{{Short description|Shooting competition}} The '''2008 World Running Target Championships''' were separate ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Plzeň, the Czech Republic, in October 2008 as a replacement for the lost Olympic status of 10 metre running target. Apart from this event, competitions were also held in 10 metre running target mixed, 50 metre running target and 50 metre running target mixed. The men's and women's regular 10 metre competitions featured the new semifinal and final stages known as ''medal matches''.

Most of the top European shooters, which constitute the majority of the worldwide elite in running target, were present. No shooters from the most successful non-European nation, China, were competing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Niklas snuddande nära medalj|url=http://www.nwt.se/sport/article69230.ece|first=Bengt|last=Cramner|publisher=Nya Wermlands-Tidningen|date=October 20, 2008|accessdate=October 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104557/http://www.nwt.se/sport/article69230.ece|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Russia and Ukraine dominated, winning 19 medals each.

==Schedule== {| class="wikitable" style="text-size: 95%" ! Date !! Men !! Junior men !! Women !! Junior women |- | Monday, October 20 | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed | 10 m RT mixed |- | Tuesday, October 21 | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT | 10 m RT (slow runs) | 10 m RT |- | Wednesday, October 22 | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) | | 10 m RT (fast runs + medal match) |rowspan=4 | |- | Thursday, October 23 | 50 m RT mixed | 50 m RT mixed |rowspan=3 | |- | Friday, October 24 | 50 m RT (slow runs) | 50 m RT (slow runs) |- | Saturday, October 25 | 50 m RT (fast runs) | 50 m RT (fast runs) |}

==Medal table== {{Medals table | caption = | host = CZE | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_RUS = 6 | silver_RUS = 8 | bronze_RUS = 5 | gold_UKR = 5 | silver_UKR = 7 | bronze_UKR = 7 | gold_CZE = 4 | silver_CZE = 3 | bronze_CZE = 3 | host_CZE = yes | gold_HUN = 3 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 4 | gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 0 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 2 | gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 0 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 1 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 0 }}

==Results== {| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%" !colspan=3| Individual !!colspan=3| Teams !!colspan=3| Juniors !!colspan=3| Junior teams |- |colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's 50 metre running target''' |- | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Krister Holmberg|FIN}} || 593 | {{Gold1}} || {{CZE}} || 1763 | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Mikhail Azarenko|RUS}} || 590 | {{Gold1}} || {{CZE}} || 1745 |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Maxim Stepanov|RUS}} || 592+20 | {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}} || 1759 | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Igor Matskevych|UKR}} || 586 | {{Silver2}} || {{UKR}} || 1742 |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Miroslav Januš|CZE}} || 592+19 | {{Bronze3}} || {{UKR}} || 1758 | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Aleksiy Vylyvanyy|UKR}} || 585 | {{Bronze3}} || {{RUS}} || 1732 |- |colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's 50 metre running target mixed''' |- | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Aleksandr Blinov|RUS}} || 393+19 | {{Gold1}} || {{CZE}} || 1169 | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Josef Nikl|CZE}} || 389+20 | {{Gold1}} || {{FIN}} || 1147 |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Peter Pelach|SVK}} || 393+17 | {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}} || 1164 | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|László Boros|HUN}} || 389+16 | {{Silver2}} || {{UKR}} || 1143 |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Alexander Zinenko|UKR}} || 391 | {{Bronze3}} || {{SWE}} || 1160 | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Mikhail Azarenko|RUS}} || 387 | {{Bronze3}} || {{RUS}} || 1140 |- |colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's 10 metre running target''' |- | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Emil Martinsson|SWE}} ||rowspan=3|''Details<br/>below'' | {{Gold1}} || {{UKR}} || 1726 | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|László Boros|HUN}} || 572 | {{Gold1}} || {{RUS}} || 1698 |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Miroslav Januš|CZE}} | {{Silver2}} || {{CZE}} || 1714 | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Aleksey Bratchikov|RUS}} || 570 | {{Silver2}} || {{CZE}} || 1670 |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Vladyslav Prianishnikov|UKR}} | {{Bronze3}} || {{RUS}} || 1711 | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Mikhail Azarenko|RUS}} || 568 | {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}} || 1662 |- |colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Men's 10 metre running target mixed''' |- | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Łukasz Czapla|POL}} || 383+18 | {{Gold1}} || {{RUS}} || 1137 | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Mikhail Azarenko|RUS}} || 382 | {{Gold1}} || {{RUS}} || 1109 |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Krister Holmberg|FIN}} || 383+16 | {{Silver2}} || {{UKR}} || 1127 | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Aleksey Bratchikov|RUS}} || 378 | {{Silver2}} || {{GER}} || 1102 |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Emil Martinsson|SWE}} || 382 | {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}} || 1125 | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Frantisek Losos|CZE}} || 374 | {{Bronze3}} || {{CZE}} || 1091 |- |colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Women's 10 metre running target''' |- | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Galina Avramenko|UKR}} ||rowspan=3|''Details<br/>below'' |rowspan=3 colspan=3|''No team championship'' | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Bianka Keczeli|HUN}} || 371 | {{Gold1}} || {{UKR}} || 1080 |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Julia Eydenzon|RUS}} | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Anastasiya Savelyeva|UKR}} || 368+20 | {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}} || 1052 |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Elena Neff|GER}} | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Valentyna Honcharova|UKR}} || 368+18 | {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}} || 991 |- |colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc"| '''Women's 10 metre running target mixed''' |- | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Galina Avramenko|UKR}} || 381 |rowspan=3 colspan=3|''No team championship'' | {{Gold1}} || {{flagathlete|Bianka Keczeli|HUN}} || 374 | {{Gold1}} || {{UKR}} || 1093 |- | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Viktoriya Zabolotna|UKR}} || 376 | {{Silver2}} || {{flagathlete|Anastasiya Savelyeva|UKR}} || 368 | {{Silver2}} || {{RUS}} || 1048 |- | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Kateryna Samohina|UKR}} || 373 | {{Bronze3}} || {{flagathlete|Valentyna Honcharova|UKR}} || 366 | {{Bronze3}} || {{HUN}} || 964 |}

===Men's medal match=== {{Round4-with third |RD1 = Semifinals |RD2 = Final |Consol = Bronze match |team-width = 250 <!--Semifinals--> ||(585) {{flagathlete|Vladyslav Prianishnikov|UKR}}|3 |(577) '''{{flagathlete|Emil Martinsson|SWE}}'''|'''6''' ||(579) '''{{flagathlete|Miroslav Januš|CZE}}'''|'''6''' |(578) {{flagathlete|Niklas Bergström|SWE}}|5 <!--Final--> ||'''{{flagathlete|Emil Martinsson|SWE}}'''|'''6''' |{{flagathlete|Miroslav Januš|CZE}}|1 <!--Bronze match--> ||'''{{flagathlete|Vladyslav Prianishnikov|UKR}}'''|'''6''' |{{flagathlete|Niklas Bergström|SWE}}|5 }}

===Women's medal match=== {{Round4-with third |RD1 = Semifinals |RD2 = Final |Consol = Bronze match |team-width = 250 <!--Semifinals--> ||(382) '''{{flagathlete|Galina Avramenko|UKR}}'''|'''6''' |(368) {{flagathlete|Elena Neff|GER}}|3 ||(377) '''{{flagathlete|Julia Eydenzon|RUS}}'''|'''6''' |(370) {{flagathlete|Daniela Faust|GER}}|5 <!--Final--> ||'''{{flagathlete|Galina Avramenko|UKR}}'''|'''6''' |{{flagathlete|Julia Eydenzon|RUS}}|2 <!--Bronze match--> ||'''{{flagathlete|Elena Neff|GER}}'''|'''6''' |{{flagathlete|Daniela Faust|GER}}|2 }}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210124853/http://www.issf-shooting.org/update/schedule.asp?id=856 ISSF website on the competition] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081025230607/http://www.wchrt2008.pcer.cz/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=2&Itemid=4 Results]

==References== {{reflist}}

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