ISSF 50 meter rifle three positions
Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1937 Helsinki Jacques Louis Mazoyer ( FRA ) Viljo Leskinen ( FIN ) Gustav Lokotar ( EST )
1939 Luzern Karl Steigelmann ( GER ) August Liivik ( EST ) Kurt Johansson ( SWE )
1949 Buenos Aires Pauli Aapeli Janhonen ( FIN ) Arthur Edwin Cook ( USA ) Erling Asbjoern Kongshaug ( NOR )
1952 Oslo Erling Asbjoern Kongshaug ( NOR ) Robert Buerchler ( SUI ) Johan Hunaes ( NOR )
1954 Caracas Anatoli Bogdanov ( URS ) Vassily Borisov ( URS ) Vilho Ilmari Yloenen ( FIN )
1958 Moscow Victor Shamburkin ( URS ) Marat Niyazov ( URS ) Moysey Itkis ( URS )
1962 Cairo Gary Anderson ( USA ) Marat Niyazov ( URS ) Erwin Vogt ( SUI )
1966 Wiesbaden Gary Anderson ( USA ) Marat Niyazov ( URS ) Henryk Gorski ( POL )
1970 Phoenix Vitali Parkhimovitch ( URS ) John Writer ( USA ) Lones Wigger ( USA )
1974 Thun John Writer ( USA ) Lones Wigger ( USA ) Lanny Bassham ( USA )
1978 Seoul Lanny Bassham ( USA ) Malcolm Cooper ( GBR ) Ulrich Lind ( FRG )
1982 Caracas Vladimir Lvov ( URS ) Peter Heinz ( FRG ) Viktor Vlasov ( URS )
1986 Suhl Petr Kurka ( TCH ) Malcolm Cooper ( GBR ) Pavel Soukenik ( TCH )
1990 Moscow Eun Chul Lee ( KOR ) Robert Foth ( USA ) Hrachya Petikyan ( URS )
1994 Milan Petr Kurka ( CZE ) Thomas Tamas ( USA ) Wolfram Jun . Waibel ( AUT )
1998 Barcelona Jozef Gönci ( SVK ) Pascal Bessy ( FRA ) Rajmond Debevec ( SLO )
2002 Lahti Marcel Buerge ( SUI ) Konstantin Prikhodtchenko ( RUS ) Peter Sidi ( HUN )
2006 Zagreb Artem Khadjibekov ( RUS ) Stevan Pletikosic ( SCG ) Lei Zhang ( CHN )
2010 Munich Peter Sidi ( HUN ) Han Jin-seop ( KOR ) Nemanja Mirosavljev ( SRB )
2014 Granada Zhu Qinan ( CHN ) Sergey Kamenskiy ( RUS ) Vitaly Bubnovich ( BLR )
World Championships , Men
50 metre rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing positions, fired in that order, traditionally with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women. In January 2018 the number of shots was equalised between genders with the Women's 3x20 being abolished in favour of a 3x40 match identical to the Men's event. The caliber is .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm). In the men's event, athletes must complete the course of fire within a single time block of 2 hours, 45 minutes. The Women's 3x20 event had a time limit of 1 hour, 45 minutes. These time limits are applicable to matches conducted using electronic targets; longer times are used if the slower manual scoring system is used. Until 2018, women's rifles were limited to , as opposed to for men. This was the only remaining difference between men's and women's equipment after the switch from standard rifles to sport rifles. In January 2018 with the women's event extended to a 3x40 match, the limit was abolished, with Women permitted to use rifles up to . This rendered the men's and women's events identical in both number of shots and equipment permitted. In major competitions, including World Cups and World Championships, the top eight competitors reach a finals match, where the medal positions are decided.