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.
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.
Medalists
P1 Men's 10m air pistol SH1 R1 Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 R7 Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 P2 Women's 10m air pistol SH1 R2 Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 R8 Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 P3 Mixed 25m pistol SH1 P4 Mixed 50m pistol SH1 R3 Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 R5 Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 R4 Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 R6 Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1
See also Paralympic shooting Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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