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The Lapua cartridges have been used to win numerous world records and gold medals in international and national competitions. This list covers mainly World Championship and Olympic Championship medals.
2009 European Shooting Championships, Osijek, Croatia
300 m Prone, Women
1. Charlotte Jakobsen, Denmark, 599-43X points, New World Record!
300 m 3 Positions, Men
1. Pιter Sidi, Hungary, 1184-49X points, New World Record!
300 m 3 Positions, Women
1. Charlotte Jakobsen, Denmark, 584-27X points
50 m 3 Positions, Men
1. Pλter Sidi, Hungary
Lapua took all the medals in Centerfire Pistol competitions.
Piedmont Gun Club, Rutherfordton, NC, USA (May 9, 2009)
600-yard IBS Light Gun Score Record
0.904" 50-5X group, Larry Isenhour USA, New World Record!
New World Record!
Oak Ridge, TN, USA (Apr 26, 2008)
IBS 600 yards, Heavy Gun
0.386" 5-shot group, John Lewis
2008 Benchrest European Championships, Brattwall, Sweden
All medals were won with Lapua cases and Vihtavuori powder
2008 Metal Silhouette World Championships, Heinola, Finland
Most medas were won with Lapua cases and Vihtavuori powder
New World Record 40/40 in .22 LR prone by Jyrki Viitakoski FIN
300 m Free Rifle Men
600/600 with 6,5x47 Lapua Scenar, Henri Hδkkinen FIN
2008 Lapua European Cup 300m
Winner of Women Prone, 3x20 and Super Final Prone, Charlotte Jakobsen DEN
European Championships 2007, Granada, Spain
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
Gold Medal, Natallia Kalnysh UKR
Bronze Medal, Sonja Pfeilschifter GER
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior
Gold Medal, Christian Reitz GER
Silver Medal, Philipp Wagenitz GER
Gold Medal,Team GER (Reitz, Wagenitz...)
25m Pistol Men Junior
Bronze Medal, Christian Reitz GER
Bronze Medal, Team GER (Reitz, Wagenitz...)
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Junior
Gold Medal, Tiia Tormala FIN
25m Pistol Women
Silver Medal, Munkhbayar Dorjsuren GER
50m Pistol Men Junior
Bronze Medal, Team UKR
50m Rifle Prone Women Junior
Silver Medal, Tiia Tormala FIN
50m Rifle Prone Men
Bronze Medal, Espen Berg-Knutsen NOR
25m Standard Pistol Men Junior
Gold Medal, Christian Reitz GER
Bronze Medal, Balazs Pal HUN
Bronze Medal, Team EST (Erko Vilba - Lapua; Janno Tamsalu - Geco; Karl Kalda - Lapua)
25m Standard Pistol Men
Silver Medal, Team UKR (Roman Bondaruk, Oleksandr Petriv, Oleg Tkachov)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
Silver Medal, Roman Bondaruk UKR
Gold Medal, Team UKR (Roman Bondaruk, Oleksandr Petriv, Taras Magmet)
50m Pistol Men
Bronze Medal, Team UKR (Oleg Omelchuk, Ivan Rybovalov, Serhiy Kudriya)
50m Rifle Prone Women
Bronze Medal, Team FIN (Marjo Yli-Kiikka, Viivi Koivu, Hanna Etula)
ISSF World cup finals in Granada, Spain 2-8 October 2006
Gold Medal, 25m Pistol Women, Otryad Gundegmaa
Bronze Medal, 50m 3-positions rifle Women, Sonja Pfeilschifter
300m European Cup Final in Winterthur
Lapua was used to win all gold medals in the competition, additionally 14 out ot 18 medals were shot with Lapua 6mm BR.
CISM military shooting World Championship games 2006, Elverum, Norway
Team Norway was the best in the CISM military shooting World Championship games in Elverum, Norway (Military Rapid Fire Rifle Men Team Competition). All team members used the Lapua΄s 6mm BR cartridges. Lapua congratulates the winners and hopes for success in upcoming competitions as well.
Lapua was the most used cartridge brand in the CISM games in 2006.
Biathlon season 2004-2005
The Biathlon season 2004-2005 was a success for Lapua cartridges. Altogether 161 medals were given, and more than 60% were achieved with Lapua cartridges. More than 80% of the biathlonists in top level trust on the Lapua .22 cartridges.
Biathlon World Cup, Oberhof, in February
21 out of 31 were shot with Lapua cartridges. More than 70% of the competitors used Lapua cartridges.
CISM military shooting World Championship games in Ankara, Turkey, in July
Gold Medal, Rapid fire, men, Hans Bakken, NOR 569
Gold Medal, Standard rifle, men, Milan Mach, CZE 584
Europe Cup final in Switzerland, in September
Juha Hirvi shot a New European Record in Europe Cup finals in Switzerland!
300 m new European record is 1 180 points (400+387+393). The result is two points over the current World Record, but World Records can not be made in European Cup games.
Lahti World Championship games
Gold Medal, Charlotte Jacobsen (DEN, women΄s rifle (prone) and 3x20 shots)
Gold Medal, Byung Taek Park (KOR, pistol).
Charlotte Jacobsen shot a New World Record in both disciplines. Byung equaled the current World Record.
Silver Medal, Tomas Jerabek (CZE, prone), Milan Mach (CZE, std. rifle)
Silver Medal, Helena Juppala (FIN, women 3x20 shots)
Bronze Medal, Arild Roeyseth (NOR, std. rifle)
Bronze Medal, Tomas Jerabek (CZE, rifle 3x40 shots)
Bronze Medal, Sang Hak Lee (KOR, pistol).
Lapua cartridges won half the medals in personal competitions. Nine medals out of 18 were shot with Lapua: 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. The amount equals other manufacturers medals altogether.
Most team competitors used other manufacturer΄s cartridges. However, the Czech team used Lapua cartridges and won the team competition 3x40 shots with a New World Record, and got silver in the standard rifle competition.
In pistol Korea won the World Championship and Norway became second. All the team members in both teams used Lapua cartridges.
Sydney Olympic Games
Gold Medal in 60 shots prone, men, Jonas Edman, (SWE) Lapua .22 LR Midas
Silver Medal in 3x40 shots, men, Juha Hirvi, (FIN) Lapua .22 LR Midas,
Bronze Medal in 3x40 shots, men, Harald Stenvaag, (NOR) Lapua .22 LR Midas
CISM World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
Gold Medal in Rapid fire, 25 m, men, Team Norway
Gold Medal in Rapid fire, 25 m, men, Peter Bratli (NOR)
Gold Medal in Sport pistol, 25 m, women, Ayse Kil (TUR)
Gold Medal in Rapid fire, sport pistol, women 25 m, Ayse Kil (TUR)
Silver Medal in Centerfire Pistol 25 m, men, Pεl Hembre (NOR)
Bronze Medal in Centerfire Pistol 25 m, men, Erik Bekkevold (NOR)
Bronze Medal in 300 m team competition, rifle, Finland Lapua 6mm Scenar
Lapua cartridges are the first choice of the competitors: more than 60% of the pistol shooters used the Lapua .32 cartridges in the Ankara CISM competition.
Biathlon season 1999 2000
The Ukranian and Swedish Biathlon teams (among others) used the Lapua rimfire cartridges (Midas, Master, Multi Match AND Polar Biathlon). In the 1999 - 2000 Biahtlon season the Ukranian team achieved 19 medals, of which 6 gold medals in World Championship Games and World Cup competitions.
The Biathlon World Cup final results: First place for Swedish Magdalena Forsberg and second pace for Ukranian Olena Zubrilova. Both use Lapua cartridges also during the 2000-2001 season.
European Championships in Bordeaux (25/50 m) and St-Jean de Marsacq (300 m)
Gold Medal, 300 m, rifle , 3 x 40 ls, team competition: Czech, Lapua 6mm BR, New World Record
CISM - Military shooting World Championship Games in Zagreb
Gold Medal, 300 m rapid fire 3x20, Antonov Russia (Lapua .308)
Silver Medal, 300 m, std rifle 3x20, team, Russia (5 x Lapua .308),
Silver Medal, 300 m rapid fire 3x20, team, Russia (5 x Lapua .308)
Silver Medal, Centerfire pistol, team, Norway
Silver Medal, Centerfire pistol, 30 + 30, Chao Liu China
Silver Medal, Centerfire pistol, rapid fire, team, China
Silver Medal, Centerfire pistol, rapid fire, Chao Liu China
Bronze Medal, 300 m, std rifle 3x20, team, Belarus (1 x Lapua .308)
Bronze Medal, Centerfire pistol, team, Austria
Bronze Medal, Centerfire pistol, 30 + 30, Pεl Hembre Norway
Bronze Medal, Centerfire pistol, rapid fire, team, Norway
Bronze Medal, Centerfire pistol, rapid fire, Peter Brattli Norway World Championships in Barcelona and Zaragoza
Gold Medal, Free pistol, Franck Dumoulin - FRA - 673,4 points/Dominator
Gold Medal, 50 M rifle prone, men, Thomas Tamas - USA - basic competition full 600 points with Master M cartridge
Gold Medal, 50 M rifle prone, men, team competition, USA (1 shooter out of 3 - Thomas Tamas - Master M)
Gold Medal, 25 M Centerfire pistol, men, Taek Byong Park - KOR - 588 points
Gold Medal, 25 M Centerfire pistol, men team competition, Korea
Silver Medal, 300 M prone, Tapio Sδynevirta - FIN
Silver Medal, 50 M rifle prone, men, Juha Hirvi - FIN
Silver Medal, 25 M Centerfire pistol, men, Pal Hembre - NOR - 588 points
Silver Medal, 25 M std pistol, men: Pal Hembre - NOR- 580 points (same points as the winner)
Silver Medal, 25 M std pistol, men, team competition, Norway (2 shooters out of 3)
Bronze Medal, Free pistol, Igor Basinski Belarus
Bronze Medal, 300 M std. rifle, teams, Finland (Tapio Sδynevirta, Jukka Salonen, Erkki Matilainen)
Bronze Medal, 50 M rifle prone, girls, Viivi Villa - Finland/Master
Bronze Medal, 50 M rifle prone, men, team competition, ITALY (all using Lapua, Vitobello using Pistol King cartridge)
Bronze Medal, 25 M std pistol, men, team competition, Austria (2 shooters out of 3) World Championship Games in Milan
Nine Gold Medals with Lapua cartridges.
The Finnish rifle team in Milan (Jukka Salonen, Tapio Sδynevirta and Kalle Leskinen) shot a great New World Record: 1787 points in 300 meter free rifle competition. This result was shot with Lapua .308 Win Scenar cartridge.
In Milan the .22 LR Lapua Dominator cartridge achieved:
6 Gold Medals
3 Silver Medals
2 Bronze Medals
In the standard pistol team competition the Finnish team won the gold medal with Lapua Dominator and Lapua Pistol King cartridges. In the personal competition Seppo Mδkinen won the bronze medal with the .22 LR Master cartridge. In the centerfire pistol competition the gold and silver medals were won with the Lapua .32 S&W LWC cartridges.
Military shooting World Championship games in Lausanne
Gold Medal to a Korean shooter in 25 m centerfire pistol
2 Gold Medals for team Norway in 25 m centerfire pistol and std rifle team competition 3 x 20 ls
Altogether 3 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals for Lapua
Military shooting World Championship Competition
2 Gold Medals (Lapua .308 Win / GB422/ GB432)
3 Silver Medals (Lapua .308 Win / GB432 and .32 S&W LWC)
3 Bronze Medals (Lapua .308 Win and .32 S&W LWC)
Benchrest shooting World Championship games in Lohtaja, Finland
All championships won with the new Lapua .220 Russian cartridge
Paralympic Games
New World Record: wheel chair shooting, Australian shooter (.22 LR Dominator)
Zόrich World Cup
New World Record and gold medal to Jens Harskov, DEN, 50 m free rifle, 60 ls, with the Lapua .22 LR Dominator cartridge.
Military shooting World Championship Competition in Nigeria
Gold Medal, Ralf Westerlund, FIN std rifle
Gold Medal, team Norway, centerfire pistol
Gold Medal, Jouni Vainio, FIN, centerfire pistol
Gold Medal, team USA, olympic pistol
Gold Medal, Pεl Hembr, NOR, military centerfire pistol
Altogether 5 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals shot with Lapua cartridges. Moscow Shooting World Championships; total amount of medals: 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 9 bronze medals. In Moscow Norwegian Harald Stenvaag made a new amazing World Record in 300 m shooting : 600 points out of 600 possible!
List of successes in Moscow:
Gold Medal and New World Record 600/600 to Harald Stenvaag, NOR, in free rifle 60 shots prone (.308 Win/GB432)
Gold Medal to Malcolm Cooper, GBR, in 300 m Individual total (.308 Win / GB422)
Gold Medal to Malcolm Cooper, GBR, in 300 m Individual kneeling (.308 Win / GB422)
Gold Medal to Norwegian Team in 300 m 60 shots prone, teams (.308 Win / GB432)
Silver Medal to Finnish Team in Centerfire pistol (.32 S&W LWC)
Silver Medal to Finn Damkjaer, DEN, in Standard pistol (.22 LR Pistol King)
Silver Medal to Swedish Team in ladies Sport pistol (.22 LR Dominator)
Silver Medal to Swiss Team in Standard rifle teams (GB 422)
Bronze Medal to Petri Etelδniemi, FIN, in Rapid fire pistol individual (Lapua .22 Short Rapid Star)
Bronze Medal to Great Britain Team in 300 m 60 shots prone, teams (.308 Win / GB422)
Bronze Medal to Swedish Team in Free pistol (.22 LR Pistol King)
Bronze Medal to U.S.A. Team in Centerfire pistol (.32 S&W LWC)
Bronze Medal to Park Byong Tae, KOR, in Centerfire pistol (.32 S&W LWC)
Bronze Medal to Finnish Team in 300 m Standard rifle, 3 x 20 shots (.308 Win /GB422)
Bronze Medal to Malcolm Cooper, GBR, in 300 m Standard rifle, 3 x 20 shots (.308 Win / GB422)
Bronze Medal to Hungarian Team in Running boar mixed runs (.22 LR Master)
Bronze Medal to Swiss Team in Free rifle 3 x 40 teams (GB422)
Additional references of 1990:
Camelia Diaconu, ROM, shot a New World Record in 60 shots prone rifle with Lapua .22 LR Dominator at the Junior European Championships in Zenica, Yugoslavia.
Norwegian National Biathlon team used .22 LR Polar Biathlon in the season 1990/91 with following results in World Championships: 1 Gold Medal, 5 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals.
Feistritz World Championships in Biathlon:
Gold and Silver Medals Eirik Kvalfoss, NOR
Gold and Silver Medals Anne Elvebakk, NOR
Bronze Medal to Norwegian team
Zagreb World Championships:
3 Gold Medals with Lapua Pistol King
5 Silver Medals (.22 LR Dominator, .22 LR Master, .32 S&W)
6 Bronze Medals (.22 LR Dominator, .22 LR Master, .32 S&W)
CISM Military World Shooting Championships in Santiago de Chile:
Medals of all colours in pistol as well as in rifle shooting were shot with Lapua ammunition! Lapua .32 S&W LWC was the most popular brand in pistol shooting and Lapua .308 Match was the most popular brand in rifle shooting.
Sarajevo World Championships in Air Gun:
Gold Medal and World Record Attila Solti, HUN (Rifle Champion) Seoul Olympic Games:
Silver Medal to Ragnar Skanεker, SWE, in free pistol (Pistol King)
Lahti CISM Military World Shooting Championships:
All medals in the centerfire pistol events were won with Lapua .32 S&W LWC. 85 % of all competitors used Lapua.
In rifle shooting 3 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals. 50 % of all participants used Lapua.
CISM Military World Shooting Championships:
All medals in the centerfire pistol events were won with Lapua .32 S&W LWC.
4 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals, 7 Bronze Medals Lisbon CISM Military World Shooting Championships:
5 Gold Medals out of 8 possible
Skφvde and Suhl World Shooting Championships:
6 New World Records and 5 medals for Lapua ammmunition
Lapua Cartridge Factory was in 1986 the only ammunition company in the world that won medals in all three world championship games.
World Championships in Biathlon / Ruhpolding:
Bronze Medal to Tapio Piipponen, FIN.
3 official World Records made with Lapua products:
300 m standard rifle teams, Finnish Team
300 m 60 shots prone, Kalle Leskinen, FIN
300 m 40 shots standing, Malcolm Cooper, GBR CISM World Military Shooting Championships:
5 Gold Medals, 2 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals
All centerfire pistol disciplines won with Lapua .32 S&W cartridges. Los Angeles Pre-Olympic Games
Gold Medal World Shooting Championships:
1 Silver Medal (Team Switzerland .32 S&W )
2 Bronze Medals (Team Finland .32 S&W and team Finland in wild boar shooting) Biathlon World Championships in Lahti
Gold Medal to Harri Eloranta, FIN. CISM World Military Shooting Championship in Fort Benning, USA:
7 Gold Medals, 7 Silver Medals and 18 Bronze Medals.
32 out of 60 medals were won with Lapua .32 S&W LWC cartridges. World Championship in Biathlon:
Bronze Medal to Finnish Team
European Championships Winterthur 300m:
Gold Medal and New World Record to Malcolm Cooper, GBR Seoul World Shooting Championships:
2 New World Records with Lapua .22 LR Championship and with .308 D46
6 Gold Medals (shot with calibers .22LR Running Target, .308/D46, 7,62 x 53R/D46, .32 S&W LWC)
5 Silver Medals
9 Bronze Medals Olympic Games Melbourne:
Gold Medal in Free Pistol Shooting, Pentti Linnosvuo, FIN
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1952 Oslo World Shooting Championships
1949 Buenos Aires World Shooting Championships
1947 Stockholm World Shooting Championships
1939 Luzern World Shooting Championships
1937 Helsinki World Shooting Championships
1935 Roma World Shooting Championships
1933 Granada World Shooting Championships
1931 Lvov World Shooting Championships
1930 Antwerpen World Shooting Championships:
Gold Medal in rifle shooting, Kullervo Leskinen, FIN
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