Published on 25 Oct 2009

2009 ISSF World Cup Final kicked-off in Wuxi.

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Marco Dalla Dea

Rifle and Pistol Finalists profiles, rankings and records: check the numbers of the 2009 ISSF World Cup in Rifle and Pistol events.

The 2009 ISSF World Cup Final in Rifle and Pistol events kicks-off today in Wuxi, China. Eighty-five athletes, qualified for the finals passing through four World Cup Stages, will compete in the ten Olympic events of Rifle and Pistol shooting.

Olympic and World Champions, along with World Cup masters, will compete through the 29th of October for the last title of the season.

999 shooters participated so far.
Since the ISSF World Cup Finals formula was established in 1988, 999 shooters qualified and took part in it, including 621 men and 378 women. 85 athletes coming from 29 countries will compete during the 2009 ISSF World Cup Final in Rifle and Pistol events in Wuxi, China.

Record Men.
The German record-man Ralf Schumann, the most successful Rapid Fire Pistol shooter of the world, took part in nineteen editions of the ISSF World Cup Finals. The Olympic Champion of Sydney 2000, Slovenia’s Rajmond Debevec, will join Schumann in the lead, competing for the nineteenth time in a World Cup Final.

Profiles and rankings.
+ Finalists profiles
+ World Ranking
+ Athletes with the highest number of participations
+ World Cup Final multi-medallists


The first final round will take place tomorrow morning, at 10.30 AM Wuxi time (CST, GMT+8). Follow the match on issf-sports.org!