ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation
Although shooting was part of the first Olympic Games in 1896, it was not
until 1907 that an international association was founded.
On occasion of the International Matches in Milano ITA in June 1906, it was
decided to prepare statutes and shooting sports rules for an international
association. A year later, on July 17, 1907, representatives of eight
national organizations met in Zürich SUI and founded the
Union Internationale des Fédérations et Associationes
Nationales de Tir
. The foundation was notarized on June 30, 1908, in Wien AUT.
After the self-dissolution on May 15, 1915, agreed by postal vote, the
association reorganized itself on April 16, 1920, under the name
Union Internationale de Tir (UIT) at the invitation of
Mérillon. In 1939 the activities were stopped again. It was not until
the end of 1946 that UIT resumed work under the name
International Shooting Union, officially titled in
English. The abbreviation stayed with UIT, as the possible name ISU had
been used by the International Skating Union since 1892. The name was
changed to International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
at the General Assembly on July 15, 1998, in Barcelona ESP.
Member federations
1907 ARG, BEL, FRA, GRE, ITA, NED, AUT, SUI (founding members), GER, GBR
1908 CAN, HUN, USA
1909 DEN, SRB
1912 POR, SWE, ESP
1913 PER
1914 FIN, MEX
1920 BEL, FRA, GRE, GBR, ITA, MON, NED, POL, POR, SWE, SUI, ESP, TCH, USA
(2 federations)
1922 ARG, DEN, FIN
1923 NOR, ROM, HUN
1924 BRA, HAI
1925 YUG
1927 MEX
1928 TUR
1930 EGY
1931 GER, EST, LAT, AUT
1933 CHI
1936 LTU
1938 JPN
1948 28 national federations
1960 55 national federations
1976 129 national federations from 98 countries
1998 149 national federations and 5 continental unions (African, American,
Asian, European and Oceanian Shooting Confederation)
2007 158 national federations
2021 162 national federations from 149 countries
Presidents
| 17.07.1907 - 15.05.1915 | Pierre François-Daniel Mérillon FRA |
| 15.05.1915 - 16.04.1920 | association paused due to the WWI |
| 16.04.1920 - 26.08.1925 🕆 | Pierre François-Daniel Mérillon FRA |
| 26.08.1925 - 29.05.1927 | Jean Carnot FRA; acting |
| 29.05.1927 - 09.08.1947 | Jean Carnot FRA |
| 09.08.1947 - 11.09.1960 | Eric Carlsson SWE |
| 11.09.1960 - 25.07.1976 | Dr. Kurt Hasler SUI |
| 25.07.1976 - 10.02.1980 | Georg Andrew Vichos GRE |
| 10.02.1980 - 30.11.2018 | Olegario Vázquez Raña MEX |
| 30.11.2018 - 30.11.2022 | Vladimir Lisin RUS |
| 30.11.2022 - | Luciano Rossi ITA |
Secretaries General
| 17.07.1907 - 30.07.1912 | Florimond Lermusiaux FRA |
| 30.07.1912 - 15.05.1915 | Georges Léfèvre FRA |
| 15.05.1915 - 16.04.1920 | association paused due to the WWI |
| 16.04.1920 - 18.09.1922 | Paul Colas FRA |
| 18.09.1922 - 20.07.1928 | Florimond Lermusiaux FRA |
| 20.07.1928 - 11.10.1930 🕆 | Dr. Jean Macaigne FRA |
| 11.11.1930 - 1939 | André Parmentier FRA |
| 1939 - 09.08.1947 | Edouard Jung FRA; interim |
| 09.08.1947 - 11.09.1960 | Karl August Larsson SWE |
| 11.09.1960 - 10.02.1980 | Ernst Zimmermann FRG |
| 10.02.1980 - 11.12.2010 🕆 | Horst Georg Schreiber FRG/ GER |
| 12.12.2010 - 27.01.2011 | --- |
| 28.01.2011 - 30.11.2018 | Franz Schreiber GER |
| 30.11.2018 - 01.12.2022 | Aleksandr Ratner RUS |
| 01.12.2022 - 19.12.2023 | Willi Grill GER |
| 19.12.2023 - 19.02.2024 | --- |
| 19.02.2024 - | Alessandro Nicotra di San Giacomo ITA |
Shooter of the Year
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | COOPER Malcolm GBR | SPURGIN Pat USA |
| 1985 | COOPER Malcolm GBR | MATOVA Nonka BUL |
| 1986 | BASINKSIY Igor URS | LECHEVA Vesela BUL |
| 1987 | IVANOV Kiril URS | LECHEVA Vesela BUL |
| 1988 | MAKSIMOVIĆ Goran YUG | SPERBER Silvia FRG |
| 1989 | SCHUMANN Ralf GDR | SALUKVADZE Nino URS |
| 1990 | STENVAAG Harald NOR | ŠEKARIĆ Jasna YUG |
| 1991 | DEBEVEC Raymond SLO | LOGVINENKO Marina URS |
| 1992 | SCHUMANN Ralf GER | LOGVINENKO Marina EUN |
| 1993 | DEBEVEC Raymond SLO | LECHEVA Vesela BUL |
| 1994 | DI DONNA Roberto ITA | ŠEKARIĆ Jasna YUG |
| 1995 | KREBS Torsten GER | LECHEVA Vesela BUL |
| 1996 | DI DONNA Roberto ITA | MAUER Renata POL |
| 1997 | FARNITZ Thomas AUT | GELISIO Deborah ITA |
| 1998 | GÖNCI Jozef SVK | PFEILSCHIFTER Sonja GER |
| 1999 | GÖNCI Jozef SVK | PFEILSCHIFTER Sonja GER |
| 2000 | DIAMOND Michael AUS | TAO Luna CHN |
| 2001 | NESTRUYEV Mikhail RUS | TAO Luna CHN |
| 2002 | BUERGE Marcel SUI | KOSTEVYCH Olena UKR |
| 2003 | TENK Martin CZE | GALKINA Lyubov RUS |
| 2004 | NESTRUYEV Mikhail RUS | GALKINA Lyubov RUS |
| 2005 | HANCOCK Vincent USA | ŠEKARIĆ Jasna SCG |
| 2006 | FOKOYEV Vitaliy RUS | LI Du CHN |
| 2007 | ACHILLEOS George CYP | CHEN Ying CHN |
| 2008 | JONG Oh Jin KOR | EMMONS Kateřina CZE |
| 2009 | SIDI Péter HUN | ROSSI Jessica ITA |
| 2010 | MATSUDA Tomoyuki JPN | KLIMOVA Kira RUS |
| 2011 | ZHU Qinan CHN | KOSTEVYCH Olena UKR |
| 2012 | CAMPRIANI Niccolò ITA | KIM Jangmi KOR |
| 2013 | JUNGHÄNEL Henri GER | ROSSI Jessica ITA |
| 2014 | JIN Jongoh KOR | ZUBLASING Petra ITA |
| 2015 | HANCOCK Vincent USA | PEJČIĆ Snježana CRO |
| 2016 | CAMPRIANI Niccolò ITA | KORAKAKI Anna GRE |
| 2017 | MATSUDA Tomoyuki JPN | RHODE Kimberly USA |
| 2018 - 2022 not held | ||
| 2023 | BESSAGUET Clément FRA | VENNEKAMP Doreen GER |
Last modified: 07.04.2024