Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 24 September 1988 at the Taenung International Shooting Range, featuring a total of thirteen events — seven men's, four women's, and two open to both genders.
This edition marked the first time to include the air pistol shooting events in the Olympic program, as well as the final stage across all events, but the last to feature the 50 metres running target.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 East Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  China |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Chile |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air rifle | Goran Maksimovic
|
Nicolas Berthelot
|
Johann Riederer
|
| 50 m rifle prone | Miroslav Varga
|
Cha Young-chul
|
Attila Zahonyi
|
| 50 m rifle three positions | Malcolm Cooper
|
Alistair Allan
|
Kirill Ivanov
|
| 10 m air pistol | Taniou Kiriakov
|
Erich Buljung
|
Xu Haifeng
|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Afanasi Kouzmine
|
Ralf Schumann
|
Zoltan Kovacs
|
| 50 m pistol | Sorin Babii
|
Ragnar Skanaker
|
Igor Bassinski
|
| 50 m running target | Tor Heiestad
|
Huang Shiping
|
Guennadi Avramenko
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m air rifle | Irina Chilova
|
Silvia Sperber
|
Anna Maloukhina
|
| 50 m rifle three positions | Silvia Sperber
|
Vesela Letcheva
|
Valentina Tcherkassova
|
| 10 m air pistol | Jasna Sekaric
|
Nino Saloukvadze
|
Marina Dobrantcheva
|
| 25 m pistol | Nino Saloukvadze
|
Tomoko Hasegawa
|
Jasna Sekaric
|
Open[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeet | Axel Wegner
|
Alfonso de Iruarrizaga
|
Jorge Guardiola
|
| Trap | Dmitri Monakov
|
Miloslav Bednarik
|
Frans Peeters
|
Statistics[]
- 396 total shooters from 66 countries have participated at the edition of the Olympic Games.
- Oliver Gaspar was the youngest participant with 15 years and 252 days.
- Hermann Sailer was the oldest participant with 54 years and 327 days.
- 12 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Belgium won its first medal in the sport since Antwerp 1920.
- Spain won its first medal in the sport since Helsinki 1952.
- Chile won its first-ever medal in the sport and only medal in this edition of the Olympic Games.
- South Korea won its first-ever medal in the sport.