50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation

International Shooting Sport Federation

The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...

 event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions

300 metre rifle three positions

300 metre rifle three positions is an ISSF shooting event, involving shooting 40 shots each from the prone, the standing and the kneeling positions. Lately a similar event has been designed for women, where only half the course is shot. Originally there had been champions declared in each position...

. It consists of the prone

Prone position

The term means to lie on bed or ground in a position with chest downwards and back upwards.-Etymology :The word "prone," meaning "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," has been recorded in English since 1382; the meaning "lying face-down" was first recorded in 1578, but is also referred to...

, standing

Standing position

In shooting, the standing position, also known as "offhand", refers to shooting while standing. It is often regarded as the most difficult position. The rules vary depending on the shooting discipline. Generally, one must stand freely, without the aid of a rest or bench. Highpower rifle, smallbore...

 and kneeling

Kneeling position

The kneeling position is a position for rifle shooting. There are no longer international competitions in pure kneeling shooting, but it is included as the last part of 300 metre rifle three positions, 300 metre standard rifle and 50 metre rifle three positions.It takes a very long time to achieve...

 positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women. The caliber is .22 Long Rifle

.22 Long Rifle

The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...

 (5.6 mm).

The men's match has separate commands and times for each position, giving each shooter 45 minutes to complete the prone part, 75 minutes for the standing part, and 60 minutes for the kneeling part, including sighting shots for each part. The women's match has an overall maximum time of 2 hours and 15 minutes. Slightly longer times are used if there is a need to compensate for slow scoring systems. Women's rifles may weigh up to 6.5 kilograms (14.3 lb), as opposed to 8 kilograms (17.6 lb) for men, but after the switch from standard rifles to sport rifles this is now the only difference in equipment.

The top eight competitors reach the final, where the score zones are divided into tenths, giving up to 10.9 points for each shot. Both the men's and the women's final consists of ten shots from the standing position, with a time limit of 75 seconds per shot. The competition is won by the shooter who reachest the highest aggregate score (qualification + final, maximum 1309.0 for men, 709.0 for women).

World Championships, Men

This event was held in 1937-2006.

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1937	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
1939	Luzern
1949	Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
1952	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
1954	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
1958	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
1962	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
1966	Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
1970	Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
1974	Thun Thun Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
1978	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
1982	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
1986	Suhl Suhl - Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...
1990	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
1994	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
1998	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
2002	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
2006	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

World Championships, Men Team

This event was held in 1949-2006.

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1949	Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Olavi Elo Pauli Aapeli Janhonen Kullervo Leskinen Toivo Maenttaeri Vilho Ilmari Yloenen	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Walther Sigfrid Frostell Kurt Johansson Kurt Johansson Kurt Ivar Björn Johansson was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Summer Olympic Games. In 1948 in London he placed fourth in the Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres event. In 1960 in Rome he finished 19th in the same event and 15th in the Men's 50 metre rifle prone competition... Jonas Jonsson Jonas Jonsson (sport shooter) Jonas Jonsson was a Swedish shooter who competed in the Olympic games in 1948. He won the bronze medal in London in the 50 metre rifle, prone position category.-References:...	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Mauritz Amundsen Mauritz Amundsen Mauritz Amundsen was a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter, and World Champion from 1931.He became World Champion in 1931, and team champion in 1947. He competed at three Olympics, in 1936 , 1948 and 1952 with 11th place as best result.-References:... Johan Hunaes Erling Asbjoern Kongshaug Willy Roegeberg Tore Skredegaard
1952	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Robert Buerchler Ernst Huber Ernst Huber Ernst Huber was an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:... Otto Horber Auguste Hollenstein Schmid E.	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Walther Sigfrid Frostell Kurt Johansson Kurt Johansson Kurt Ivar Björn Johansson was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Summer Olympic Games. In 1948 in London he placed fourth in the Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres event. In 1960 in Rome he finished 19th in the same event and 15th in the Men's 50 metre rifle prone competition... Lindquist T.	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Mauritz Amundsen Mauritz Amundsen Mauritz Amundsen was a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter, and World Champion from 1931.He became World Champion in 1931, and team champion in 1947. He competed at three Olympics, in 1936 , 1948 and 1952 with 11th place as best result.-References:... Johan Hunaes Erling Asbjoern Kongshaug Halvar Kongsjorden Tore Skredegaard
1954	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Anatoli Bogdanov Vassily Borisov Moysey Itkis Grigori Kupko Boris Pereberin	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Walther Sigfrid Frostell Anders Helge Kvissberg Sundberg O.	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Mauritz Amundsen Mauritz Amundsen Mauritz Amundsen was a Norwegian Olympic sport shooter, and World Champion from 1931.He became World Champion in 1931, and team champion in 1947. He competed at three Olympics, in 1936 , 1948 and 1952 with 11th place as best result.-References:... Iver Aas Anker Hagen Erling Asbjoern Kongshaug Tore Skredegaard
1958	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Vassily Borisov Moysey Itkis Yuri Kudryashov Marat Niyazov Victor Shamburkin	Federal Republic of Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... Hans Werner Harbeck Peter Kohnke Peter Kohnke Peter Kohnke was a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for Germany. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:... Bernd Klingner Bernd Klingner Bernd Klingner is a German sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.- References :... Helmut Schlenker Rudolf Sigl	United States of America James Carter Herr J. Daniel Bruce Puckel Gordon Taras Verle Franklin Jun. Wright
1962	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Vladimir Chuian Vassily Borisov Moysey Itkis Marat Niyazov	United States of America Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (sport shooter) Gary Lee Anderson is a former Nebraska state legislator and an American sport shooter, who was the only shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in the 300 m Rifle event before it was discontinued... Tommy Pool Daniel Bruce Puckel Verle Franklin Jun. Wright	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Auguste Hollenstein Kurt Mueller Hans Rudolf Spillmann Erwin Vogt
1966	Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...	United States of America Gary Anderson Gary Anderson (sport shooter) Gary Lee Anderson is a former Nebraska state legislator and an American sport shooter, who was the only shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in the 300 m Rifle event before it was discontinued... Tommy Pool Margaret Thompson Lones Wigger Lones Wigger Lones Wesley Wigger, Jr. was an American military officer who was a member of the United States Olympic team on four occasions.He was born in Great Falls, Montana....	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Alexander Gerasimenok Valentin Kornev Vladimir Konyakhin Marat Niyazov	German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city... Werner Lippoldt Guenter Lange Dieter Munzert Hartmut Sommer
1970	Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Vladimir Agishev Oleg Lapkin Vitali Parkhimovitch Sergei Yermilov	United States of America David Boyd John Robert Foster John Writer John Writer John Writer is an American sports shooter who competed and won a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He received a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:... Lones Wigger Lones Wigger Lones Wesley Wigger, Jr. was an American military officer who was a member of the United States Olympic team on four occasions.He was born in Great Falls, Montana....	Federal Republic of Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... Peter Kohnke Peter Kohnke Peter Kohnke was a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for Germany. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:... Bernd Klingner Bernd Klingner Bernd Klingner is a German sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.- References :... Gottfried Kustermann Klaus Zaehringer
1974	Thun Thun Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....	United States of America Lanny Bassham Lanny Bassham Lanny Robert Bassham is an American sports shooter who competed and won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and also obtained silver in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1969, where he had participated in the ROTC program... Margaret Murdock Margaret Murdock Margaret Thompson Murdock is an American shooter and United States Army officer. She won a varsity letter at Kansas State by competing on the men’s rifle team. Furthermore, she was the 1966 World Champion in Women's Standard Rifle. She was also the first woman on the U.S. Olympic shooting team and... Lones Wigger Lones Wigger Lones Wesley Wigger, Jr. was an American military officer who was a member of the United States Olympic team on four occasions.He was born in Great Falls, Montana.... John Writer John Writer John Writer is an American sports shooter who competed and won a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He received a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Anatoli Bulgakov Gennadi Lushikov Alexander Mitrofanov Vitali Parkhimovitch	Federal Republic of Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... Bernd Klingner Bernd Klingner Bernd Klingner is a German sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.- References :... Gottfried Kustermann Wolfgang Ruehle Klaus Zaehringer
1978	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	United States of America Lanny Bassham Lanny Bassham Lanny Robert Bassham is an American sports shooter who competed and won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and also obtained silver in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1969, where he had participated in the ROTC program... Edward Etzel Edward Etzel Edward Frederick "Ed" Etzel, Jr. is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... Rod Fitz-Randolph Lones Wigger Lones Wigger Lones Wesley Wigger, Jr. was an American military officer who was a member of the United States Olympic team on four occasions.He was born in Great Falls, Montana....	Federal Republic of Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... Gottfried Kustermann Ulrich Lind Werner Seibold Karlheinz Smieszek Karlheinz Smieszek Karlheinz Smieszek is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for West Germany. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-References:...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Sven Johansson Carl-Erik Oeberg Esbjoern Svensson Stefan Thynell
1982	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Kirill Ivanov Vladimir Lvov Alexander Mitrofanov Viktor Vlasov	Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... Alister Allan Alister Allan Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, born 28 January 1944 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 .... Malcolm Cooper Malcolm Cooper Malcolm Douglas Cooper, MBE, was a British sport shooter and founder of Accuracy International. , he is the only shooter to win defend the gold medal in the Olympic 50 metre rifle three positions event.... Barry Dagger John Davis	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Arnt-Olav Haugland Terje Melbye-Hansen Harald Stenvaag Harald Stenvaag Harald Stenvaag is a Norwegian rifle shooter who started competing internationally at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Switzerland in 1974. He has represented Norway in the Summer Olympics 6 times, and has two Olympic medals... Geir Skirbekk Geir Skirbekk Geir Skirbekk is a Norwegian sport shooter, World Champion and Olympic competitor.He was a member of the winning team in 300 metre free rifle standing at the ISSF World Championships in Skövde in 1986....
1986	Suhl Suhl - Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... Milan Bakes Petr Kurka Pavel Soukenik	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Kirill Ivanov Hrachya Petikyan Hrachya Petikyan Hrachya Petikyan is an Armenian sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:... Viktor Vlasov	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat is a French sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-References:... Pascal Bessy Michel Bury
1990	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Viatcheslav Botchkarev Viatcheslav Botchkarev Viatcheslav Borisovich Botchkarev is a former Soviet sport shooter.He was born in Samara, Russia, and shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-External links:**... Kirill Ivanov Hrachya Petikyan Hrachya Petikyan Hrachya Petikyan is an Armenian sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:...	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... Milan Bakes Petr Kurka Miroslav Varga Miroslav Varga Miroslav Varga is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for Czechoslovakia. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle... Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev is a Serbian sport shooter... Goran Maksimovic Goran Maksimović Goran Maksimović is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for Yugoslavia. He won a gold medal in the 10 metre air rifle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1996 and 2000 Olympics he competed for Serbia and Montenegro....
1994	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat is a French sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-References:... Michel Bury Roger Chassat	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... Artur Ayvazyan Oleg Dementyev Oleg Mikhailov	Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... Milan Bakes Vaclav Becvar Petr Kurka
1998	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... Artur Ayvazyan Oleg Mikhailov Jury Sukhorukov Jury Sukhorukov Jury Sukhorukov is an Olympic shooter from Ukraine. He won a silver medal in the Men's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Pascal Bessy Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat Jean-Pierre Amat is a French sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-References:... Roger Chassat	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Alexander Koudelin Artem Khadjibekov Artem Khadjibekov Artem Aleksandrovich Khadjibekov is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the rifles event. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games and silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the 10 metre air rifle event.He also competed at 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.-Olympic... Sergei Kovalenko
2002	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Artem Khadjibekov Artem Khadjibekov Artem Aleksandrovich Khadjibekov is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the rifles event. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games and silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the 10 metre air rifle event.He also competed at 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.-Olympic... Viatcheslav Botchkarev Viatcheslav Botchkarev Viatcheslav Borisovich Botchkarev is a former Soviet sport shooter.He was born in Samara, Russia, and shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-External links:**... Konstantin Prikhodtchenko	United States of America Michael Anti Michael Anti (sport shooter) Michael Anti is an American sport shooter, a former Major in the U.S. Army, and a marksman in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.... Matthew Emmons Matthew Emmons Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions... Glenn Dubis	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... Jury Sukhorukov Jury Sukhorukov Jury Sukhorukov is an Olympic shooter from Ukraine. He won a silver medal in the Men's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:... Oleg Mikhailov Artur Ayvazyan
2006	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Artem Khadjibekov Artem Khadjibekov Artem Aleksandrovich Khadjibekov is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the rifles event. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games and silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the 10 metre air rifle event.He also competed at 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.-Olympic... Sergei Kovalenko Viatcheslav Botchkarev Viatcheslav Botchkarev Viatcheslav Borisovich Botchkarev is a former Soviet sport shooter.He was born in Samara, Russia, and shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-External links:**...	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... Thomas Farnik Thomas Farnik Thomas Farnik, born 6 January 1967 in Vienna, is an Austrian rifle shooter.He was twelve years old when his father introduced him to shooting. He started with a rifle, and his father remained involved with his early training.... Mario Knoegler Christian Planer	United States of America Matthew Emmons Matthew Emmons Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions... Jason Parker Michael Mcphail

World Championships, Women

This event was held in 1966-2006.

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1966	Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
1970	Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
1974	Thun Thun Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
1978	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
1982	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
1986	Suhl Suhl - Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...
1990	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
1994	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
1998	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
2002	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
2006	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

World Championships, Women Team

This event was held in 1970-2006.

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1970	Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...	United States of America Tammie Foster Margaret Murdock Margaret Murdock Margaret Thompson Murdock is an American shooter and United States Army officer. She won a varsity letter at Kansas State by competing on the men’s rifle team. Furthermore, she was the 1966 World Champion in Women's Standard Rifle. She was also the first woman on the U.S. Olympic shooting team and... Diana Timberlake	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Lucia Fagereva Tatiana Ratnikova Elena Zaharchenko	German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city... Gudrun Mehlan Marga Nabel Gabriele Riedel
1974	Thun Thun Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Kira Boiko Tatiana Ratnikova Baiba Zarina	Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... Poliksena Kancheva Anka Pelova Nonka Shatarova	Federal Republic of Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... Elke Becker Elisabeth Bals Elisabeth Boehmer
1978	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	United States of America Becky Braun Karen Monez Wanda Oliver	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Anita Enqvist Christina Gustafsson Margareta Gustafsson	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Yvette Courault Dominique Esnault Elisabeth Lesou
1982	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Svetlana Komaristova Lessia Leskiv Anna Malakhova	German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city... Gilda Gorzkulla Marlies Helbig Marlies Moch	United States of America Mary Godlove Karen Monez Gloria Parmentier
1986	Suhl Suhl - Geography :Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes. This is part of the Ruhla-Schleusingen Horst that defines the southwest side of the Thuringian Forest...	Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... Valentina Lazarova Vesela Letcheva Nonka Matova Nonka Matova Nonka Decheva Matova , is a Bulgarian police officer and rifle shooter who won silver at the 1992 Olympics and fourteen medals at World Championships...	German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city... Angela Berger Sabine Toth Kathrin Starkloff	United States of America Wanda Jewell Wanda Jewell Wanda Rae Jewell is a former American sports shooter and Olympic bronze medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, she won a bronze medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle... Pat Spurgin Pat Spurgin Pat Spurgin is an American sports shooter, now living in Fairbanks, Alaska. She competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics... Deena Wigger
1990	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... Vesela Letcheva Nonka Matova Nonka Matova Nonka Decheva Matova , is a Bulgarian police officer and rifle shooter who won silver at the 1992 Olympics and fourteen medals at World Championships... Anitza Valkova	United States of America Launi Meili Launi Meili Launi Meili is an American sports shooter and Olympic champion from Cheney, Washington. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.... Kristen Peterson Deena Wigger	Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Valentina Cherkasova Lessia Leskiv Iryna Shylava
1994	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Petra Horneber Kirsten Obel Wera Stamm	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Valentina Cherkasova Irina Gerasimenok Irina Gerasimenok Irina Aleksandrovna Gerasimenok , is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the rifles event. She won the silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in the 50 metre rifle three positions event.-Olympic results:-External links:... Anna Maloukhina	People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... Muhua Chen Qiuping Zhang Danhong Zhou
1998	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... Hong Shan Xian Wang Yimin Xu	United States of America Elizabeth Bourland Jayme Dickman Wanda Jewell Wanda Jewell Wanda Rae Jewell is a former American sports shooter and Olympic bronze medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, she won a bronze medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle...	Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... Ani Ivanova Vesela Letcheva Nonka Matova Nonka Matova Nonka Decheva Matova , is a Bulgarian police officer and rifle shooter who won silver at the 1992 Olympics and fourteen medals at World Championships...
2002	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... Olena Davydova Natallia Kalnysh Lessia Leskiv	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Petra Horneber Sonja Pfeilschifter Sonja Pfeilschifter Sonja Pfeilschifter is a German rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions... Martina Prekel	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Tatiana Goldobina Tatiana Goldobina Tatiana Goldobina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Olympic results:-Records:-References:... Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time.... Marina Bobkova
2006	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time.... Tatiana Goldobina Tatiana Goldobina Tatiana Goldobina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Olympic results:-Records:-References:... Alena Nizkoshapskaia	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Barbara Lechner Claudia Keck Sonja Pfeilschifter Sonja Pfeilschifter Sonja Pfeilschifter is a German rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions...	People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... Bo Liu Liuxi Wu Jieyi Tang

World Championships, total medals

1	United States	12	12	7	31
2	Soviet Union	12	9	7	28
3	Russia	6	2	3	11
4	Kingdom of Bulgaria	5	3	3	11
5	Germany	4	2	2	8
6	Ukraine	2	3	1	6
7	Early Modern France	2	2	2	6
8	Switzerland	2	1	2	5
9	Czechoslovakia	2	1	1	4
9	Finland	2	1	1	4
11	Mainland China	1	1	3	5
12	Norway	1	0	6	7
13	German Democratic Republic	1	2	3	6
14	Czech Republic	1	0	1	2
15	Slovakia	1	0	0	1
15	South Korea	1	0	0	1
17	West Germany	0	4	4	8
18	Sweden	0	4	3	7
19	United Kingdom	0	3	0	3
20	Austria	0	1	1	2
20	Estonia	0	1	1	2
20	Poland	0	1	1	2
20	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	0	1	1	2
24	Serbia and Montenegro	0	1	0	1
25	Hungary	0	0	1	1
25	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
Total		55	55	55	165

Current world records

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Current world records in 50 metre rifle three positions
Men
Junior Men
Women (ISSF)
Women (CISM)
Junior Women