Finnish Military Shooting World Champions

The total number Finnish Military Shooters has gained CISM-championship is 50.

The Finnish Military Team has eight rifle and five pistol military world champions in individual disipclines.
Some of those great shooters has even several championships.

In team competitions rifle shooters has gained eight and pistol shooters fifteen championships.

Finland has been three times the best nation. Furthermore four shooters has been the best shooter in the championships.

300 m Standard Rifle

1963 Vilho Ylönen 549
1991 Ralf Westerlund 579
1993 Petri Hujanen 576
2009 Jussi Puustinen 583

300 m Standard Rifle, Team

1963 (2170)
1969 (2160)
1977 (2257)
1986 (2306)
1993 (2288)

300 m Military Rapid Fire Rifle

1963 Esa Kervinen 510
1966 Rainer Rosenqvist 509
1977 Johan Laakso 550
1984 Ralf Westerlund 559
1986 Ralf Westerlund 566
2006 Henri Häkkinen 571

300 m Military Rapid Fire Rifle, Team

1963 (1956 p)
1976 (2083 p)
1979 (2138 p)

Centre Fire Pistol

1966 Väinö Markkanen 292
1970 Väinö Markkanen 586
1975 Seppo Mäkinen 594
1976 Seppo Mäkinen 594
1978 Seppo Mäkinen 592
1982 Seppo Mäkinen 591
1983 Seppo Mäkinen 593
1988 Seppo Mäkinen 590
1991 Jouni Vainio 582

Centre Fire Pistol, Team

1963 (1144 p)
1966 (1151 p)
1974 (2343 p)
1975 (2356 p)
1976 (2356 p)
1978 (2349 p)
1983 (2336 p)
1987 (2349 p)

Military Rapid Fire Pistol

1966 Väinö Markkanen 298
1975 Seppo Mäkinen 590
1976 Seppo Mäkinen 593
1978 Seppo Mäkinen 593
1979 Olavi Heikkinen 592
1980 Olavi Heikkinen 591
1986 Seppo Mäkinen 594
1988 Arvo Papponen 594

Military Rapid Fire Pistol, Team

1966 (1174 p)
1976 (2351 p)
1977 (2347 p)
1978 (2341 p)
1980 (2355 p)
1987 (2352 p)
1988 (2357 p)

Best Nation

1976 1 Fin
1977 1 Fin
1978 1 Fin
1980 1 Fin

Best Rifle Shooter

1984 Ralf Westerlund 1131
1986 Ralf Westerlund 1145

Best Pistol Shooter

1983 Seppo Mäkinen 1185
1984 Seppo Mäkinen 1178
1986 Seppo Mäkinen 1179
1987 Seppo Mäkinen 1182
1988 Arvo Papponen 1180
1991 Jouni Vainio 1166

Updated 15.06.2010