1996 IPSC Handgun World Shoot

1996 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XI
Official logo of the 1996 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
Location	Brasilia, Brazil
Dates	Sunday 6. to Saturday 12. October 1996
Competitors	609
Medalists
Open (Largest Division) Todd Jarrett   Jerry Barnhart   Rob Leatham
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The 1996 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XI held in Brasilia, Brazil was the 11th Handgun World Shoot. The match had 609 competitors, teams from 31 nations and consisted of 35 stages. The Open division was won by Todd Jarrett, while the Standard division once again was won by Ted Bonnet of USA. Todd Jarret from Virginia had established himself as a major player before the event, having placed in the top four of the US Nationals every year since 1990 except one. According to himself he had trained well before the World Shoot in Brazil, and was quoted saying "It's really amazing, the harder I work, the luckier I get."

The Open division had the largest match participation with 398 competitors (65.4 %),

The Modified division had 11 competitors.

The Standard division had the second largest match participation with 200 competitors (32.8 %),