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 Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States83718
2  Switzerland76417
3 Norway64414
4 Sweden58619
5 Finland35412
6 Argentina1023
7 Canada0101
 Denmark0101
 Egypt0101
 Romania0101
11 Germany0011
 Italy0011
 Mexico0011

Rifle events
IndividualTeam
300 m Rifle Three positions
Gold August Hollenstein (SUI)1123 Gold  Switzerland5540
Silver Jorma Taitto (FIN)1121 Silver Sweden5489
Bronze Robert Buerchler (SUI)1121 Bronze Finland5481
300 m Rifle Prone position
Gold Kullervo Leskinen (FIN)392 No team competition
Silver Jorma Taitto (FIN)391
Bronze Robert Buerchler (SUI)389
300 m Rifle Kneeling position
Gold Vilho Ylönen (FIN)381 No team competition
Silver Robert Buerchler (SUI)378
Bronze Otto Horber (SUI)378
300 m Rifle Standing position
Gold Isac Erben (SWE)361 No team competition
Silver August Hollenstein (SUI)359
Bronze Jorma Taitto (FIN)357
300 m Standard Rifle
Gold August Hollenstein (SUI)530 Gold  Switzerland2601
Silver Walther Fröstell (SWE)528 Silver Sweden2591
Bronze Arthur Jackson (USA)527 Bronze Norway2579
50 m Rifle Three positions
Gold Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (NOR)1164 Gold  Switzerland5781
Silver Robert Buerchler (SUI)1162 Silver Sweden5737
Bronze Johan Hunæs (NOR)1160 Bronze Norway5722
50 m Rifle Prone position (60 shots)
Gold Arthur Jackson (USA)596 Gold United States2364
Silver Verle Franklin Wright Jr. (USA)595 Silver Norway2360
Bronze Sven Dessle (SWE)594 Bronze Germany2349
50 m Rifle Prone position (40 shots)
Gold Arthur Jackson (USA)400 Gold  Switzerland1984
Silver Uffe Schultz Larsen (DEN)399 Silver Norway1979
Bronze Arthur Edwin Cook (USA)398 Bronze United States1979
50 m Rifle Kneeling position
Gold Sven Halinoja (FIN)393 Gold Sweden1937
Silver Johan Hunæs (NOR)392 Silver  Switzerland1934
Bronze Emmett Swanson (USA)392 Bronze Norway1927
50 m Rifle Standing position
Gold Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (NOR)382 Gold  Switzerland1873
Silver Max Lenz (SUI)378 Silver Finland1836
Bronze August Hollenstein (SUI)378 Bronze Sweden1835

Pistol events
IndividualTeam
50 m Pistol
Gold Torsten Ullman (SWE)558 Gold Sweden2718
Silver Åke Lindblom (SWE)555 Silver  Switzerland2698
Bronze Huelet Benner (USA)555 Bronze Finland2671
25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
Gold Huelet Benner (USA)582 Gold United States2304
Silver Penait Calcai (ROU)581 Silver Finland2272
Bronze Carlos Saenz Valiente (ARG)581 Bronze Argentina2264
25 m Center-Fire Pistol
Gold Harry Reeves (USA)579 Gold United States2304
Silver Walter Walsh (USA)576 Silver Sweden2234
Bronze Huelet Benner (USA)576 Bronze Mexico2207

Shotgun events
IndividualTeam
Trap
Gold Pablo Grossi (ARG)287 Gold Sweden754
Silver George Genereux (CAN)286 Silver Egypt746
Bronze Knut Holmqvist (SWE)286 Bronze Italy743
Skeet
Gold C. T. Edwinson (USA)150 No team competition
Silver Cecil Jones (USA)149
Bronze Charles Michaelis (USA)148

Running target events
IndividualTeam
100 m Running Deer Double Shot
Gold John Larsen (NOR)206 Gold Norway759
Silver Bengt Austrin (SWE)201 Silver Finland744
Bronze Karl Bokman (SWE)195 Bronze Sweden722
100 m Running Deer Single Shot
Gold John Larsen (NOR)210 Gold Norway805
Silver Rolf Bergersen (NOR)209 Silver Sweden797
Bronze Karl Bokman (SWE)209 Bronze Finland777

References
  1. Farewell "Joe" Benner Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Military Marksmanship Association
  • All WCH medallists (ISSF website), which incorrectly gives 1950 as the year of this competition
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