IPSC Handgun World Shoots


The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Handgun World Shoots are held on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Rifle and Shotgun.
World Shoot main matches are held over six days with five days of shooting and one rest day, making the competition a shooting marathon where strategy and mental focus is of critical importance.

History

The first IPSC World Shoot was held in 1975 in Zurich, and the two following were held with one year intervals. After 1977 the World Shoots were held at two year intervals until 1983 when the schedule was changed to the three year intervals used today.
Until and including 1991 there were no equipment divisions, but equipment had gradually became more and more specialized with extended front sights, compensators and even optical sights. At the 1991 Handgun World Shoot in Adelaide, Australia, Doug Koenig of USA became the first competitor to win the World Shoot using a red dot sight. In the following 1993 Handgun World Shoot competitors would be divided into divisions based on the equipment, thereof whether the firearm had an optical sight and compensator or iron sights. In 1999 the Revolver and Production divisions were introduced, and became recognized divisions from January 2000, making their first appearance in World Level competition at the 2002 Handgun World Shoot. In 2011 the Modified division was retired to make room for the Classic division, in commemoration of the 1911 single stack which historically had been so important for IPSC Handgun and handgun shooting sports in general for many years.

List of Handgun World Shoots

The following is a list of previous and current Handgun World Champions:

Overall category

Lady category

YearDivision Gold Silver BronzeVenue
1986 Kerry LathwellWorld Shoot VII
1988 Debbie James Judy Smith Inez BehrendtWorld Shoot VIII
1991 Collette Barnes Chanatel Accone Ursula Lund1991 World Shoot
1993Open Kay Clark Miculek Collette Barnes Kippi BoykinWorld Shoot X
1996Open Kay Clark Miculek Mary Tan Chantal AcconeWorld Shoot XI
1999Open Athena Lee Mary Grace Tan Chantal TamWorld Shoot XII
1999Standard Debbie KeehartWorld Shoot XII
2002Open Kaye Cabalatungan Athena Lee Gabriele KraushoferWorld Shoot XIII
2002Standard Sharon Zaffiro Joey Fischer Michaela HorejsiWorld Shoot XIII
2002Production Debbie KeehartWorld Shoot XIII
2005Open Gabriele Kraushofer Kay Clark Miculek Linda BlowersWorld Shoot XIV
2005Standard Petra Tutschke Julie Golob Michaela HorejsiWorld Shoot XIV
2008Open Athena Lee Gabriele Kraushofer Katerina SustrovaWorld Shoot XV
2008Standard Claire Giles Jannette Gonzaga Birgit GruberWorld Shoot XV
2008Production Ma. Inez F. Jorge Oryza Shelley De Leon Andrea GasicWorld Shoot XV
2011Open Karla Blowers Megan Francisco Jessie DuffWorld Shoot XVI
2011Standard Randi Rogers Tori Nonaka Lisa MunsonWorld Shoot XVI
2011Production Maria Gushchina Julie Golob Sara DunivinWorld Shoot XVI
2014Open Karla Blowers Martina Sera Kaci CochranWorld Shoot XVII
2014Standard Hilde Nakling Tori Nonaka Randi RogersWorld Shoot XVII
2014Production Maria Gushchina Christine Burkhalter Julie GolobWorld Shoot XVII
2014Classic Anne Fonder Leonora Darte Bruna MirandolaWorld Shoot XVII
2017Open Karla Blowers Jessie Duff Kaci Lynn CochranWorld Shoot XVIII
2017Standard Christine Burkhalter Ashley Rheuark Hilde NaklingWorld Shoot XVIII
2017Production Maria Gushchina Violetta Boehm Randi RogersWorld Shoot XVIII
2017Classic Julie Golob Jelena Savkovic Grace TamayoWorld Shoot XVIII
2017Revolver Vera Treskova Olga Kuznetsova Daria ZharkovaWorld Shoot XVIII

Junior category

Senior category

Super Senior category

Teams

Teams can consist of up to four athletes, with the three highest individual scores counting for the team results.

Overall teams

Lady teams