The 1961 World Shotgun and Running Target Championships were held in Oslo, Norway. While separate world championships in the shotgun events had become traditional, this was the first time the competition also included the 100 metre running deer events. These had been Norwegian specialties but were now dominated by the superpowers, leaving the host country without medals.
Medal count
* Host nation (Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Results
Shotgun events
| Individual | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trap | ||
 |
Ennio Mattarelli (ITA) |
296 |
 |
 Francis Eisenlauer (USA) |
296 |
 |
Ion Dumitrescu (ROU) |
295 |
| Skeet | ||
|
Carlos Plaza Marques (VEN) |
199 |
|
Bernard Hartman (CAN) |
198 |
|
Arkagiy Kaplun (URS) |
197 |
Running target events
| Individual | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metre running deer, single shot | |||||
|
Loyd Crow (USA) |
226 | |
Soviet Union |
879 |
|
Vitaly Romanenko (URS) |
222 | |
United States |
877 |
|
Ludwig Lustberg (URS) |
221 | |
Sweden |
812 |
| 100 metre running deer, double shot | |||||
|
John Foster (USA) |
222 | |
Soviet Union |
861 |
|
Vladimir Linnikov (URS) |
219 | |
United States |
833 |
|
Ludwig Lustberg (URS) |
219 | |
Sweden |
812 |
References
- All WCH medallists (ISSF website)
| ISSF World Shooting Championships | |
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| Main | |
| Shotgun | |
| Running target | |
| Airgun | |
| Junior | |