The 1996 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XI held in Brazilian Army Barracks, Brasília, Brazil was the 11th IPSC Handgun World Shoot. The event had 609 competitors, teams from 31 nations and consisted of 35 stages. The Open division was won by Todd Jarrett, while the Standard division once again was won by Ted Bonnet of USA. Todd Jarret from Virginia had established himself as a major player before the event, having placed in the top four of the US Nationals every year since 1990 except one. According to himself he had trained well before the World Shoot in Brazil, and was quoted saying "It's really amazing, the harder I work, the luckier I get."
Rulebook used The 12th edition of the Rules of International Practical Shooting Confederation was used under the championship and one of the major changes compared to the current rules are the team rules where national team consisted of a maximum of six members. Ladies teams consisted of a maximum four members.
Champions
Open The Open division had the largest match participation with 398 competitors (65.4 %),
Individual OverallCompetitorPointsOverall Match Percent Gold Todd Jarrett1894.6349100.00% Silver Jerry Barnhart1875.210498.97% Bronze Rob Leatham1865.833998.48%4th Errol Ron Thomas1840.654697.15%5th Jethro Dionisio1828.824496.53%6th Merle Edington1785.938694.26%7th Douglas Koenig1774.157393.64%8th Craig Lawrence Ginger1768.224993.33%9th Jose Claudio Vidanes1766.079693.21%10th Angus Hobdell1756.653192.72%LadyCompetitorPointsOverall percentCategory percent Gold Kay Clark-Miculek1414.928774.68%100.00% Silver Mary Tan1382.677072.98%97.72% Bronze Chantal Accone1371.540872.39%96.93%JuniorCompetitorPointsOverall percentCategory percent Gold Jeufro Lejano1734.756491.56%100.00% Silver Eric Grauffel1672.563288.28%96.41% Bronze Roger Dy1534.902381.01%88.48%SeniorCompetitorPointsOverall percentCategory percent Gold Allan Zitta1427.214175.33%100.00% Silver Paul Bromfield1287.986785.90%90.24% Bronze Martyn Speirs1276.669667.38%89.45%
Teams OverallCountryPointsPercentTeam members Gold9175.9161100.00%Todd Jarrett, Jerry Barnhart, Rob Leatham, Douglas Koenig, Jose Claudio Vidanes and Tawn Argeris Silver8459.211392,18%Errol Ron Thomas, Craig Lawrence Ginger, Ross Gregory Newell, Brodie McIntosh, Damien John Fitzgerald and Alan Shortall Bronze8432.565791,89%Jethro Dionisio, Jeufro Lejano, Jomini Manuel Abaya, Lyndon Biraogo, Jerome Morales and Daniel TorrevillasLadyCountryPointsPercentTeam members Gold4146.3159100%Kay Clark-Miculek, Sheila Brey, Kippi Boykin and Sharon Edington Silver3978.067095,94%Mary Tan, Athena Lee, Valerie Levanza and Catherine Levanza Bronze3887.544893,75%Robyn Joyce Estreich, Susan Patricia Ballantyne, Michelele Noe. Knee and Bonny Thomas
Modified The Modified division had 11 competitors.
Individual OverallCompetitorPointsOverall Match Percent Gold Fred Craig1407.3898100.00% Silver Richard Daniel Kahler1363.003996.85% Bronze Richard Kahler1147.332181.52%4th Robert Chittleborough1102.635878.35%5th Maria Jos1083.626777.00%6th Jorg Haben978.517369.53%7th Kerby C. Smith975.101169.28%8th Zenaldo Feuser875.624062.22%9th Klaus-Dieter Broesche829.765158.96%10th Thomas Bovet713.101950.67%
Standard The Standard division had the second largest match participation with 200 competitors (32.8 %),
Individual OverallCompetitorPointsOverall Match Percent Gold Ted Bonnet1499.3586100.00% Silver Frank Garcia1489.111499.32% Bronze Jay Christy1466.917397.84%4th Ron Avery1460.271297.39%5th James L. Wall1433.734095.62%6th Bruce E. Gray1418.495494.61%7th Larry L. Brown1415.132394.38%8th Armando Valdes1412.262394.19%9th Larry Steuerwald1403.054393.58%10th Gustave De Blanche1372.219191.52%SeniorCompetitorPointsOverall percentCategory percent Gold Paul R. Bromfield1287.986785,90%100.00% Silver Max Wiegand1253.672383,61%97.34% Bronze Salim S. Dominguez1152.196876,84%89.46%
Teams OverallCountryPointsPercentTeam members Gold7202.9579100.00%Ted Bonnet, Harold Christy, Bruce E. Gray, Larry L. Brown, Larry Steuerwald and Brian Enos Silver6604.645791,69%Gustave De Blanche, Eugene B. Lurie, Sean Michael O'Donovan, Jonathan M. Fouche, Paul R. Bromfield and Clint Rafferty Bronze6311.251587,62%Hugo R. Ribeiro, Vitor Matos, Nilton A. Fior, Luiz (Tatai) Horta, Eduardo Lartigau, Iwar Mattos Jr.
See also IPSC Rifle World Shoots IPSC Shotgun World Shoot IPSC Action Air World Shoot
References
Match Results - 1996 Handgun World Shoot, Brazil - USPSA Frontsight 3. 1997, page 14