1962 ISSF World Shooting Championships

The 38th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships in all ISSF shooting events that were held in Cairo, Egypt in 1962.

Medal count

  *   Host nation (Egypt)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2211437
2 United States (USA)7131030
3 Switzerland (SUI)25613
4 West Germany (FRG)2125
5 Sweden (SWE)1045
6 Finland (FIN)1023
7 Venezuela (VEN)1001
8 East Germany (GDR)0145
9 Hungary (HUN)0101
 India (IND)0101
 Japan (JPN)0101
 Norway (NOR)0101
 South Africa (SAF)0101
14 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Egypt (EGY)*0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (17 entries)363636108


Rifle events

Men

Individual Teams
300 metre rifle three positions[1]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)1138 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union4533
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Yevdokimov (URS)11382nd place, silver medalist(s) United States4516
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tommy Pool (USA)11363rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland4502
300 metre rifle prone[2]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)395 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans Rudolf Spillmann (SUI)394
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kurt Johansson (SWE)393
300 metre rifle kneeling[3]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Erwin Vogt (SUI)385 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kurt Müller (SUI)385
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladimir Yevdokimov (URS)384
300 metre rifle standing[4]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tommy Pool (USA)368 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jozsef Lacsny (HUN)364
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Puckel (USA)363
300 metre standard rifle[5]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pauli Aapeli Janhonen (FIN)537 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union2125
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Verle Franklin Wright, Jr. (USA)5372nd place, silver medalist(s) Norway2086
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrey Jakonyuk (URS)5363rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland2077
300 metre army rifle (30 fast shots)[6]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hans Schönenberger (SUI)6 No championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) August Hollenstein (SUI)5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Simonet (SUI) 
50 metre rifle three positions[7]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)1157 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union4533
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marat Niyazov (URS)11472nd place, silver medalist(s) United States4522
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erwin Vogt (SUI)11423rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland4508
50 metre rifle prone[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karl Wenk (FRG)594 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden2355
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Chuian (URS)5922nd place, silver medalist(s) United States2354
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Enoch Hill (USA)5923rd place, bronze medalist(s) West Germany2351
50 metre rifle kneeling[9]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karl Wenk (FRG)388 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union1533
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marat Niyazov (URS)3872nd place, silver medalist(s) West Germany1531
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ole Christian Hviid Jensen (DEN)3873rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States1522
50 metre rifle standing[10]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gary Anderson (USA)376 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States1464
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erwin Vogt (SUI)3672nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland1442
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tommy Pool (USA)3663rd place, bronze medalist(s) East Germany1428

Women

Individual
50 metre rifle three positions (3×30)[11]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kira Dolgoborodova (URS)864
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yelena Donskaya (URS)853
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Renate Wischnewski (GDR)824
50 metre rifle prone
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yelena Donskaya (URS)586
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marjorie Dunt (RSA)583
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anneliese Goth (FRG)582

Pistol events

Men

Individual Teams
50 metre pistol[12]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Stolypin (URS)559 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union2187
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (JPN)5572nd place, silver medalist(s) United States2169
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ludwig Hemauer (SUI)5503rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland2151
25 metre rapid fire pistol[13]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexander Zabelin (URS)589 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union2333
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Igor Bakalov (URS)5882nd place, silver medalist(s) United States2327
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Henderson McNally (USA)5883rd place, bronze medalist(s) Italy2312
25 metre center-fire pistol[14]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Igor Bakalov (URS)590 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union2349
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Efim Haydurov (URS)5892nd place, silver medalist(s) United States2341
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Blankenship (USA)5883rd place, bronze medalist(s) East Germany2314

Women

Individual
25 metre rapid fire pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sofia Tyagny (URS)583
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Naghezda Yulina (URS)579
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gertrude Schernitzauer (USA)550
Army pistol
1st place, gold medalist(s) Naghezda Yulina (URS)570
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gail Liberty (USA)570
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sofia Tyagny (URS)569

Shotgun events

Men

Individual Teams
Trap[15]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Zimenko (URS)295 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union777
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karni Singh (IND)2952nd place, silver medalist(s) East Germany768
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joachim Marscheider (GDR)2943rd place, bronze medalist(s) Egypt767
Skeet[16]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nikolay Durnev (URS)200 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States394
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yury Tsuranov (URS)1982nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union392
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Heffron (USA)1973rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden386

Women

Individual
Trap[17]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valentina Gerasina (URS)87
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charlotte Berkenkamp (USA)86
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sheila Breckon (GBR)81
Skeet[18]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mercedes Mata (VEN)99
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marjorie Annan (USA)85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yelena Sebasova (URS)84

Running target events

Individual Teams
100 metre running deer, single shot[19]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Zakurenov (URS)229 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union879
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Foster (USA)2282nd place, silver medalist(s) United States867
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rune Flodmann (SWE)2273rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden842
100 metre running deer, double shot[20]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Zakurenov (URS)223 1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union880
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Iogan (Jogan) Nikitin (URS)2232nd place, silver medalist(s) United States859
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Willis Powell (USA)2203rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland811

References

  1. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 300m Rifle 3 Positions Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  2. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 300m Free Rifle 40 shots prone Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  3. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 300m Free Rilfe 40 shots kneeling Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  4. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 300m Free Rilfe [sic] 40 shots standing Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  5. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 300m Standard Rifle Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  6. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 300m Army Rifle 30 fast shots Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  7. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  8. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 50m Rifle Prone Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  9. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 50m Free Rifle 40 shots kneeling". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  10. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 50m Free Rifle 40 shots standing". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  11. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 50m Free Rilfe 3 Positions Women". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  12. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 50m Pistol Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  13. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  14. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 25m Centre Fire Pistol Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  15. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - Trap Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  16. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - Skeet". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  17. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - Trap Women". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  18. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - Skeet Women". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  19. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 100m Running Deer single shots Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  20. ↑ "CAIRO 1962 - 100m Running Deer double shots Men". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
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