50 metre running target

Infobox Shooting sport
shots_m=2x30
olympics_m=1972-1988
worlds_m=Since 1966
abbr_m=50RT Infobox Shooting sport
name=50 metre running target mixed
shots_m=2x20
olympics_m=
worlds_m=Since 1970
abbr_m=50RTMIX

50 metre running target or 50 metre running boar is an ISSF shooting event, shot with a .22-calibre rifle at a target depicting a boar moving sideways across a 10 metre wide opening. It was devised as a replacement for 100 metre running deer in the 1960s and made its way into the Olympic programme in 1972. Although replaced there by the airgun version, 10 metre running target, in 1992, it still is part of the ISSF World Shooting Championships and continental championships.

Just like in 10 metre running target, there is a regular version and a mixed version. In both versions, half of the runs are "slow" (target visible for 5 seconds), and half are "fast" (target visible for 2.5 seconds); the difference is that in the mixed competition, the runs are randomized so the shooter does not know in advance what speed to expect.

Current world records