Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the
Royal Artillery Barracks
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, is a barracks of the British Army which forms part of Woolwich Garrison. The Royal Regiment of Artillery had its headquarters here from 1776 until 2007, when it was moved to Larkhill Garrison.
History
In 17 ...
in
Woolwich
Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throu ...
from 30 August to 6 September.
Classification
Paralympic shooters were classified according to the extent of their disability. The classification system allowed shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Shooting classifications are:
*SH1 - competitors who do not need a shooting stand
*SH2 - competitors who use a shooting stand to support the firearm's weight
Events
For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or both of the above classifications. After each classification was given the date that the event was contested.
*Men's 10 m air pistol
** SH1 - 30 August
*Men's 10 m air rifle standing
** SH1 - 31 August
*Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
** SH1 - 5 September
*Women's 10 m air pistol
** SH1 - 31 August
*Women's 10 m air rifle standing
** SH1 - 30 August
*Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions
** SH1 - 6 September
*Mixed 25 m pistol
** SH1 - 3 September
*Mixed 50 m pistol
** SH1 - 6 September
*Mixed 10 m air rifle prone
** SH1 - 1 September
** SH2 - 1 September
*Mixed 10 m air rifle standing
** SH2 - 2 September
*Mixed 50 m rifle prone
** SH1 - 4 September
Participating nations
There were 140 athletes (99 male, 41 female) taking part in this sport.
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Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their shooters (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a
National Paralympic Committee
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...
). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Medalists
References
External links
Official Site of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
{{Paralympic Games Shooting
2012
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2012 Summer Paralympics events
Paralympics
Shooting competitions in the United Kingdom