Shooting at the Commonwealth Games
Shooting · Commonwealth Sport (the Commonwealth Games Federation)
2018LatestGold Coast 2018: 19 events; India won 7 golds and 16 medals, the most of any nation
Shooting was first held at Kingston 1966 and at every Games from 1974 to 2018; it was not on the programme at Birmingham 2022 or Glasgow 2026.
- Next
- Ahmedabad 2030, where shooting is a candidate sport
- Most golds (nation)
- Australia, 74; then India, 68
- India
- 142 medals: 68 gold, 46 silver, 28 bronze; second in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Commonwealth Games
1982Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
1990Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 5
1994Gold: 3 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 7
1998Gold: 4 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 7
2002Gold: 12 · Silver: 7 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 22
2006Gold: 23 · Silver: 9 · Bronze: 4 · Total: 36
2010Gold: 14 · Silver: 11 · Bronze: 5 · Total: 30
2014Gold: 4 · Silver: 9 · Bronze: 4 · Total: 17
2018Gold: 7 · Silver: 4 · Bronze: 5 · Total: 16
TotalGold: 68 · Silver: 46 · Bronze: 28 · Total: 142
More about this tournament
Gold Coast 2018 champions
| Event | Champion |
|---|---|
| Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | Sanjeev Rajput (India) |
| Men's 50 m rifle prone | David Phelps (Wales) |
| Men's 10 m air rifle | Dane Sampson (Australia) |
| Men's 50 m pistol | Daniel Repacholi (Australia) |
| Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Anish (India) |
| Men's 10 m air pistol | Jitu Rai (India) |
| Men's trap | Michael Wixey (Wales) |
| Men's double trap | David McMath (Scotland) |
| Men's skeet | Georgios Achilleos (Cyprus) |
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | Tejaswini Sawant (India) |
| Women's 10 m air rifle | Martina Lindsay Veloso (Singapore) |
| Women's 50 m rifle prone | Martina Lindsay Veloso (Singapore) |
| Women's 25 m pistol | Heena Sidhu (India) |
| Women's 10 m air pistol | Manu Bhaker (India) |
| Women's trap | Laetisha Scanlan (Australia) |
| Women's skeet | Andri Eleftheriou (Cyprus) |
| Women's double trap | Shreyasi Singh (India) |
| Queen's Prize pairs (open) | England (Parag Patel, David Luckman) |
| Queen's Prize individual (open) | David Luckman (England) |
Medal table (1966 to 2018, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 74 | 63 | 43 | 180 |
| 2 | India | 68 | 46 | 28 | 142 |
| 3 | England | 53 | 61 | 67 | 181 |
| 4 | Canada | 39 | 43 | 38 | 120 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 15 | 16 | 25 | 56 |
| 6 | Scotland | 13 | 17 | 22 | 52 |
| 7 | Cyprus | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Singapore | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | Wales | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 10 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
History
How it began
Shooting was first contested at Kingston 1966; it was not held at Edinburgh 1970.
Champions by era
Australia (74 golds), India (68) and England (53) lead the all-time table. Pairs events were held up to 2010.
India's story
India's first shooting medals came at Brisbane 1982. India won 23 golds at Melbourne 2006, its most at one Games, and topped the shooting medal table at Gold Coast 2018.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with shooting: Kingston 1966.
- India's most golds at one Games: 23, Melbourne 2006.
- Shooting was not held at Birmingham 2022 or Glasgow 2026.