World Records
Several world records were equalled or bettered in Lahti. Especially in women's 300 m Rifle and women's running target,both non-Olympic (so there are few other occasions for them) and both relatively new on the program, were records wiped away.
| Event | Score | Competitor | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual world records | |||
| 300 m Standard Rifle | 589 | Marcel Buerge | Switzerland |
| 25 m Center-Fire Pistol | 590 | Park Byung Taek | South Korea |
| 10 m Running Target (Qualification round) | 588 | Yang Ling | China |
| Women's individual world records | |||
| 300 m Rifle Three Positions | 588 | Charlotte Jakobsen | Denmark |
| 300 m Rifle Prone | 594 | Charlotte Jakobsen | Denmark |
| 50 m Rifle Prone | 597 | Olga Dovgun | Kazakhstan |
| 10 m Running Target | 391 | Xu Xuan | China |
| 10 m Running Target Mixed | 390 | Audrey Soquet | France |
| Junior Men's individual world records | |||
| 25 m Standard Pistol | 574 | Denis Koulakov | Russia |
| 10 m Running Target Mixed | 384 | Dmitry Romanov | Russia |
| Junior Women's individual world records | |||
| Trap | 67 | Sun Dongni | China |
| 10 m Running Target | 391 | Xu Xuan | China |
| Men's team world records | |||
| 300 m Rifle Three Positions | 3511 | Czech Republic | |
| 300 m Standard Rifle | 1744 | Switzerland | |
| 10 m Air Rifle | 1785 | Russia | |
| 10 m Running Target | 1733 | Germany | |
| Women's team world records | |||
| 300 m Rifle Three Positions | 1726 | Denmark Sweden (tied) |
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| 10 m Air Rifle | 1190 | China | |
| 10 m Running Target | 1150 | China | |
| 10 m Running Target Mixed | 1149 | China | |
| Junior Men's team world records | |||
| 10 m Air Rifle | 1771 | China | |
| Junior Women's team world records | |||
| 10 m Air Pistol | 1146 | China | |
| 10 m Running Target Mixed | 1098 | Russia | |
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