The ISSF World Cup Stage 3 kicked off in Fort Benning (USA) on May 7th and it will officially conclude on May 15th. A total of 352 shooters participated in the competition, representing 53 National Olympic Committees and piling up a total of 621 starts.
Published on 13 May 2018
ISSF World Cup Stage 3 in Fort Benning: medals and records
Marco Vettoretti
The fourth competition of the season followed the first two World Cup stages — held in Guadalajara (MEX) and Changwon (KOR) — and the ISSF Junior World Cup 1, held in Sydney (AUS).
Final medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Individual | Team | Total | |||||||
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 | CHN |
3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | GRE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | ESP |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | GER |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | HUN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | BUL |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | CRO |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | SRB |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | DEN |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | FIN |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | FRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | THA |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
Twelve countries finished on the final medal board: the People’s Republic of China dominated the World Cup, concluding with a total of 12 medals divided in four golds, five silvers and three bronzes.
The second place on the table was claimed by Greece with one gold and two bronzes, while three different countries closed the competition in third place with one gold and one bronze: Germany, Hungary and Spain.
Bulgaria and Croatia finished with one gold each; Serbia took three silver medals, while both Denmark and Finland secured a single silver medal. At the bottom of the table, finally, placed France and Thailand with one bronze each.
Medalists by event - Individual
| Event | Date | Medal | Name | Nation |
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| 10m Air Rifle Men | 11 MAY 2018 | Gold | JUSTUS Julian | GER |
| Silver | KURKI Juho | FIN |
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| Bronze | PENI Istvan | HUN |
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| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 10 MAY 2018 | Gold | PENI Istvan | HUN |
| Silver | OLSEN Steffen | DEN |
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| Bronze | YANG Haoran | CHN |
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| 10m Air Pistol Men | 9 MAY 2018 | Gold | WU Jiayu | CHN |
| Silver | WANG Meng Yi | CHN |
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| Bronze | CARRERA Pablo | ESP |
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| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men | 12 MAY 2018 | Gold | LIN Junmin | CHN |
| Silver | YAO Zhaonan | CHN |
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| Bronze | QUIQUAMPOIX Jean | FRA |
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| 10m Air Rifle Women | 9 MAY 2018 | Gold | WU Mingyang | CHN |
| Silver | ZHU Yingjie | CHN |
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| Bronze | ZHAO Ruozhu | CHN |
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| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 12 MAY 2018 | Gold | PEJCIC Snjezana | CRO |
| Silver | JIANG Ting | CHN |
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| Bronze | WANG Zeru | CHN |
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| 10m Air Pistol Women | 12 MAY 2018 | Gold | KORAKAKI Anna | GRE |
| Silver | ARUNOVIC Zorana | SRB |
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| Bronze | KLAISUBAN Pim-On | THA |
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| 25m Pistol Women | 10 MAY 2018 | Gold | GROZDEVA Maria | BUL |
| Silver | ARUNOVIC Zorana | SRB |
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| Bronze | KORAKAKI Anna | GRE |
Medalists by event - Team
| Event | Date | Medal | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team | 13 MAY 2018 | Gold | People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
| Silver | People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
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| Bronze | Germany 1 | GER |
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| 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team | 13 MAY 2018 | Gold | Spain | ESP |
| Silver | Serbia 1 | SRB |
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| Bronze | Greece | GRE |
Three new Qualification World Records were set in Fort Benning:
- Zhao Ruozhu and Yang Haoran of the People’s Republic of China scored 842.0 points in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event
- Anna Korakaki of Greece scored 587 points in the 10m Air Pistol Women event
- Zhu Yingjie of the People’s Republic of China scored 633.4 points in the 10m Air Rifle Women event
Additionally, Zhu’s score in the Air Rifle qualifications also set a new Junior Qualification World Record.
The 2018 ISSF World Cup Series will resume in a few days, as the fourth stage of the season will take place in Munich (GER) from the 22nd to the 29th of May.
All ISSF competition will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel and on its official Facebook page.
Live results, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.