The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are undoubtedly the most eagerly awaited sporting event in France, and an opportunity to expand your knowledge of many of the sports on show, including disciplines that are less well known to the general public, to become incollaborable and, above all, avoid feeling lost at Olympic venues or in front of the TV! Let's take a closer look at shooting sports, which are taking place outside the Paris region during the Games.
Sport shooting has been practiced for several centuries in Europe, ever since the invention of firearms in the early 15th century, following the great popularity of archery . Shooting guilds were formed in many countries, organizing competitions and establishing rules. With the Industrial Revolution, the National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded to promote rifle shooting. In 1907, it was the turn of the Fédération Internationale de Tir Sportif to govern and standardize the rules of shooting competitions worldwide.
Shooting events are divided between rifle and pistol, in shooting ranges where athletes must hit targets at distances of 10, 25 and 50 meters, kneeling, prone or standing. The aim is to get as close as possible to the center of the target to score maximum points. Rifle events, on the other hand, take place outdoors, and are more a question of speed with targets projected into the air, requiring great concentration and reflexes.
As for the Paralympics, there are few changes, with the same weapons and the same distances! Depending on the event and the competitor's disability, athletes shoot on their knees, standing (or in a shooting chair or wheelchair) or lying down (for wheelchair athletes, an elbow rest is permitted).
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: who are the medal-winning shooting sports athletes?
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will bring together athletes from every country! Discover those who have distinguished themselves in shooting sports (rifle, pistol and shotgun), with gold, silver and bronze medals, as well as any French success stories. [Read more]
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Shooting was present at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, except in 1904 and 1928. The United States is by far the country with the most Olympic medals, followed by China and Russia, along with Italy. The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico marked a turning point with the introduction of 50-meter pistol shooting and 50-meter rifle shooting for women.
Para-shooting was added to the Paralympic program at the Toronto Games in 1976 .
The French did particularly well in the 10m discipline, with Philippe Héberlé, gold medallist in 1984, Nicolas Berthelot and then Franck Badiou, silver medallists in 1988 and 1992, Jean-Pierre Amat, bronze medallist in 1996, and Christine Chuard, vice-world champion in 1994!
For Paris 2024, 340 athletes have been selected with numerous events and plenty of medal chances. In pistol, we can count on Clément Bessaguet and Jean Quiquampoix, as well as Camille Jedrzejewski. On the rifle side, Océanne Muller is one of the elite in her discipline at just 21 years of age, while Manon Herbulot could well make a splash!
Numerous French medalists competed at the 2022 World Cup in Châteauroux for the Paralympics! They include Jean Louis Michaud, Tanguy de la Forest, Kevin Liot, Cédric Fèvre, Didier Richard, Justine Beve in rifle, and Gaelle Edon and Romain Ramalingom in pistol!
Saturday, July 27
Dates and Opening Time
From July 27, 2024 to September 5, 2024
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: who are the medal-winning shooting sports athletes?
