# Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich 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.
* P1 Men's 10 m air pistol
** SH1 - 30 August
* R1 Men's 10 m air rifle standing
** SH1 - 31 August
* R7 Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
** SH1 - 5 September
* P2 Women's 10 m air pistol
** SH1 - 31 August
* R2 Women's 10 m air rifle standing
** SH1 - 30 August
* R8 Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions
** SH1 - 6 September
* P3 Mixed 25 m pistol
** SH1 - 3 September
* P4 Mixed 50 m pistol
** SH1 - 6 September
* R3/R5 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone
** SH1 - 1 September
** SH2 - 1 September
* R4 Mixed 10 m air rifle standing
** SH2 - 2 September
* R6 Mixed 50 m rifle prone
** SH1 - 4 September

## Participating nations

There were 140 athletes (99 male, 41 female) taking part in this sport.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (6)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (2)
* China (9)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* Denmark (2)
* Finland (2)
* France (5)
* Germany (8)
* Great Britain (12)
* Greece (2)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (2)
* India (1)
* Iran (2)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (2)
* Macedonia (2)
* Mongolia (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (3)
* Poland (2)
* Russia (7)
* Serbia (5)
* Slovakia (3)
* Slovenia (3)
* South Korea (12)
* Spain (3)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (1)
* Thailand (4)
* Turkey (5)
* Ukraine (6)
* United Arab Emirates (2)
* United States (2)

## 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). 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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Macedonia (MKD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| P1 Men's 10m air pistol SH1 details | Park Sea-Kyun South Korea | Muharrem Korhan Yamaç Turkey | Lee Ju-Hee South Korea |
| R1 Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 details | Dong Chao China | Jonas Jacobsson Sweden | Josef Neumaier Germany |
| R7 Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 details | Jonas Jacobsson Sweden | Doron Shaziri Israel | Dong Chao China |
| P2 Women's 10m air pistol SH1 details | Olivera Nakovska-Bikova Macedonia | Marina Klimenchenko Russia | Sareh Javanmardi Iran |
| R2 Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 details | Cuiping Zhang China | Manuela Schmermund Germany | Natalie Smith Australia |
| R8 Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 details | Cuiping Zhang China | Shibei Dang China | Veronika Vadovičová Slovakia |
| P3 Mixed 25m pistol SH1 details | Jianfei Li China | Sergey Malyshev Russia | Valery Ponomarenko Russia |
| P4 Mixed 50m pistol SH1 details | Park Sea-Kyun South Korea | Valery Ponomarenko Russia | Hedong Ni China |
| R3 Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 details | Cédric Fèvre France | Matt Skelhon Great Britain | Cuiping Zhang China |
| R5 Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 details | Vasyl Kovalchuk Ukraine | Raphaël Voltz France | James Bevis Great Britain |
| R4 Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 details | Ju-Young Kang South Korea | Franček Gorazd Tiršek Slovenia | Michael Johnson New Zealand |
| R6 Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 details | Abdullah Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates | Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo Spain | Matthew Skelhon Great Britain |