| Shots M: | 3x40 |
| Shots F: | 3x40 |
| Olympics M: | 1900–1972 |
| Worlds M: | Since 1897 |
| Worlds F: | Since 2002 |
| Abbr M: | 300FR3X40 |
| Abbr F: | 300R3X40 |
300 m rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an ISSF shooting event, involving shooting 40 shots each from the prone, the standing and the kneeling positions. Men and women both shoot the same number of shots, though previously women only shot half the course – or 20 shots in each position.[1]
Originally there had been champions declared in each position based on the results of the 40 shots in the three position match. A special 300 metre rifle prone match was added in 1982 however, after a pattern from the so-called English Match. After 1990, no World Championship medals have been awarded in the standing or kneeling position.
300 m rifle has been a declining event for many decades because of the considerable cost for competing in the event and the difficulty of creating ranges for it. The Olympic status was dropped in the 1970s, making 50 metre rifle the only rifle event on the program (10 metre air rifle was later added), it was in the Olympic program from 1900 to 1972.[2] 300 m Rifle is still on the World and regional championships program, though.[3]
Both men and women use the same rifle in this event, which has a weight limit of 8.0 kg. This rifle is not the same as the one used in the standard rifle 300m event, which has a lower weight limit of 5.5 kg, a minimum trigger pull of 1500g, and other restrictions regarding barrel length, and allowed accessories such as palm rests. The maximum caliber of ammunition is 8 mm, though the 6mm BR is most commonly used.
The 300 m rifle three positions event is part of the European Shooting Championships. The most recent was held in September 2019 in Tolmezzo, Italy.[4]
| Year | Venue | bgcolor=gold | Gold | bgcolor=silver | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Lyon | |||||
| 1898 |  Torino | |||||
| 1899 | Loosduinen | |||||
| 1900 | Paris | |||||
| 1901 | Luzern | |||||
| 1902 | Rome | |||||
| 1903 |  Buenos Aires | |||||
| 1904 | Lyon | |||||
| 1905 |  Brussels | |||||
| 1906 | Milan | |||||
| 1907 | Zürich | |||||
| 1908 |  Vienna | |||||
| 1909 | Hamburg | |||||
| 1910 | Loosduinen | |||||
| 1911 | Rome | |||||
| 1912 | Bayonne Biarritz | |||||
| 1913 |  Camp Perry | |||||
| 1914 | Viborg | |||||
| 1921 | Lyon | |||||
| 1922 | Milan | |||||
| 1923 | Camp Perry | |||||
| 1924 | Reims | |||||
| 1925 | St. Gallen | |||||
| 1927 | Rome | |||||
| 1928 | Loosduinen | |||||
| 1929 |  Stockholm | |||||
| 1930 | Antwerp | |||||
| 1931 |  Lvov | |||||
| 1933 |  Granada | |||||
| 1935 | Rome | |||||
| 1937 |  Helsinki | |||||
| 1939 | Luzern | |||||
| 1947 | Stockholm | |||||
| 1949 | Buenos Aires | |||||
| 1952 |  Oslo | |||||
| 1954 |  Caracas | |||||
| 1958 | Moscow | |||||
| 1962 |  Cairo | |||||
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | |||||
| 1970 | Phoenix | |||||
| 1974 | Thun | |||||
| 1978 |  Seoul | |||||
| 1982 | Caracas | |||||
| 1986 | Skövde | |||||
| 1990 | Moscow | |||||
| 1994 | Tolmezzo | |||||
| 1998 | Zaragoza | |||||
| 2002 | Lahti | |||||
| 2006 | Zagreb | |||||
| 2010 | Munich | |||||
| 2014 | Granada | |||||
| 2018 | Changwon | |||||
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | |||||
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lahti | |||
| 2006 | Zagreb | |||
| 2010 | Munich | |||
| 2014 | Granada | |||
| 2018 | Changwon | |||
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | |||
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lahti | Denmark Anni Bissoe Karin Hansen Charlotte Jakobsen | Sweden Marie Enqvist Linda Harling Berit Olsson | Laure Berthillier Cecile Bessy Christine Chuard |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Isabelle Grigorian Christine Chuard Solveig Bibard | Switzerland Andrea Brühlmann Oriana Scheuss Tanja Ruetti | Denmark Charlotte Jakobsen Karin Hansen Pernille Pedersen |
| 2010 | Munich | Poland Sylwia Bogacka Karolina Kowalczyk Alicja Ziaja | Reya Kempley Sandra Fong Rhonda Bright |  Eva Friedel Sonja Pfeilschifter Beate Gauss |
| 2014 | Granada | Poland Sylwia Bogacka Karolina Kowalczyk Paula Wrońska | Switzerland Marina Schnider Bettina Bucher Fabienne Fueglister |  EstoniaAnzela Voronova Liudmila Kortshagina Elena Potasheva |
| 2018 | Changwon | Lisa Müller Jolyn Beer Eva Rösken | Austria Franziska Peer Olivia Hofmann Nadine Ungerank | Switzerland Silvia Guignard Marina Schnider Andrea Brühlmann |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | |||
Note that at the 1923 World Championship, only the gold medal was awarded in the team event.
The European Championships of this discipline were contested eleven times from 1959 through 1999.[5]
See also: List of national shooting records surpassing the world records.
| Current world records in 300 metre rifle three positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Individual | 1190 | September 25, 2019 | |||||
| Teams | 3533 | (Claussen, Wear, Lund) | September 25, 2019 | |||||
| Women | Individual | 1181 | September 26, 2019 | |||||
| Teams | 3518 | (Beer, Müller, Rösken) | September 26, 2019 | |||||
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