# 1949 ISSF World Shooting Championships

The 34th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1949.

## Medal count

| Rank | Country | | | | Total |
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | United States | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Rifle events

| Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team | Team |
| 300 m Rifle Three positions ||||||
| | Olavi Elo (FIN) | 1118 | | Finland | 5512 |
| | Pauli Aapeli Janhonen (FIN) | 1118 | | Switzerland | 5508 |
| | Jonas Jonsson (SWE) | 1112 | | Sweden | 5488 |
| 300 m Rifle Prone position ||||||
| | Otto Horber (SUI) | 388 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Kurt Johansson (SWE) | 387 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Robert Bürchler (SUI) | 386 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 300 m Rifle Kneeling position ||||||
| | Kullervo Leskinen (FIN) | 375 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Otto Horber (SUI) | 374 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Ernst Kramer (SUI) | 374 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 300 m Rifle Standing position ||||||
| | Olavi Elo (FIN) | 364 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Pauli Aapeli Janhonen (FIN) | 364 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Willy Røgeberg (NOR) | 361 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 300 m Standard Rifle ||||||
| | Holger Erben (SWE) | 529 | | Sweden | 2534 |
| | Walther Fröstell (SWE) | 520 | | Yugoslavia | 2491 |
| | Dias Villela Harvey (BRA) | 518 | | Switzerland | 2486 |
| 300 m Army Rifle ||||||
| | Pablo Cagnasso (ARG) | 419 | | Sweden | 1616 |
| | Olavi Elo (FIN) | 415 | | Finland | 1605 |
| | Emil Gruenig (SUI) | 410 | | Argentina | 1597 |
| 50+100 m Rifle Prone position ||||||
| | Arthur Jackson (USA) | 594 | | Norway | 2960 |
| | Thore Skredegaard (NOR) | 594 | | United States | 2950 |
| | Halvor Kongsjorden (NOR) | 594 | | Switzerland | 2933 |
| 50 m Rifle Three positions ||||||
| | Pauli Aapeli Janhonen (FIN) | 1165 | | Finland | 5770 |
| | Arthur Edwin Cook (USA) | 1163 | | Sweden | 5763 |
| | Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (NOR) | 1162 | | Norway | 5755 |
| 50 m Rifle Prone position ||||||
| | Arthur Edwin Cook (USA) | 398 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Toivo Mjänttäri (FIN) | 398 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Uno Berg (SWE) | 398 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 50 m Rifle Kneeling position ||||||
| | Robert Bürchler (SUI) | 393 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Werner Jakober (SUI) | 390 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Olavi Elo (FIN) | 390 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 50 m Rifle Standing position ||||||
| | Pauli Aapeli Janhonen (FIN) | 380 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug (NOR) | 379 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Holger Erben (SWE) | 377 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |

## Pistol events

| Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team |
| 50 m Pistol ||||||
| | Beat Rhyner (SUI) | 548 | Argentina | 2627 |
| | Harry Reeves (USA) | 547 | Sweden | 2621 |
| | Angel Leon Gonzalo (ESP) | 541 | United States | 2616 |
| 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol ||||||
| | Huelet Benner (USA) | 565 | Argentina | 2219 |
| | Harry Reeves (USA) | 564 | Finland | 2219 |
| | Leonard Ravilo (FIN) | 563 | United States | 2219 |
| 25 m Center-Fire Pistol ||||||
| | Heinrich Keller (SUI) | 559 | United States | 2161 |
| | Eino Saarnikko (FIN) | 548 | Switzerland | 2160 |
| | Huelet Benner (USA) | 546 | Finland | 2156 |

## Shotgun events

| Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team |
| Trap ||||||
| | Fulvio Rocchi (ARG) | 284 | Argentina | 736 |
| | Klas Kleberg (SWE) | 283 | Sweden | 736 |
| | Ivar Borg (SWE) | 281 | Uruguay | 716 |

## Running target events

| Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team | Team |
| 100 m Running Deer Double Shot ||||||
| | Hans Aasnes (NOR) | 194 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Per Olof Sköldberg (SWE) | 191 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Birger Bühring-Andersen (NOR) | 188 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 100 m Running Deer Single Shot ||||||
| | John Larsen (NOR) | 210 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Rolf Bergersen (NOR) | 204 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| | Birger Kockgard (SWE) | 203 | No team competition | No team competition | No team competition |
| 100 m Running Deer Combined ||||||
| | John Larsen (NOR) | 398 | | Norway | 1914 |
| | Rolf Bergersen (NOR) | 398 | | Sweden | 1873 |
| | Per Olof Sköldberg (SWE) | 389 | | Argentina | 1536 |