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Written by Jack Rømer
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Saturday, 07 November 2009 |
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IPSC is today the fastest growing shooting sport in the world! Since the beginning of 1976 there has been a lot of Champions and today we have 5 Divisions with many categories as Lady, senior, super senior and junior and so on….But one thing is for sure, they have all worked hard to be a Champion. Through the years the competition has increased and now we have professional topshooters and semi sponsored shooters. The competition in the top has never been harder and it is a constantly race where shooters and weapon manufactures are optimizing gun, gear, shooting technique and training. But IPSC is still a virgin sport and 99% of the shooters are happy amateurs that just like guns and challenges. IPSC is no more a sport for a few people in the inner circle – it’s a sport for verybody. The first IPSC World Champion was Ray Chapman. In 1975 at Zurich, Switzerland Ray Chapman almost ended with a perfect score, dropping only one point throughout the match.
The champion over all champions was Robert Leatham he has won the World Shoot 5 times and that’s an incredible performance! He won his first WS title in 1983 and 22 years later he won his 5th WS title – fantastic performance to be on the top for so many years. Erik Grauffel is already a living legend and he Europe’s answer (x3) to Rob Leatham and Eric has won 4 World shoot and 4 European Championships in his young life. He is a shooting machine no one can beat him and Eric is the most winning IPSC champion ever!
The most winning Champion in the north of Europe is Jörgen Björk. Jörgen has won the Nordic title 5 times first time I 1993. Flemming Mark Pedersen from Denmark now living in Norway won the European Championship in 1992, but he was not the first Scandinavian shooter who has a EHC title. Back in 1980 when IPSC had their first EHC Vidar Naklingwon the title. Arnt Myhre also from Norway also won the title in standard in 1995 and hopefully there will come more titles to Scandinavia. | Year | Division | Danish Champions | Nordic Champions | European Champions | World Champions | | 2011 | Production | Lars Hagemann
| Rasmus Gyllenberg (SWE) | - | | | Modified | - | - | - | | | Revolver | Henrik F. Nielsen
| | - | | | Standard | Bo Stampe Madsen
| | - | | | Open | Eli Huttner
| | - | | | 2010 | Production | Lars Hagemann | Rasmus Gyllenberg (SWE) | Eduardo de Cobos (ESP) | - | | Modified | - | - | Zdenek Henes (CZE) | - | | Revolver | Kristian Petersen | Ole Eilertsen (NOR) | Sascha Back (GER) | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Ralf K. Jensen (DEN) | Juan Carlos Jaime (ESP) | - | | Open | Eli Huttner | Lars-Tony Skoog (SWE) | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | - | | 2009 | Production | Lars Hagemann | Vesa Kaunisto (FIN) | - | - | | Modified | - | - | - | - | | Revolver | Kristian Petersen | Ole Eilertsen (NOR) | - | - | | Standard | Ulrik Birkjær | Steinar Haugli (NOR) | - | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Raine J Peltokoski (FIN) | - | - | | 2008 | Production | Lars Hagemann | Matti Manni (FIN) | - | Adam Tyc (CZE) | | Modified | - | - | - | Jojo Vidanes (USA) | | Revolver | Henrik F. Nielsen | Ole Eilertsen (NOR) | - | Ricardo Lopez (ECU) | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Steinar Haugli (NOR) | - | Travis Tomasie (USA) | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Faj Tran (SWE) | - | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | | 2007 | Production | Lars Hagemann | Even Skaarer (NOR) | Adam Tyc (CZE) | - | | Modified | - | - | Zdenek Henes (CZE) | - | | Revolver | Hans Jørgen Jensen | - | Igor Rosa Brusin (ITA) | - | | Standard | Mats Bäckström | Matti Manni (FIN) | Josef Rakusan (CZE) | - | | Open | Henrik F. Nielsen | Steinar Haugli (NOR) | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | - | | 2006 | Production | Henrik F. Nielsen | Jörgen Björg (SWE) | - | - | | Modified | - | - | - | - | | Revolver | Frants Pedersen | Frants Pedersen (DEN) | - | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Manni Matti (FIN) | - | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Johan Nordberg (SWE) | - | - | | 2005 | Production | Henrik F. Nielsen | Even Skaarer (NOR) | - | Adam Tyc (CZE) | | Modified | - | - | - | Jeufro Lejano (PHI) | | Revolver | - | - | - | Jerry Miculek (USA) | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Hans Roger Loe (NOR) | - | Rob Leatham (USA) | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Matti Manni (FIN) | - | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | | 2004 | Production | Jack Rømer | Jörgen Björg (SWE) | Adam Tyc (CZE) | - | | Modified | - | - | Edoardo Buticchi (ITA) | - | | Revolver | Frants Pedersen | Frants Pedersen (DEN) | Bjoern Dietrich (NED) | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Steinar Haugli (NOR) | Adriano Santareagelo (ITA) | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Steinar Haugli (NOR) | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | - | | 2003 | Production | Jack Rømer | Morten Klöv (NOR) | - | - | | Modified | - | Kristian Poikonen (FIN) | - | - | | Revolver | Hans Jørgen Jensen | - | - | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Steinar Haugli (NOR) | - | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Henning Wallgren (NOR) | - | - | | 2002 | Production | Henrik F. Nielsen | Jörgen Björg (SWE) | - | David Sevigny (USA) | | Modified | - | - | - | Austen Stockbridge (RSA) | | Revolver | - | Ivar Edfelt (NOR) | - | Jerry Miculek (USA) | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Robert Söderström (SWE) | - | Rob Leatham (USA) | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Johan Hansen (SWE) | - | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | | 2001 | Production | - | - | Jan Knapp (CZE) | - | | Modified | - | - | Edoardo Buticchi (ITA) | - | | Revolver | - | - | Guenther Knaus (GER) | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | | Marian Vysny (SVK) | - | | Open | - | Hans Pette Lie (NOR) | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | - | | 2000 | Modified | - | - | - | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Hans Roger Loe (NOR) | - | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Johan Hansen (SWE) | - | - | | 1999 | Modified | - | - | - | Pavel Jasansky (CZE) | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Hans Roger Loe (NOR) | - | Michael Voigt (USA) | | Open | Frants Pedersen | | - | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | | 1998 | Modified | - | - | Mario Riillo (ITA) | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Jörgen Björg (SWE) | Marian Vysny (SVK) | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | Rune Olsen (NOR) | Eric Grauffel (FRA) | - | | 1997 | Open | Frants Pedersen | Henning Wallgren (NOR) | - | - | | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Johan Hansen (SWE) | - | - | | 1996 | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Jörgen Björg (SWE) | - | Ted Bonnet (USA) | | Open | Frants Pedersen | | - | Todd Jarrett (USA) | | 1995 | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | | Arnt Myhre (NOR) | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | | Angus Hobdell (ENG) | - | | 1994 | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | | - | - | | Open | Frants Pedersen | | - | - | | 1993 | Standard | Ralf K. Jensen | Jörgen Björg (SWE) | - | Ted Bonnet (USA) | | Open | Frants Pedersen | | - | Matt Mclearn (USA) | | 1992 | Open | | | Flemming Pedersen (NOR) | - | | 1991 | Open | Flemming Pedersen | | - | - | | 1990 | Open | | Flemming Pedersen (NOR) | - | Doug Koenig (USA) | | 1989 | Open | | | - | - | | 1988 | Open | | | - | Rob Leatham (USA) | | 1987 | Open | | | - | - | | 1986 | Open | | Flemming Pedersen (NOR) | Johnny Hoffman (NOR) | Rob Leatham (USA) | | 1985 | Open | | | - | - | | 1984 | Open | | | - | - | | 1983 | Open | | | - | Rob Leatham (USA) | | 1982 | Open | | | Robert Dunkley (ENG) | - | | 1981 | Open | | | Robert Dunkley (ENG) | Ross Seyfried (USA) | | 1980 | Open | | | Vidar Nakling (NOR) | - | | 1979 | Open | | | - | Jimmy Von Sorgenfrei (SA) | | 1978 | Open | | | - | - | | 1977 | Open | | | - | Dave Westerhout (ENG) | | 1976 | Open | | | - | Jan Foss (NOR) | | 1975 | Open | | | - | Ray Chapman (USA) |


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