Ukrainian Shooting Federation
SportISSF Shooting Sports
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationUSF
AffiliationISSF
Regional affiliationESC
HeadquartersKiyv
PresidentOleg Volkov
Official website
shooting-ukraine.com
Ukraine

The Ukrainian Shooting Federation (Ukrainian: Федерація стрільби України) is the national governing body for ISSF shooting sport disciplines in Ukraine.[1]

History

In May 2022 it was reported that two well known athletes had been killed fighting in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a Junior, Ivan Bidnyak had medalled at the European Championships in 2005, and had won Ukraine's first shooting quota place to the 2012 Olympic Games.[2] Twenty-one year old Ehor Kihitov was a member of Ukraine's junior team.[3]

In November 2022, Federation President Oleg Volkov called on IOC President Thomas Bach to prevent Russian oligarch Vladimir Lisin from standing for re-election as ISSF President at the 70th General Assembly.[4] This followed calls throughout 2022 for Lisin to step down, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6] Italian Luciano Rossi narrowly won the election 136 votes to 127.[7][8][9]

World Class Performance

Ukraine has produced a number of Olympic and world class shooters, who have won 9 Olympic shooting medals since 2000.

Shooting Medals at the Summer Olympic Games
Games Athletes Event Medal
2000 Mykola Milchev Men's Skeet 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2004 Olena Kostevych Women's 10m air pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 Artur Ayvazyan 50m rifle prone 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Oleksandr Petriv 25m rapid fire pistol 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jury Sukhorukov 50m rifle 3 positions 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012 Olena Kostevych Women's 25m pistol 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 10m air pistol 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Serhiy Kulish Men's 10m Air Rifle 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Oleh Omelchuk
Olena Kostevych		 Mixed 10m air pistol team 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Ukrainian Shooting Federation". Shooting Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Michael Pavitt (4 May 2022). "Tributes paid after Ukrainian shooting athletes killed in war". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Two Ukrainian shooters killed in Russian aggression but ISSF stays silent". indianshooting.com. 1 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Duncan Mackay (21 November 2022). "Exclusive: Volkov calls on Bach to ban Lisin from standing for re-election as ISSF President". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Duncan Mackay (7 April 2022). "Duncan Mackay: Vladimir Lisin is under pressure at both the ISSF and in Russia". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Duncan Mackay (8 March 2022). "Exclusive: Calls for Russian oligarch Lisin to step aside as ISSF President after invasion of Ukraine". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "The ISSF executive committee has a new president: Luciano Rossi". International Shooting Sport Federation. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rossi outguns Lisin to be elected new ISSF President". indianshooting.com. 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Duncan Mackay (30 November 2022). "Rossi defeats Lisin to be elected new ISSF President". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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