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

  *   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

Men
Individual Teams
300 metre rifle three positions
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)1156 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States4602
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Gerasimenok (URS)11542nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union4573
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Foster (USA)11533rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland4535
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 Union2185
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Konyakhin (URS)5522nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland2168
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)5503rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States2161
50 metre rifle three positions
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)1155 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States4589
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marat Niyazov (URS)11502nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union4572
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henryk Górski (POL)11483rd place, bronze medalist(s) East Germany4555
50 metre rifle prone
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Boyd (USA)598 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States2376
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jerzy Nowicki (POL)5962nd place, silver medalist(s) Poland2371
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bill Krilling (USA)5963rd place, bronze medalist(s) Soviet Union2364
50 metre rifle kneeling
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Konyakhin (URS)390 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States1542
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marat Niyazov (URS)3892nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union1542
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Victor (RSA)3893rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poland1537
50 metre rifle standing
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)372 1st place, gold medalist(s) East Germany1467
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Werner Lippoldt (GDR)3712nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union1464
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hartmut Sommer (GDR)3703rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States1460
50 metre standard rifle
1st place, gold medalist(s) Donald Adams (USA)567 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States2243
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)5652nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union2215
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hartmut Sommer (GDR)5623rd place, bronze medalist(s) East Germany2215

Women
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) Poland1747
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margaret Thompson (USA)5892nd place, silver medalist(s) United States1743
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ferenene Kun (HUN)5853rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hungary1732

Pistol events

Men
Individual Teams
50 metre pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Stolypin (URS)556 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union2203
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dentcho Todorov Denev (BUL)5552nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland2186
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hynek Hromada (TCH)5533rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poland2183
25 metre rapid fire pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s) Virgil Atanasiu (ROU)596 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union2354
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Józef Zapędzki (POL)5942nd place, silver medalist(s) Romania2354
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Renart Suleimanov (URS)5933rd place, bronze medalist(s) East Germany2346
25 metre center-fire pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Blankenship (USA)595 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States2341
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lubomír Nácovský (TCH)5892nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union2340
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Renart Suleimanov (URS)5873rd place, bronze medalist(s) Czechoslovakia2313

Women
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

Men
Individual Teams
Trap
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ken Jones (USA)297 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States768
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gheorghe Enache (ROU)2922nd place, silver medalist(s) Romania764
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pavel Senichev (URS)2923rd place, bronze medalist(s) Soviet Union757
Skeet
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jorge Jottar (CHI)197 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States383
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans Suppli (FRG)1962nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union381
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Artur Rogowski (POL)1953rd place, bronze medalist(s) West Germany380

Women
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
Individual Teams
50 metre running target
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Veselov (URS)164 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union637
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Iogan Nikitin (URS)1642nd place, silver medalist(s) United States604
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Kingeter (USA)1613rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden586

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