The European Shooting Championships are the global
sport shooting European championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
as regards the disciplines of the sport shooting of the rifle (25, 50 and 300 m) and the pistol (25 and 50 m). Sometimes the competition also includes
trap shooting,
skeet and
running target shooting events, usually organized in special championships.
The championships are by the
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) in collaboration with the
European Shooting Confederation (ESC).
The first edition of the championships took place in 1955 in Bucharest. It takes place biennially, but every year 2-4 special championships held for European countries in separate shooting disciplines.
In reaction to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, the
European Shooting Confederation stripped Russia of its right to host the 2022 European Shooting Championships in the 25m, 50m, 300m, running target and shotgun.
Summary of Championships
1955-1990
1990-2020
Global Shooting Championships
The European Championship Shotgun will take place in Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 24 — September 12, 2022.
The European Championship 25m/50m will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, on September 5-18, 2022.The competitions will include events for Men and Women as well as Men Junior and Women Junior.
Special Shotgun Championships
European Shotgun Championships were first held in 1956. The 2020 edition was
deleted for COVID-19.
Special 10 m Events Championships
Special 300 m Rifle Championships
Special Running Target Championships
Unofficial Championships
From 1929 to 1954 the European Championships was disputed only in
clay pigeon shooting
Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting a firearm at special flying targets known as clay pigeons, or clay targets.
The terminology commonly used by clay shooters often relates to time ...
.
See also
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List of medalists at the European Shooting Championship
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European Junior Shooting Championships
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World Shooting Championships
The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these earl ...
References and notes
External links
ISSF Results OverviewEuropean Championships in all Shooting disciplines and events
European Championships complete archive results
(2010-2020) at European Shooting Confederation
*https://esc-shooting.org/news/read/discover-the-history-of-european-championships-706
*https://esc-shooting.org/documents/european_championships
*https://esc-shooting.org/storage/2022/02/03/ef39be93512c26f5c17ad278a0d67e6432635f67.pdf
*https://esc-shooting.org/storage/2022/02/03/7a18d67d261e3a2d60d63e5825b56ff33f3b3d09.pdf
*https://esc-shooting.org/storage/2022/02/03/79199b0d095d359f2840791488cc8287adf6da11.pdf
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Shooting sports in Europe by country