The ISSF World Cup Stage 5 closed today in Siggiewi (MLT), where it took place from the 5th to the 15th of June. The competition saw 402 shooters from 61 nations compete in the five Shotgun events — men’s Trap and Skeet, women’s Trap and Skeet, Trap Mixed Team — piling up a total of 478 starts.
Final medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Individual | Team | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 | GBR |
2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | USA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | SVK |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | FIN |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | ITA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | CHN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 7 | EGY |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | GER |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | RUS |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
Thanks to the two gold medals signed by Amber Hill and Aaron Heading, Great Britain took the 1st place in the final medal standings. The United States of America followed in 2nd place with one gold and one silver, while Slovakia’s tally of one gold and one bronze brought them up to the 3rd place.
In 4th place, Finland secured one gold with Satu Makela-Nummela in the women’s Trap event, while Italy finished 5th with the highest number of total medals: three, one silver and two bronzes.
The People’s Republic of China, Egypt, Germany and the Russian Federation completed the final medal standings.
Medalists by event - Individual
| Event | Date | Medal | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap Men | 13 JUN 2018 | Gold | HEADING Aaron | GBR |
| Silver | DU Yu | CHN |
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| Bronze | KOVACOCY Marian | SVK |
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| Skeet Men | 9 JUN 2018 | Gold | HANCOCK Vincent | USA |
| Silver | MEHELBA Azmy | EGY |
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| Bronze | ROSSETTI Gabriele | ITA |
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| Trap Women | 12 JUN 2018 | Gold | MAKELA-NUMMELA Satu | FIN |
| Silver | QUOOSS Katrin | GER |
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| Bronze | RABAYA Ekaterina | RUS |
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| Skeet Women | 8 JUN 2018 | Gold | HILL Amber | GBR |
| Silver | ENGLISH Amber | USA |
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| Bronze | ZHANG Donglian | CHN |
Medalists by event - Team
| Event | Date | Medal | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap Mixed Team | 14 JUN 2018 | Gold | Slovakia 1 | SVK |
| Silver | Italy 2 | ITA |
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| Bronze | Italy 1 | ITA |
No world record were set or equalled.
The final stage of the 2018 ISSF World Cup Series will take place in Tucson (USA) next month, from the 9th to the 19th of July.
All final matches 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.