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Men's Double Trap
Number of shots 150 + 50
Olympic Games Since 1996
World Championships
Abbreviation DT150
Women's Double Trap
Number of shots 120
Olympic Games 1996-2004
World Championships
Abbreviation DT120

Double Trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. It is a recreational and competitive activity where participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed. The modern game of trap is in some ways a replacement for a game where the targets were live pigeons. Indeed, one of the names for the clay targets used in shooting games is clay pigeons.

The layout of double trap shooting is similar to that of trap shooting. The shooter stands 16 yards behind the house that releases the targets. Two targets are released simultaneously from the house. They follow set paths, usually 35 degrees to left and right of straightaway. The shooter can take one shot at each target.

In international Double Trap competitions, the course of fire is 75 doubles for men and 60 doubles for women. As the men's event enjoys Olympic status, it also involves a 25-double final for the top six competitors. The women's event was taken off the Olympic program after the 2004 Summer Olympics and so final shooting for women was discontinued.

Current world records


Michael DiamondItalyDaniele Di SpignoWilliam ChetcutiItalyZhang YafeiChinaDeborah Gelisio
Men - Qualification 147 1998, Barcelona Team 429 1998, Nicosia
Men - Final 194
146+48
1999, Tampere
Junior Male 146 2004, Nicosia Team 415 1998, Nicosia
Women 115 2000, Nicosia Team 328 2001, Cairo
Junior Female 113 1995, Nicosia

ISSF shooting events | Shotgun shooting sports

 

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