Record-breaking Championship 25m/50m concludes

The European Championship 25m/50m in Osijek has come to an end. It was a fantastic tournament right from the start.

A World Record was set on the very first day, and this high level of performance continued throughout the entire event with athletes breaking records one after another.

The senior program was highly competitive, with four World Records broken in total. The German team was particularly successful, claiming three of them thanks to excellent performances by Oliver Geis, Nele Stark, and Lisa Grub. In the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men qualification, France's Clement Bessaguet set another brilliant World Record. In the team events, new European records were also set by the Hungarian women’s trio and the German men’s trio.

The junior athletes also showed incredible form, breaking two World and one European record. These achievements belong to Jens Oestli from Norway, Maja Magdalena Gawenda from Poland, and French athlete Arnaud Gamaleri. In the junior team events, the Czech Republic team equalled the previous record, while the French team established a brand-new one.

Also, the dynamic ESC Challenge Format continues to bring exciting results and new records. The AIN team and the Ukrainian team broke two records each, while a Norwegian duo claimed another.

The battle for the podium was fierce, with every country in the top five finishing the Championship with more than 10 medals. At the very top of the standings, Ukraine led the table with 16 – 7 of them gold. Germany took second place with 15, also claiming 7 gold, while the AIN team finished third with 15 – including 6 gold.

The complete Result book is available here.

Osijek was also important for qualification to the 2027 European Games in Istanbul. A total of 44 quota places were at stake, with 10 quotas allocated in each of the four Olympic events. An additional 4 quota places were awarded earlier at the EYOF held in Skopje in 2025.

The full list of quota winners can be found here.

If you missed any of the action, all broadcasts are available on our YouTube. Daily photo reports are live on our website, and you can find more behind-the-scenes content on our Instagram.




This championship was a great journey for European shooting sports. The ESC would like to thank the Organising Committee for their hard work and great hospitality. The Confederation also sends a special thank you to all the judges for their daily professionalism and positive attitude, which helped the athletes feel welcome on the shooting range.

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