL) 195 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany 380


Women

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Individual


Trap
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Elisabeth von Soden (FRG) 95
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Charlotte Berkenkamp (USA) 90
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Valentina Gerasina (URS) 89


Skeet
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Claudia Smirnova (URS) 91
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mercedes Garcia (VEN) 88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Michele Valery (FRA) 83


Running target events

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Individual Teams


50 metre running target
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Vladimir Veselov (URS) 164 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 637
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Iogan Nikitin (URS) 164 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 604
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  John Kingeter (USA) 161 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden 586


References

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