Shooting competitors from around the world
arrived to compete in the 42nd World Shooting Championships,
a grand, peaceful tournament
held at the Taeneung International Shooting Range near Seoul.
As an Olympic sport in its own right,
it was significant that this competition was held for the first time in Asia.
It was the largest event in Korean sports history at the time,
with more than 1,549 foreign competitors,
sports notables, journalists and family members
from 68 countries coming to attend.
During the competition, the arriving competitors stayed in the facilities of the comfortable athletic village.
With the guidance of Pak Jong-gyu, Chairman of the 42nd World Shooting Championships Organizing Committee, committee officials laid a wreath at the National Cemetery.
They also visited the mausoleum of Mrs. Yook Young-soo, the wife of the president.
Thirty-six officials were received by President Park Chung-hee, who asked them about the condition of the shooting facilities and their accommodations, and expressed extreme regret that North Korean and Eastern European competitors chose not to attend the Championships.
The President also invited them to visit Panmunjom and the front line and take time to tour the provinces after the competition and enjoy the beautiful autumn in Korea.
According to the general rules of the International Shooting Union, the Championship's twenty-one event categories were divided into fourteen men's events, and seven women's events.
In accordance with the competition rules, firearms, clothing and equipment were subjected to inspections.
The International Shooting Union's mandated three days of practice shooting began, and shots started to ring out in Taeneung valley.
Notably, this tournament featured totally electrically-operated automatic range control facilities, a first for the World Shooting Championships.
At the Walker Hill Sheraton Hotel, the International Shooting Union General Assembly was opened,
upon which the 1982 43rd World Shooting Championships were awarded to Venezuela,
while Organizing Committee Chairman Pak Jong-gyu's proposal for Seoul to host the Air Gun World Championships was unanimously approved.
In the elections, three communist-bloc representatives were voted out, while Vice Chairman Han Kyu-ok of Korea was elected among ten new directors.
Shooting participants from across five oceans and six continents participated in the grand opening ceremony.
The 3,000-person Hanseong Girls High School color-card section.
At this Championships, the Opening Ceremonies began with two representatives and five competitors from Andorra.
Team Argentina,
Team Australia,
Austria,
Team Bahrain,
Bangladesh,
Belgium,
Bolivia,
Team Brazil,
Burma,
The hosts of the Montreal Olympics, Canada.
Chile,
Here is the Republic of China (Taiwan) team,
Our brave allies in the Korean War, Columbia.
Costa Rica,
Team Denmark,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador,
Finland,
Team France,
Next, the country that created the "Miracle on the Rhine," Germany.
Team Britain,
Greece,
Guatemala,
Holland,
Team Indonesia,
Iran,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Luxembourg,
Team Macao,
Malaysia,
In the Mediterranean, Malta,
also from the Mediterranean, Team San Marino,
next is Mexico,
Monaco,
New Zealand,
Team Norway,
Panama,
the South Pacific's Papua New Guinea,
Peru,
the Philippines,
Portugal,
from the Middle East, Qatar.
El Salvador,
Singapore,
the bullfighting country, Spain
Sri Lanka,
Sweden,
Team Switzerland,
Team Thailand,
in the South Pacific, Tonga.
Turkey,
Team U.S.A.
Uruguay,
Venezuela,
The last entry,
the 48-person Team Korea.
This day's public welcoming events
started with mass athletics performed by students from Sudo Women's College of Education.
Next, was the Eungwang Girls High School students' swirling dance.
From the previous 41st World Shooting Championships,
Switzerland's Chairman Baumgartner
handed the Championships flag to the
Chairman of the 42nd World Shooting Championships, Pak Jong-gyu.
Pak Jong-gyu, Chairman of the Championships stated,
"As Chairman of the Organizing Committee..
...I welcome..."
"With no regard to politics, race or religion...
...and with an aim at cultivating friendship between countries and fostering and developing amateur shooting sports,
...let's faithfully follow the spirit of the UIT (Union Internationale de Tir) charter."
George Vichos, President of the International Shooting Union,
stated that he was pleased to oversee the World Shooting Championships
at the Taeneung Range,
the most prestigious shooting range in the world.
To honor the 42nd World Shooting Championships, President Park's gift
of the Double Phoenix award was delivered to President Vichos.
And then Competitor's Representative Lee Seok-woo announced the Athlete's Oath:
"We athletes, who participate in the 42nd World Shooting Championships..."
"...will obey all regulations of the World Shooting Federation and the Organizing Committee..."
"...and we solemnly swear that we will compete fairly in the spirit of amateur sports."
Then the National Dance Company performed a janggu drum dance.
A municipal dance troupe's sword dance…
Sanghwa Girls Middle School students' fan dance…
Over 200 Eungwang Girls High School students performed the Ganggangsullae.
Korean folk music performed by students of the School of Traditional Korean Music…
A supercharged performance by the combined dance groups…
After the combined dance performance, the spectacular two-hour Opening Ceremony was finished.
That evening,
Prime Minister Choi Kyu-ha greeted competitors from each country at the welcoming party in Walker Hill.
At this Championships, the Double Phoenix cup gifted by President Park stood among
eleven championships cups and trophies set up for display by the International Shooting Union,
The 10-Meter men's and women's rifle range on the first day of competition.
Participating on behalf of South Korea was Park Nam-soon, Yoo Ju-hee and Kim Young-soon
who medalled for the first time at a World Championships.
In the Men's competition, Baek Young-hwan, Yoon Teok-ha, Seo Jang-eun and Myeong Jae-hwan participated.
For the Women's Air Rifle Individual medalists,
the United States took First and Second place, while Park Nam-soon of Korea remained in Third place by just one point.
For the Women's Team medalists, First place was the United States, Second Place was South Korea, and Third place was West Germany.
The Men's winning Air Rifle teams were West Germany, First place; United States, Second, and South Korea, Third.
The Men's 50-Meter Free Pistol range...
In this competition, sideways-firing
15-year veteran competitor Moritz Minder
surpassed the old world record
by four points, setting a new world record with 577 points.
First place, Minder; Second place, Rangnail Skanaker of Sweden; Third place, Karl Westphalen of Germany.
Here is the Women's 50-Meter Standard Smallbore Rifle range.
In this competition, First place went to the Sue Ann Sandusky of the U.S.A.,
Second place to Dominique Esnault of France,
and Third place to Karen Monez of the U.S.A.
while Go Jung-hee from South Korea came in Fifth place.
The U.S. team was victorious in the 50 Meter "English Match" Smallbore Rifle event.
Competitors on the restaurant patio enjoying themselves in good humor.
Male and female athletes taking a break at the pool as the temperature climbs to 25 degrees celsius.
Families and young lovers enjoy music and dancing at the athletic village.
Here's the 25 meter men's Rapid Fire Pistol event.
Ten!
Ten!
Ten!
Ten!
Fifty!
The event was decided by 1.251 points in a shoot-off.
Ten!
Nine!
Ten!
In the end, Ove Gunnarsson of Sweden won the gold medal.
The Running Boar shooting range.
Juha Rannikko of Finland won the gold medal in the 50 meter Running Target Normal Course.
In the Mixed Target Running Course, Giovanni Mezzani of Italy set a world record with a score of 387, outdoing the previous record of 375.
First in the Mixed Target Running Course was Giovanni Mezzani of Italy, Second was West Germany (Gunther Danne), and Third was Italy's Ezio Cini.
The Italians also took First in the group event.
Here is the skeet match at the clay shooting range.
It is a game in which competitors must shoot a flying dish revolving at a speed of nine miles per hour within three-tenths of a second to half a second.
A gold medalist (Luciano Brunetti) proudly points to the buttstock of his shotgun to show the woman responsible for his win.
Prime Minister Choi Kyu-ha and Minister of Culture and Tourism, Kim Sung-jin, stop by the shooting range...
…and with the help of Championships Chairman Pak Jong-gyu, they encourage those athletes...
who are discouraged about medaling in the competition.
In the skeet event, the Italians dominated by winning gold medals in both the men's and the women's events.
Laying prone, standing, kneeling Three-Position 50 meter Free Rifle smallbore men's event.
In this event, Seo Jang-woon gave Korea another valuable silver medal by scoring 377 points.
Sweden's Esbjorn Svensson ranked First with 379 points,
followed by Korea's Seo Jang-woon in Second with 377 points.
The export products hall for foreign competitors garnered attention,
exhibiting more than 150 products such as food items, electronics, and machinery.
Creating beautiful memories for the future with a smile.
Here is the men's and women's 10 meter Air Pistol range.
Korea's Mun Yang-ja won the Bronze medal in the individual event with 378 points.
Along with Kim Young-ja and Park Gwang-sook, she also helped win the Bronze medal in the team event.
Although injured, this American grandmother competitor maintains a smile.
The First-place Finnish men's Air Pistol team was awarded the Phoenix Cup.
In the women's Air Pistol team event, Sweden ranked First, Australia Second, and Korea Third.
The First and Second place women's individual medalists in Air Pistol were Swedish, and Mun Yang-ja of Korea took Third.
Team officials attended the Korean military's Armed Forces Day 30th Anniversary,
which took place at the "May 16th Plaza" on Yeouido Island.
...and the Korean soldiers swelling with conviction received their applause.
The women's athletes and their families enjoyed a beautiful autumn day exploring Yongin Nature Park.
Pak Jong-gyu, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee was awarded the Union Internationale de Tir's highest honor,
the Blue Cross Medal from Sweden's King Carl Gustav XVI, as well as the Silver Cross from Norway's King Olav V.
Seoul Mayor, Goo Cha-choon, was also awarded the Blue Cross Medal,
and the mayor presented UIT President George Vichos with the Key to the City.
The men's 300 meter Free Rifle Three Positions event.
Scores were displayed on a precision electronic score tracker.
The incomparable 25-year veteran competitor, Lones Wigger of the U.S.A.,
once again set a new world record with a score of 1160 points,
outdoing his own past record of 1159 points at the Mexico Championships the year before.
The U.S. team champions were bestowed with the Argentina Award.
Wigger won the most medals in these Championships, seven in all.
In 38 Standard Pistol turns and 38 Rapid Fire turns, teams fought it out in 68 rounds in the men's 25-meter Center Fire Pistol event.
Park Jong-gil, with an eight-year career on the Korean shooting team, was tied with the Finnish shooter, Seppo Saarenpaa, at 588 points each,
but Park won the silver medal by outscoring Saarenpaa in a shoot off.
Park Jong-gil has now attended eight international competitions and has won six Gold, two Silver, and 9 Bronze medals in total.
The Finnish team again won the Venezuela Cup.
Here is the 25-meter women's Standard Pistol event.
In this competition, the U.S.A.'s Kim Dyer came in First place,
Switzerland (Brida Beccarelli) was Second, and Finland (H.Leppamaki) came in Third.
The players of each country and the officials who confirm their score.
Here is this the women's 50-Meter Standard Smallbore Rifle 3-Positions event.
Here, the U.S.A. ranked First, Sweden Second, and France Third.
Not only did she win this event, the U.S.A.'s Wanda Oliver also won in popularity among other competitors.
In the Individual event, the U.S.A.'s Oliver came in First, Karen Monez of the U.S.A. was Second, and Sweden (Christina Gustafsson) was Third.
The men's 25-Meter Standard Pistol event.
Sweden's Rangnail Skanaker renewed his 10-year world record with a score of 583,
while Park Jong-gil, who was expecting a gold medal, was ranked 6th.
Another world record was set in the Trap event.
In the women's individual event,
Susan Nattrass of Canada set the world record with her astounding shooting.
United Nations Commanding General John W. Vessey, Jr. stopped by to see the automated facilities and to encourage American players.
In the final event of the Championships,
the Standard Big-Bore Rifle 300-Meter Three-Positions,
another world record was set.
David Kimes of the United States renewed his world record with 577 points;
two points above his previous world record.
This tournament's world-record setting competitors, medal winners, and Championship officials participated in a demonstration shoot.
In the women's Individual Trap event,
Canada's world-record setting Susan Nattrass came in First,
Second was Italy (Wanda Gentiletti) and Third was Spain (Maria Carmen Garcia).
The U.S. team was awarded the General Mannerheim Cup after scoring 2,281 points in the 300-Meter Standard Rifle.
In the 50-Meter Smallbore Standing Free Rifle event,
Seo Jang-woon won the Silver medal, as well as the Silver Cup from the King of Monaco.
Gold crowns of Silla were awarded to the athletes who established world records.
The the closing ceremonies for this seven-day shooting competition.
Pak Jong-gyu spoke at the closing ceremonies...
"I believe...
"...that..."
"...the event has..."
"...demonstrated once and for all..."
"...that peoples of different countries,"
"...cultures..."
"...and traditions..."
"In the last 12 days, we competed together in a friendly atmosphere…"
"...the friendship and the brilliance of the high points were valuable achievements for this tournament,"
"...and this Championships was enjoyed by sportsmen from around the world."
"...you have come from no less than 68 countries.."
For this Championships held for the first time in Korea, seven world records and three new high records were set.
In addition to the publicity the country gained, and more than expected for Korea, were the three Silver medals, five Bronze medals, and its shooting ranking of 10th in the world.
The United States won 18 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals.
Italy was ranked Second, and Finland Third.
The World Shooting Championships, an Olympic-level tournament,
were the largest and the most magnificent in terms of size and facilities for Korea,
and the level of the competition was also great.
Four years from now,
Let's meet again in Caracas, Venezuela where the 43rd World Shooting Championships will be held ...
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