European Shooting Confederation (ESC)
ESC History
The organization of the European Shooting Championships was decided at the Congress of The International Shooting Union held in Helsinki in 1952. It was the merit of Romania to organize them for the first time three years later, in 1955. According to the Secretary General of the International Shooting Union at that time, Karl-August Larson, Sweden, the intention of establishing the championships was to organize them in such a way that the number of participants was similar to those of the shooters who took part in the World Championships before the Second World War.
The 1st European Championships at the Tunari shooting range in Bucharest were contested under UIT control and very successfully organized by the National Shooting Federation under the patronage of the President of the Romanian Republic.
It is said that the competitions were at the level of the great traditional championships initiated in 1897.
Moreover they brought new important things in the field of shooting sport as official competitions for women and juniors. The importance of these championships also lays in the fact that they contributed to the development of the shooting sport in the World, continuing the tradition of the Olympic events set forth in Athens in 1896.
The result lists from Bucharest show that USSR won 12 of 13 team medals and 13 individual medals.
Regional competitions were organized as well, of Balkan countries, Latin countries, Nordic countries, and of a union of small European countries. The large agenda of competitions and the achievements at the level of performance contributed to the foundation of the other four continental organizations, confirmed by the International Shooting Union.
The European Shooting Confederation was a direct outcome of a Committee for European Affairs, which the International Shooting Union set up in 1958, during the World Championships in Moscow. Dr. Kurt Hasler was its first chairman.
The Committee worked intensively for the development of the shooting sport in Europe and proposed during the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 the formation of the European Shooting Confederation. Four years later a motion was put before the UIT General Assembly to work out statutes for the Confederation.
It was during the European Championships in Pilzen in 1969 the European Shooting Confederation was formed on 18th August. Representatives of 23 nations were present at the inaugural meeting. This figure includes the Middle East and the North African Mediterranean area federations whose members were, originally, allowed to compete but were not eligible to win European titles.
Gavrila Barani of Romania, a Vice President of the UIT since 1960, has replaced Dr. Kurt Hasler as chairman of the European Committee. It was fitting that he should be appointed President of the new body. His leadership continued to the benefit of European shooting sport until 1989.
Björn Schullström, Sweden, was his successor. He kept the position until 1993, when he left after one period of office.
Gianpiero Armani, Italy was then elected. He chaired the Confederation until he decided to retire in 2001.
In Zagreb, Croatia, on 22. July 2001, the General Assembly elected Unni Nicolaysen, Norway as its first female President and for the first time there were no rival candidates for the position.
Unni Nicolaysen was the ESC President during eight years. On July 11, 2009 at the XXIII General Assembly in Osijek, Croatia, she was succeeded by Vladimir Lisin, Russia. He won the elections to Luciano Rossi, Italy, and became the fifth President of the ESC. On May 18, 2013 during the XXIV Genral Assembly in Moscow, Russia, Mr. Lisin was reconfirmed as President for the next four-years term.
Mr. Vladimir Lisin was re-elected also in 2017. In 2018 he was elected President of the ISSF and decided not to run for re-election in the ESC after the end of his third four-years term. On October 21, 2021, during the XXVIII General Assembly in Larnaca, Cyprus, Mr. Alexander Ratner was elected the new ESC President. He got 52 votes in his favor, while his rival, Mr. Luciano Rossi got 43 votes.
ESC Members
Stefan Rrufa http://www.facebook.com/stefan.rufa/
Enkelejda Caushi
Rruga Liman Kaba
Kompleksi Sportiv Dinamo
Tirana, Albania
Phone: +355 (4) 2465759
Phone: +355 (6) 6003696 (Secretary General)
Fax: +355 (4) 2465759
Email: info@fshqs.al
Email: edacaushi@yahoo.com
Marc Otero Rodríguez
Ruben Galera Salcedo
Avd. del Fener, 10 despatx nº 10
AD700 Escaldes Engordany
Phone: +376 728 811
Email: fandtir@gmail.com
Arthur Hovhannisyan
Areg Saribekyan
Vilnius str. 4/3
0059 Yerevan, Armenia
Phone: +374 (10) 672467
Mobile: +374 (91) 412323 (President)
Fax: +374 (10) 672467
Email: armshooting@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/armenianshooting
Josef Hahnenkamp
Michaela Hahnenkamp
Aredstrasse 34/B9
2551 Enzesfeld, Austria
Mobile: +43 (660) 8266610 (President)
Mobile: +43 (664) 4288777 (Secretary General)
Email: office@asf-shooting.at
DDr. Herwig van Staa
Mag. Florian Neururer
Stadionstrasse 1 b
6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Phone: +43 (512) 392220
Fax: +43 (512) 39222020
Email: office@schuetzenbund.at
Vilayat Eyvazov
Emin Jafarov
24 Y. Safarov str.
AZ 1025 Baku, Azerbaijan
Phone: +99 (412) 4937060
Mobile: +99 (450) 5141515
Fax: +99 (412) 5983236
Email: info@aze-shooting.org
Jean-Pierre Leleux
Mrs. Ellen Demey
Van Maelelaan 31
3120 Tremelo
Belgium
President: Jean-Pierre Leleux jpl.cv@skynet.be
Vice-President: Luc Budts lbu@telenet.be
Secretary General: Mrs. Ellen Demey eademey@gmail.com
Lionel Cox
Luc Velghe
President: Lionel Cox
Mobile: +32499588162
E-mail: president.rbssf@gmail.com
Secretary General: Luc Velghe
Email: topsport@sportschieten.be
Office:
rue ‘t Serstevens 4
B-6530 Thuin
Phone +32 71 596457
Fax +32 71 596467
Email:
secretariat@urstbf.org
vsk@sportschieten.be
Sakib Plančić
Aida Hunček-Pita
Streljacki Savez BiH
Paromlinska 17
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone: +387 (65) 641-616
E-mail: streljackisavezbih@gmail.com
Chairman: Siarhei Dudko
Iouri Arkhipenko
195-212 Nezavisimosti ave,
220056 Minsk, Belarus.
tel/fax: +375.17.378.87.75
belarusfederation@gmail.com
Vessela Letcheva
Sport Director: Ivan Ivanov
71 Geo Milev Str.
1000 Sofia
Mobile: +359 889 009 394 (President)
Mobile: +359 882 975 209 (Sport Director)
Web: www.bsu.bg
Email: office@bsu.bg
Hubert Kišpal
Bojan Đurković
Livadiceva 22
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385 (1) 2331122
Fax: +385 (1) 2331177
Email: ured@hss-csf.hr
Lenos Kyriakou
Michael Diakos
Amfipoleos str. 21
2025 Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone: +357 (22) 449822
Fax: +357 (22) 449819
Email: cyshooting@cytanet.com.cy
Martin Havlík
U. Pergamenky 3
17000 Praha, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 (220) 876797
Fax: +420 (220) 876797
Email: shooting@shooting.cz
John Hansen
Broendby Stadion 20
Idraettens Hus
2605 Broendby, Denmark
Phone: +45 43262626
Email: info@skytteunion.dk
Miguel Francés Pumarada
Jesus Martinez Martinez
c/ Tinamus nº 20 bajo d (acceso por la calle Benito Prieto)
28019 Madrid
España (Spain)
Phone: +34 (91) 5062830
Fax: +34 (91) 5273721
Email: federacion@tirolimpico.org
Email: tirolimpico@tirolimpico.org
Vahur Karus
Meelis Loit
Narva Str. 1
P.O. Box 4006
10101 Tallinn, Estonia
Phone: +372 6411160
Fax: +372 6411160
Email: info@laskurliit.ee
Mr. Vesa Nissinen
Anne Laurila
Radiokatu 20,
00240 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 (9) 34812481
Fax: +358 (9) 147764
Email: anne.laurila@ampumaurheiluliitto.fi
Michel Baczyk
Patrick Gris
38, rue Brunel
75017 Paris, France
Phone: +33 (1) 58054545
Fax: +33 (1) 55379993
Email: secretariat-general@fftir.org
Esmar Joensen
Herleif Hammer
Yviri við Strond 13
Postsmoga 223
Tórshavn FO-110
Phone: +298 244143
Email: skot@skot.fo
Web: https://skot.fo
Chairman: Guy North
CEO: Dr. Hamish McInnes
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
Bisham Village, Marlow Road
Bisham, Marlow SL7 1RR
Phone: +44 (207) 2115189
Email: lisa.davies@britishshooting.org.uk (Administrator)
Mamuka Merkviladze
Nino Lomtadze
49-a, Ilia Chavchavadze ave.
0162 Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: +995 (32) 235580
Mobile: +995 (99) 935354 (Vicepresident)
Fax: +995 (32) 912730
Email: geoshooting@gmail.com
Hans-Heinrich von Schönfels
Jörg Brokamp
Lahnstraße 120
65195 Wiesbaden
Phone: +49 (611) 468070
Fax: +49 (611) 4680749
Email: info@dsb.de
Athanassios Papageorgiou
Andreas Modes
14, Chr. Vournazou Str.
Athens 115 21, Greece
Phone: +30 (210) 6454522
Phone: +30 (210) 6454523
Fax: +30 (210) 6421595
Email: info@shooting.org.gr
György Nagy
László Sinka
Istvanmezei ut 1-3
1146 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36 (1) 4606895
Fax: +36 (1) 4606896
Email: mssz@hunshooting.hu
Chairman: Erig Conway
Irish Clay Target Shooting Association
C/o Sport HQ
Spot Ireland Campus
Snugbrough Rd
Blachardstown
Dublin 15
Email: treasurer@ictsa.ie
Phone: + 353 87 196 0531
Liam Crawford
Siobhan Scarlett
47 The Stables,
Kill,
County Kildare
Ireland
W91 NC52
Email: secretary@targetshooting.ie
Halldor Axelsson
Gudmundur Kr. Gislason
Engjavegi 6
104 Reykjavik, Iceland
Phone: +354 8931231
Fax: +354 5448795
Email: sti@sti.is
Michael Rohar
General Manager: Shalom Cohen
85, Jabotinsky St.
P.O. Box 5987
4615901 Herzlia, Israel
Mobile: +972-50-5970577
Phone: +972-9-9570816
Fax: +972- 9-9564297
Email: ceo@shooting.org.il
Luciano Rossi
Mario Magnanini
Viale Tiziano, 74
00196 Roma, Italy
Phone: +39 (06) 45235214
Fax: +39 (06) 3233791
Email: internazionale@fitav.it
Costantino Vespasiano
Avv. Walter De Giusti
Viale Tiziano 70
00196 Roma, Italy
Phone: 0039 06 8797 5534
Fax: 0039 06 8797 5541
Email: segreteria@uits.it presidenza@uits.it
http://www.uits.it
Gëzim Hazrolli
Driton Sejdiu
Rr. Agim Ramadani Nr. 43
10000 Prishtinë, Kosovë
Tel: +381 (0)38 244 473
Mob: +377 (0)44 500 692
www.fshsk.org
E-mail: info@fshsk.org
Raimonds Bergmanis
Mrs. Ieva Simsone
Cieceres Str. 9
Riga LV 1002, Latvia
Phone: +371 26599411
Email: raimonds.bergmanis@saeima.lv (President)
Email: info@saufed.lv (Secretary General)
Mrs. Cilly Marxer
Vice-President: Karl Häussler
c/o Josef Brendle
Schellenbergstr. 42
9488 Schellenberg
Phone: +423 3734126
Fax: +423 3734195
Email: info@schuetzenverband.li
Algirdas Antanas Keršulis
Laura Šaučikovaitė-Astrauskienė
Zemaites str. 6
03117 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone: +370 (5) 2133447
Mobile: +370 (6) 7998105
Fax: +370 (5) 2133447
Email: info@shooting.lt
Claudia Dall'Agnol
Marianne Meiers
3, route d'Arlon
8009 Strassen
fltas@fltas.lu
Ph: +352 406262
F: +352 405566
Ms. Marianne Meiers:
Phone Number: +352 621494915
Email address: mmeiers@fltas.lu
Anatoli Scacodub
Constantin David
MD 2012, 11 Alexandr Pushkin str.,
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phone/Fax: (373-22) 23-73-18
E-mail: shooting.md@gmail.com
Jordan Tasevski
Tome Nestorovski
Ul. Dame Gruev 28, I kat
1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Phone: +389 (23) 163355
Mobile: +389 (71) 333392 (Secretary General)
Fax: +389 (23) 163355
Email: mkdshooting@gmail.com
Frans Pace
Sinclair Cassar
Triq is-Sagra Familja
Bidnija I/o Mosta MST 5100, Malta
Phone: +356 (21) 415715
Phone: +356 (99) 423784 (President)
Fax: +356 (21) 415715
Email: mssffederation@gmail.com
Email: franspace@jolly.com.mt (President)
Email: ginogalea3@gmail.com (Secretary General)
Nikola Perišić
ulica 19. Decembar br. 19
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Phone: +382 (20) 664287
Fax: +382 (20) 664287
Nikola Perišić: +38267643062, nici@t-com.me
Željko Božović (Vice-President): +38267023151
Email: mneshootingfederation@gmail.com
David Tomatis
Olivier Merlin
Immeuble le Triton
5, rue du Gabian
98000 Monaco, Monaco
Phone: +377 92053030
Fax: +377 92053006
Email: fmtir@fmtir.org
Egbert IJzerman
Sander Duisterhof
P.O. Box 303
3830 AJ Leusden, Netherlands
Phone: +31 (33) 4622388
Fax: +31 (33) 4650626
Email: info@knsa.nl
Bjørn Harald Vik
Per Iversen
Box 5000
Ullevaal Stadion
0840 Oslo
Norway
E-mail: skytter@nif.idrett.no
E-mail: nsf@skyting.no
E-mail: bjornharald.vik@skyting.no (President)
Andrzej Kijowski
Sports Director: Jolanta Tolczyk
ul. Kopernika 30
00-336 Warszawa, Poland
Phone: +48 (22) 8498467
Phone: +48 (22) 8495776
Fax: +48 (22) 8498467
Fax: +48 (22) 8495776
Email: pzss@pzss.org.pl
Email: biuro@pzss.org.pl
José Sevivas Marracho
Vice-Pres.: Rui Rodrigues
Rua Luis Derouet, N.° 27 - 3.° Esq
1250-151 Lisboa
Phone: +351 (21) 3874789
Phone: +351 (21) 3874594
Email: fptiro@fptiro.net
Vítor Pitti
Susana Pagará de Campos
Alameda Antonio Sergio, 22 - 8° C
1495-132 Alges
Phone: +351 (21) 4126160
Fax: +351 (21) 4126162
Email: fptac.pt@gmail.com
Lucia Liliana Mihalache
Sorin Matei
Street Vadul Moldovei, No. 14
Sector 1
014033 Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +40 (21) 2690661
Phone: +40 (75) 1211295 (President)
Phone: +40 (75) 2113346 (Secretary General)
Fax: +40 (21) 2690660
Email: romshootfed@yahoo.com
Email: pusha_skeet_67@yahoo.com (President)
Email: sorin_matei_mail@yahoo.com (Secretary General)
Mrs. Anna Leshchikova
Luzhnetskaya nab. 8
119270 Moscow, Russian Federation
Phone: +7 (495) 2213005
Fax: +7 (495) 2213007
Email: shooting@shooting-russia.ru
Ljubo Germič
Miha Rebolj
Dolenjska cesta 11
1000 Ljublijana, Slovenia
Phone: +386 1 427 10 09
Phone: +386 1 428 05 82
Fax: +386 1 428 05 83
Email: miha.rebolj.szs@gmail.com
Email: info@strelska-zveza.si
Giuseppe Mario Muscioni
Roberto Raschi
Via Genghe di Atto, 143
47892 Acquaviva, San Marino
Phone: +378 999214
Fax: +378 999214
Email: tiroasegnorsm@omniway.sm
Adriano Felici
Samuele Guiducci
c/o Stand di Tiro a Volo
Via dei Giacinti, 24
47899 Serravalle, San Marino
Phone: +39 (335) 8493147 (President)
Email: fstvsm@gmail.com
Nenad Putnik
Nenad Petković
Sluzbeni put Zavoda br. 5
11030 Beograd, Serbia
Phone: +381 (11) 3058574
Fax: +381 (11) 3556556
Email: office@serbianshooting.rs
Mr. Luca Filippini
General Manager: Silvan Meier
Zentralsekretariat, Lidostrasse 6, 6006, Lucerne, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)41 418 00 10
E-mail: info@swissshooting.ch
Miloslav Benca
Ingrid Sindlerova
Wolkrova 4
851 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
Phone: +421 (2) 62244077
Fax: +421 (2) 62247776
Email: ssz@shooting.sk
Johan Carlson
Jonas Edman
Swedish Shooting Sport Federation
Skansbrogatan 7
Box 11016
100 61 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone: +46 (8) 699 63 70
Phone: +46 07 580 82 52 (President)
Phone: +46 (70) 229 63 33 (Secretary General)
Email: office@skyttesport.se
Email: johan.carlson@skyttesport.se (President)
Email: Jonas.edman@skyttesport.se (Secretary General)
Dr. Gürsel Çolakoğlu
Burcu Soysal
Kültür Mah.
Mithatpaşa Cad. No:45/2
Çankaya Ankara-Türkiye
Phone: +90 (312) 3106160
Fax: +90 (312) 3116875
Email: info@taf.gov.tr
Oleg Volkov
Mrs. Liudmyla Chernenko
42, Str. Esplanadna
01023 Kiev, Ukraine
Phone: +380 (44) 2891253
Fax: +380 (44) 2891253
Fax: +380 (44) 2891294
Email: shootingfsu@gmail.com