# 2008 World Running Target Championships

The 2008 World Running Target Championships were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Plzeň, the Czech Republic, in October 2008 as a replacement for the lost Olympic status of 10 metre running target. Apart from this event, competitions were also held in 10 metre running target mixed, 50 metre running target and 50 metre running target mixed. The men's and women's regular 10 metre competitions featured the new semifinal and final stages known as medal matches.
Most of the top European shooters, which constitute the majority of the worldwide elite in running target, were present. No shooters from the most successful non-European nation, China, were competing. Russia and Ukraine dominated, winning 19 medals each.

## Schedule

| Date | Men | Junior men | Women | Junior women |
| Monday, October 20 | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed |
| Tuesday, October 21 | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT |
| Wednesday, October 22 | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | |
| Thursday, October 23 | 50 m RT mixed | 50 m RT mixed | | |
| Friday, October 24 | 50 m RT (slow runs) | 50 m RT (slow runs) | | |
| Saturday, October 25 | 50 m RT (fast runs) | 50 m RT (fast runs) | | |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Czech Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE)* | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

## Results

| Individual | Individual | Individual | Teams | Teams | Teams | Juniors | Juniors | Junior teams | Junior teams |
| Men's 50 metre running target ||||||||||||
| | Krister Holmberg (FIN) | 593 | | Czech Republic | 1763 | Mikhail Azarenko (RUS) | 590 | Czech Republic | 1745 |
| | Maxim Stepanov (RUS) | 592+20 | | Russia | 1759 | Igor Matskevych (UKR) | 586 | Ukraine | 1742 |
| | Miroslav Januš (CZE) | 592+19 | | Ukraine | 1758 | Aleksiy Vylyvanyy (UKR) | 585 | Russia | 1732 |
| Men's 50 metre running target mixed ||||||||||||
| | Aleksandr Blinov (RUS) | 393+19 | | Czech Republic | 1169 | Josef Nikl (CZE) | 389+20 | Finland | 1147 |
| | Peter Pelach (SVK) | 393+17 | | Russia | 1164 | László Boros (HUN) | 389+16 | Ukraine | 1143 |
| | Alexander Zinenko (UKR) | 391 | | Sweden | 1160 | Mikhail Azarenko (RUS) | 387 | Russia | 1140 |
| Men's 10 metre running target ||||||||||||
| | Emil Martinsson (SWE) | Details below | | Ukraine | 1726 | László Boros (HUN) | 572 | Russia | 1698 |
| | Miroslav Januš (CZE) | Details below | | Czech Republic | 1714 | Aleksey Bratchikov (RUS) | 570 | Czech Republic | 1670 |
| | Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR) | Details below | | Russia | 1711 | Mikhail Azarenko (RUS) | 568 | Hungary | 1662 |
| Men's 10 metre running target mixed ||||||||||||
| | Łukasz Czapla (POL) | 383+18 | | Russia | 1137 | Mikhail Azarenko (RUS) | 382 | Russia | 1109 |
| | Krister Holmberg (FIN) | 383+16 | | Ukraine | 1127 | Aleksey Bratchikov (RUS) | 378 | Germany | 1102 |
| | Emil Martinsson (SWE) | 382 | | Hungary | 1125 | Frantisek Losos (CZE) | 374 | Czech Republic | 1091 |
| Women's 10 metre running target ||||||||||||
| | Galina Avramenko (UKR) | Details below | No team championship | No team championship | No team championship | Bianka Keczeli (HUN) | 371 | Ukraine | 1080 |
| | Julia Eydenzon (RUS) | Details below | No team championship | No team championship | No team championship | Anastasiya Savelyeva (UKR) | 368+20 | Russia | 1052 |
| | Elena Neff (GER) | Details below | No team championship | No team championship | No team championship | Valentyna Honcharova (UKR) | 368+18 | Hungary | 991 |
| Women's 10 metre running target mixed ||||||||||||
| | Galina Avramenko (UKR) | 381 | No team championship | No team championship | No team championship | Bianka Keczeli (HUN) | 374 | Ukraine | 1093 |
| | Viktoriya Zabolotna (UKR) | 376 | No team championship | No team championship | No team championship | Anastasiya Savelyeva (UKR) | 368 | Russia | 1048 |
| | Kateryna Samohina (UKR) | 373 | No team championship | No team championship | No team championship | Valentyna Honcharova (UKR) | 366 | Hungary | 964 |

### Men's medal match

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| (585) Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR) | 3 |
| (577) Emil Martinsson (SWE) | 6 | | |
| (577) Emil Martinsson (SWE) | 6 | Emil Martinsson (SWE) | 6 |
| | | Miroslav Januš (CZE) | 1 |
| (579) Miroslav Januš (CZE) | 6 | Miroslav Januš (CZE) | 1 |
| (578) Niklas Bergström (SWE) | 5 | | |
| (578) Niklas Bergström (SWE) | 5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| | | Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR) | 6 |
| | | Niklas Bergström (SWE) | 5 |

### Women's medal match

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| (382) Galina Avramenko (UKR) | 6 |
| (368) Elena Neff (GER) | 3 | | |
| (368) Elena Neff (GER) | 3 | Galina Avramenko (UKR) | 6 |
| | | Julia Eydenzon (RUS) | 2 |
| (377) Julia Eydenzon (RUS) | 6 | Julia Eydenzon (RUS) | 2 |
| (370) Daniela Faust (GER) | 5 | | |
| (370) Daniela Faust (GER) | 5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| | | Elena Neff (GER) | 6 |
| | | Daniela Faust (GER) | 2 |