1949 ISSF World Shooting Championships

International sport shooting competition The 34th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1949. 2 Medal count Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 7 7 3 17 2 5 4 5 14 3 5 0 2 7 4 Switzerland 4 4 5 13 5 United States 1912 4 4 3 11 6 Sweden 3 8 7 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 Brazil 1889 0 0 1 1 Spain 1945 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Rifle events Individual Team 300 m Rifle Three positions Gold Olavi Elo FIN 1118 Gold 5512 Silver Pauli Aapeli Janhonen FIN 1118 Silver Switzerland 5508 Bronze Jonas Jonsson SWE 1112 Bronze Sweden 5488 300 m Rifle Prone position Gold Otto Horber SUI 388 No team competition Silver Kurt Johansson SWE 387 Bronze Robert Bürchler SUI 386 300 m Rifle Kneeling position Gold Kullervo Leskinen FIN 375 No team competition Silver Otto Horber SUI 374 Bronze Ernst Kramer SUI 374 300 m Rifle Standing position Gold Olavi Elo FIN 364 No team competition Silver Pauli Aapeli Janhonen FIN 364 Bronze Willy Røgeberg NOR 361 300 m Standard Rifle Gold Holger Erben SWE 529 Gold Sweden 2534 Silver Walther Fröstell SWE 520 Silver 2491 Bronze Dias Villela Harvey BRA 1889 518 Bronze Switzerland 2486 300 m Army Rifle Gold Pablo Cagnasso ARG 419 Gold Sweden 1616 Silver Olavi Elo FIN 415 Silver 1605 Bronze Emil Gruenig SUI 410 Bronze 1597 50+100 m Rifle Prone position Gold Arthur Jackson USA 1912 594 Gold 2960 Silver Thore Skredegaard NOR 594 Silver United States 1912 2950 Bronze Halvor Kongsjorden NOR 594 Bronze Switzerland 2933 50 m Rifle Three positions Gold Pauli Aapeli Janhonen FIN 1165 Gold 5770 Silver Arthur Edwin Cook USA 1912 1163 Silver Sweden 5763 Bronze Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug NOR 1162 Bronze 5755 50 m Rifle Prone position Gold Arthur Edwin Cook USA 1912 398 No team competition Silver Toivo Mjänttäri FIN 398 Bronze Uno Berg SWE 398 50 m Rifle Kneeling position Gold Robert Bürchler SUI 393 No team competition Silver Werner Jakober SUI 390 Bronze Olavi Elo FIN 390 50 m Rifle Standing position Gold Pauli Aapeli Janhonen FIN 380 No team competition Silver Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug NOR 379 Bronze Holger Erben SWE 377 Pistol events Individual Team 50 m Pistol Gold Beat Rhyner SUI 548 Gold 2627 Silver Harry Reeves USA 1912 547 Silver Sweden 2621 Bronze Angel Leon Gonzalo ESP 1945 541 Bronze United States 1912 2616 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Gold Huelet Benner USA 1912 565 Gold 2219 Silver Harry Reeves USA 1912 564 Silver 2219 Bronze Leonard Ravilo FIN 563 Bronze United States 1912 2219 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Gold Heinrich Keller SUI 559 Gold United States 1912 2161 Silver Eino Saarnikko FIN 548 Silver Switzerland 2160 Bronze Huelet Benner USA 1912 546 Bronze 2156 Shotgun events Individual Team Trap Gold Fulvio Rocchi ARG 284 Gold 736 Silver Klas Kleberg SWE 283 Silver Sweden 736 Bronze Ivar Borg SWE 281 Bronze 716 Running target events Individual Team 100 m Running Deer Double Shot Gold Hans Aasnes NOR 194 No team competition Silver Per Olof Sköldberg SWE 191 Bronze Birger Bühring-Andersen NOR 188 100 m Running Deer Single Shot Gold John Larsen NOR 210 No team competition Silver Rolf Bergersen NOR 204 Bronze Birger Kockgard SWE 203 100 m Running Deer Combined Gold John Larsen NOR 398 Gold 1914 Silver Rolf Bergersen NOR 398 Silver Sweden 1873 Bronze Per Olof Sköldberg SWE 389 Bronze 1536 References All WCH medallists (ISSF website) Category:ISSF World Shooting Championships Category:International sports competitions in Buenos Aires ISSF Category:1949 in Argentine sport Category:1940s in Buenos Aires Category:Shooting competitions in Argentina