By this logic, the 2006 competition in Zagreb was called the 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships.

For the shotgun events only, there is an additional World Championship competition in odd-numbered years.

The current schedule, with large World Championships only every four years, was adapted in 1954.

Originally, 300 metre rifle (in various positions) was the only discipline on the programme, despite many other events having been included in the Olympics.

The 1970 World Championships in Phoenix added airgun events, 25 metre standard pistol and the mixed running target competition.

Third, double trap had been introduced five years earlier in Montecatini Terme and now made its way into the large championships.

In 2022, ISSF organized the first Rifle/Pistol World Championships, separate from the Shotgun and Running target events.

[4] In this list the multiple medalists (only individual) of all-time who won at least 7 gold medals.