50 meter running target or 50 meter running boar is an

ISSF shooting event The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target. The main distinctions between different rifle ev ...

, shot with a

.22 .22 caliber, or 5.6 mm caliber, refers to a common firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch (5.6 mm). Cartridges in this caliber include the very widely used .22 Long Rifle and .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm NATO. .22 inch is also a popular ...

-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10-meter wide opening. It was devised as a replacement for

100 meter running deer 100 meter running deer is a discontinued ISSF shooting event, that was part of the Olympic program from 1908 to 1924, in 1952 and 1956, and of the ISSF World Shooting Championships program from 1929 to 1962, when it was replaced by 50 meter ru ...

in the 1960s and made its way into the Olympic programme in 1972. Although replaced there by the airgun version,

10 meter running target 10 meter running target is one of the ISSF shooting events, shot with an airgun at a target that moves sideways. The target is pulled across a two meter wide aisle at the range of 10 meters from the firing point. The target is pulled at either of ...

, in 1992, it still is part of the ISSF World Shooting Championships and continental championships. Just like in 10 meter running target, half of the runs are slow (target visible for 5 seconds), and half are fast (target visible for 2.5 seconds)

World Championships, Men

World Championships, Men Team

World Championships, total medals

Current world records

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