The 1996 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XI held in Brasilia, Brazil was the 11th IPSC 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 12th edition of the Rules of International Practical Shooting Confederation was used under the championship and one of the major changes compared to the current rules are the team rules where national team consisted of a maximum of six members. Ladies teams consisted of a maximum four members.
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 %),