300 m rifle three positions explained

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.

History

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]

World Championships, Men

YearVenuebgcolor=goldGold bgcolor=silverSilver 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

World Championships, Men Team

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
1897 Lyon Switzerland
Karl Ehrensperger
Alcide Hirschy
Friedrich Lüthi
Frank Jullien
Louis Richardet
Norway
Olaf Emil Frydenlund
Jens Jensen
Larsen F.
Ole Oestmo
Skoftestad H.

Auguste Cavadini
Maxime Lardin
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Léon Moreaux
Violet A.
1898 Torino
Allair
Dufier
Auguste Cavadini
Léon Moreaux
Achille Paroche
Italy
Carassale L.
Cerutti C.
Magagnini A.
Stefano Tirotti
Cesare Valerio
Switzerland
Alcide Hirschy
Friedrich Lüthi
Frank Jullien
Louis Richardet
Konrad Stäheli
1899 Loosduinen Switzerland
Franz Boeckli
Alfred Gruetter
Emil Kellenberger
Konrad Stäheli
Caspar Widmer

Maurice Marie Lecoq
Maxime Lardin
Léon Moreaux
Achille Paroche
Violet A.
Denmark
Alexander Viggo Jensen Rowing
Johansen J.
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Anders Peter Nielsen
Laurids Peter Worslund Jernsen-Kjaer Dr.
1900 Paris Switzerland
Franz Boeckli
Alfred Gruetter
Emil Kellenberger
Louis Richardet
Konrad Stäheli
Norway
Olaf Emil Frydenlund
Helmer Hermandsen
Ole Andreas Saether
Ole Oestmo
Tom Seeberg

Auguste Cavadini
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Léon Moreaux
Achille Paroche
René Thomas
1901 Luzern Switzerland
Alfred Gruetter
Emil Kellenberger
Heinrich Schellenberg
Roch A.
Konrad Stäheli
Netherlands
Koster G.
de Block R.
Antonius Hubertus Maria Bouwens
Uylke Vuurman
Henrik Sillem

Auguste Cavadini
Maxime Lardin
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Achille Paroche
Raphael Py
1902 Rome Switzerland
Alfred Gruetter
Emil Kellenberger
Heinrich Schellenberg
Roch A.
Konrad Stäheli
Italy
Gian Galeazzo Cantoni
Daniele Bonicelli
Attilio Conti
Mollica R.
Vittonatti P.

Auguste Cavadini
Maxime Lardin
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Léon Moreaux
Achille Paroche
1903 Buenos Aires Switzerland
Alfred Gruetter
Emil Kellenberger
Louis Richardet
Adolf Tobler
Wueger K.
Italy
Attilio Conti
Pederzoli A.
Tiberi A.
Cesare Valerio
Vercellone C.
Argentina
Cabrera A.
Chiappe Ducca J.
Canale J.
Martinez C.
Jose Masso
1904 Lyon Switzerland
Roch A.
Louis Richardet
Heinrich Schellenberg
Jean Reich
Konrad Stäheli
Italy
Daniele Bonicelli
Attilio Conti
Raffaele Frasca
Ricardo Ticchi
Cesare Valerio

Duret
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Achille Paroche
Léon Moreaux
Raphael Py
1905 Brussels Switzerland
Alfred Gruetter
Jaques F.
Jean Reich
Louis Richardet
Konrad Stäheli
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
Charles Paumier du Verger
Edouard Myin
François Rysheuvels
van Den Branden

Eugène Balme
Albert Courquin
Jean Fouconnier
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Achille Paroche
1906 Milan Switzerland
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Jean Reich
Louis Richardet
Konrad Stäheli
Ernst Stumpf

Eugène Balme
Albert Courquin
Husson
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Achille Paroche
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
de Ribaucourt
Edouard Myin
Charles Paumier du Verger
Edouard Poty
1907 Zürich Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Jean Reich
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Konrad Stäheli
Ernst Stumpf
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
de Ribaucorut
Charles Paumier du Verger
Edouard Myin
van Den Branden

Eugène Balme
Albert Courquin
Husson
Maurice Marie Lecoq
Achille Paroche
1908 Vienna Switzerland
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Louis Richardet
Jean Reich
Konrad Stäheli
Caspar Widmer
Italy
Daniele Bonicelli
Attilio Conti
Raffaele Frasca
Carlo Ernesto Panza
Ricardo Ticchi

Andre Angelini
Albert Courquin
Léon Johnson
André Parmentier
Achille Paroche
1909 Hamburg Switzerland
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Louis Richardet
Jean Reich
Konrad Stäheli
Caspar Widmer

Albert Courquin
Léon Johnson
Husson
Achille Paroche
André Parmentier
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
Joseph Geens
de Ribaucourt
Charles Scheirlinckx
Henri Sauveur Fils
1910 Loosduinen Switzerland
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Jean Reich
Konrad Stäheli
Ernst Stumpf
Caspar Widmer

Albert Courquin
Léon Johnson
Husson
Achille Paroche
André Parmentier
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
Jules Bury
Charles Paumier du Verger
Charles Scheirlinckx
Henri Sauveur Fils
1911 Rome Switzerland
Jakob Bryner
Mathias Brunner
Jean Reich
Konrad Stäheli
Caspar Widmer

Paul Rene Colas
Albert Courquin
Husson
Achille Paroche
André Parmentier
Belgium
Paul Van Asbroeck
Joseph Geens
Charles Paumier du Verger
Henri Sauveur Fils
Charles Scheirlinckx
1912 Bayonne Biarritz Switzerland
Caspar Widmer
Fritz Kuchen
Mathias Brunner
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Konrad Stäheli

Paul Rene Colas
Albert Courquin
Husson
Léon Johnson
André Parmentier
Netherlands
Antonius Hubertus Maria Bouwens
Brussard B.
Antonie Willem Jan de Gee
Uylke Vuurman
Gerard Anne van Den Bergh
1913 Camp Perry Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Jean Reich
Konrad Stäheli
Caspar Widmer
Uhler E.

Eugène Balme
Paul Rene Colas
Albert Courquin
Léon Johnson
Achille Paroche

Ernest Eddy
Heidenreich F.
John Kneubel
Long C.
Sweeting E.
1914 Viborg Switzerland
Mathias Brunner
Fritz Kuchen
Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen
Konrad Stäheli
Caspar Widmer

Albert Courquin
Rene Georges
Husson
André Parmentier
Achille Paroche
Denmark
Niels Andersen
Madsen K.
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Anders Martinus Petersen
Anders Peter Nielsen
1921 Lyon
James Christian
Morris Fisher
Carl Townsend Osburn
Arthur Rothrock D.
Walter Raymond Stokes
Switzerland
Gustave Amoudruz
Josias Hartmann
Hans Haenni
Zaech E.
Karl Zimmermann

Paul Rene Colas
Léon Johnson
André Parmentier
Louis Percy
Georges Roes
1922 Milan
John Keith Boles
Morris Fisher
Calvin Lloyd
Carl Townsend Osburn
Walter Raymond Stokes
Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Walter Lienhard
Hans Pfeiderer
Arnold Roesli
Karl Zimmermann
Denmark
Hansen S.
Niels Hansen Ditlev Larsen
Niels Laursen
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Erik Sætter-Lassen
1923 Camp Perry
John Keith Boles
Morris Fisher
Carl Townsend Osburn
Walter Raymond Stokes
Laurence Adam Nuesslein
1924 Reims
John Keith Boles
Raymond Orville Coulter
Morris Fisher
Carl Townsend Osburn
Walter Raymond Stokes
Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Walter Lienhard
Jakob Reich
Hans Pfeiderer
Karl Zimmermann

Raymond Durand
Louis Gouery
Léon Johnson
Georges Roes
Émile Rumeau
1925 St. Gallen Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Walter Lienhard
Pelli G.
Jakob Reich
Karl Zimmermann

John Keith Boles
Raymond Orville Coulter
Manning Dodson
Morris Fisher
Morgan A.
Denmark
Jensen C.
Niels Laursen
Niels Hansen Ditlev Larsen
Pedersen P. J.
Erik Sætter-Lassen
1927 Rome Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Walter Lienhard
Fritz Kuchen
Pelli G.
Karl Zimmermann
Sweden
Olle Ericsson
Ericsson M.
Knut Viktor Knutsson
Ohlsson E.
Ivar Wester K.

William Bruce
Raymond Orville Coulter
Manning Dodson
Pedro Martin
Laurence Adam Nuesslein
1928 Loosduinen Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Walter Lienhard
Pelli G.
Jakob Reich
Karl Zimmermann
Sweden
Gustaf Emil Andersson
Olle Ericsson
Mauritz Eriksson
Ohlsson E.
Ivar Wester K.

William Bruce
Marcus William Dinwiddie
Sidney Ray Hinds
Russell Seitzinger
Woods P.
1929 Stockholm Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Walter Lienhard
Jakob Reich
Ernst Tellenbach
Karl Zimmermann

Blakley J.
Harry Renshaw
Thomas Sharpe J.
Russell Seitzinger
Woods P.
Sweden
Gustaf Emil Andersson
Mauritz Eriksson
Olle Ericsson
Emrik Karlsson
Ohlsson E.
1930 Antwerp
Morris Fisher
Harry Renshaw
Russell Seitzinger
Thomas Sharpe J.
Emmet Oscar Swanson
Switzerland
Fernand Demierre
Josias Hartmann
Jakob Reich
Ernst Tellenbach
Karl Zimmermann
Finland
Kullervo Leskinen
Sven Oscar Lindgren
Einari Oksa
Niilo Talvenheimo
Toivonen E.
1931 Lvov Switzerland
Fernand Demierre
Walter Lienhard
Jakob Reich
Albert Salzmann
Karl Zimmermann
Finland
Kullervo Leskinen
Sven Oscar Lindgren
Einari Oksa
Johan Albert Ravila
Niilo Talvenheimo
Norway
Mauritz Amundsen
Johannes Groenli
Glomnes S.
Reidar Muslie
Willy Røgeberg
1933 Granada Switzerland
Fernand Demierre
Josias Hartmann
Jakob Reich
Ernst Tellenbach
Karl Zimmermann
Finland
Kullervo Leskinen
Sven Oscar Lindgren
Viktor Miinalainen
Einari Oksa
Osmo Rantala
Sweden
Gustaf Emil Andersson
Olle Ericsson
Eriksson T.
Bertil Vilhelm Rönnmark
Nils Persson
1935 Rome Finland
Kullervo Leskinen
Sven Oscar Lindgren
Viktor Miinalainen
Einari Oksa
Nisse Vasenius
Estonia
Elmar Kivistik
Jaak Kaerner
Endel Rikand
August Liivik
Ernst Rull
Switzerland
Otto Horber
Jakob Reich
Albert Salzmann
Ernst Tellenbach
Karl Zimmermann
1937 Helsinki Estonia
Elmar Kivistik
Harald Kivioja
Gustav Lokotar
August Liivik
Alfred Kukk
Finland
Olavi Elo
Kullervo Leskinen
Einari Oksa
Viktor Miinalainen
Nisse Vasenius
Switzerland
Mario Ciocco
Emil Gruenig
Otto Horber
Albert Salzmann
Karl Zimmermann
1939 Luzern Estonia
Kaarel Kübar
Elmar Kivistik
Harald Kivioja
August Liivik
Gustav Lokotar
Finland
Bruno Engelbrecht Frietsch
Olavi Elo
Olavi Onni Albin Hynninen
Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
Toivo Maenttaeri
Switzerland
Josias Hartmann
Emil Gruenig
Otto Horber
Jakob Reich
Karl Zimmermann
1947 Stockholm Switzerland
Robert Bürchler
Emil Gruenig
Otto Horber
Werner Jakober
Schlapbach L.
Finland
Olavi Elo
Bruno Engelbrecht Frietsch
Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
Kynninen O.
Toivo Maenttaeri
Sweden
Uno Hilding Berg
Isac Holger Erben
Walther Sigfrid Fröstell
Kurt Johansson
Naumburg N.
1949 Buenos Aires Finland
Olavi Elo
Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
Kullervo Leskinen
Toivo Maenttaeri
Mikko Johannes Nordquist
Switzerland
Robert Bürchler
Emil Gruenig
Werner Jakober
Otto Horber
Ernst Kramer
Sweden
Uno Hilding Berg
Isac Holger Erben
Walther Sigfrid Fröstell
Kurt Johansson
Jonas Jonsson
1952 Oslo Switzerland
Robert Bürchler
Emil Gruenig
Otto Horber
Ernst Huber
August Hollenstein
Sweden
Uno Hilding Berg
Isac Holger Erben
Walther Sigfrid Fröstell
Kurt Johansson
Lindquist T.
Finland
Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
Kullervo Leskinen
Mikko Johannes Nordquist
Jorma Tuomas Taitto
Vilho Ilmari Ylönen
1954 Caracas Soviet Union
Pyotr Avilov
Vasily Borisov
Anatoli Bogdanov
Moysey Itkis
Vladislav Krishnevsky
Switzerland
Clavadetscher G.
Robert Bürchler
August Hollenstein
Ernst Huber
Schmid E.
Sweden
Isac Holger Erben
Walther Sigfrid Fröstell
Kurt Johansson
Nils Johan Sundberg
Wiberg A.
1958 Moscow Soviet Union
Pyotr Avilov
Vasily Borisov
Moysey Itkis
Vladislav Krishnevsky
Marat Niyazov
Finland
Pauli Aapeli Janhonen
Esa Einari Kervinen
Mikko Johannes Nordquist
Jorma Tuomas Taitto
Vilho Ilmari Ylönen
Hungary
Imre Agoston
Ambrus Balogh
János Dosztály
Janos Holup
Sandor Krebs
1962 Cairo Soviet Union
Moysey Itkis
Eduard Jarosh
Andrey Jakonyuk
Vladimir Yevdokimov

Gary Anderson
Daniel Bruce Puckel
Tommy Pool
Verle Franklin Jun. Wright
Switzerland
August Hollenstein
Kurt Mueller
Hans Rudolf Spillmann
Erwin Vogt
1966 Wiesbaden
Gary Anderson
John Robert Foster
Margaret Thompson
Lones Wigger
Soviet Union
Vasily Borisov
Alexander Gerasimenok
Ludwig Lustberg
Marat Niyazov
Switzerland
Karl Fitzi
Kurt Mueller
Hans Simonet
Erwin Vogt
1970 Phoenix
John Robert Foster
Margaret Murdock
John Writer
Lones Wigger
Soviet Union
Valentin Kornev
Boris Melnik
Vitali Parkhimovitch
Sergei Yermilov
Czechoslovakia
Karel Bulan
Petr Kovářík
Rudolf Pojer
Antonín Schwarz
1974 Thun
Lanny Bassham
John Robert Foster
Lones Wigger
John Writer
Soviet Union
Vladimir Agishev
Valentin Kornev
Gennadi Lushikov
Boris Melnik
Switzerland
Max Huerzeler
Charles Jermann
Martin Truttmann
Erwin Vogt
1978 Seoul
Ray Carter
David Kimes
Lones Wigger
Webster Wright
Switzerland
Kuno Bertschy
Charles Jermann
Walter Inderbitzin
Ueli Sarbach
Finland
Osmo Ala-Honkola
Juhani Laakso
Jaakko Minkkinen
Mauri Roeppaenen
1982 Caracas Soviet Union
Victor Daniltchenko
Gennadi Larin
Gennadi Lushikov
Vladimir Lvov

Ray Carter
Glenn Dubis
David Kimes
Lones Wigger
Norway
Trond Kjoell
Geir Skirbekk
Harald Stenvaag
Kare Inge Viken
1986 Skövde Soviet Union
Victor Daniltchenko
Gennadi Lushikov
Alexander Mitrofanov

Robert Aylward
Glenn Dubis
Lones Wigger
Norway
Geir Skirbekk
Harald Stenvaag
Kare Inge Viken
1990 Moscow Soviet Union
Anatoli Klimenko
Igor Maksakov
Hrachya Petikyan

Pascal Bessy
Roger Chassat
Dominique Maquin
Sweden
Goran Jansson
Roger Jansson
Michael Larsson
1994 Tolmezzo Belarus
Anatoli Klimenko
Sergei Martynov
Georgi Nekhaev
Finland
Harri Marjala
Tapio Säynevirta
Jukka Salonen
Czech Republic
Milan Bakeš
Petr Kůrka
Milan Mach
1998 Zaragoza
Glenn Dubis
Thomas Tamas
Stephen Goff
Norway
Arild Roeyseth
Espen Berg-Knutsen
Thore Larsen

Pascal Bessy
Jean-Pierre Amat
Roger Chassat
2002 Lahti Czech Republic
Thomas Jerabek
Milan Mach
Lubos Opelka

Michael Anti
Glenn Dubis
Eric Uptagrafft
Norway
Thore Larsen
Arild Roeyseth
Magnus Wohlen
2006 Zagreb Norway
Espen Berg-Knutsen
Vebjørn Berg
Magnus Wohlen
Austria
Mario Knögler
Thomas Farnik
Christian Planer
Sweden
Per Sandberg
Johan Gustafsson
Anders Brolund
2010 Munich Switzerland
Marcel Bürge
Beat Müller
Simon Beyeler

Josselin Henry
Valérian Sauveplane
Cyril Graff
Norway
Vebjørn Berg
Ole-Kristian Bryhn
Stian Bogar
2014 Granada Switzerland
Marcel Bürge
Olivier Schaffter
Claude-Alain Delley

Josselin Henry
Valérian Sauveplane
Cyril Graff
Norway
Odd Arne Brekne
Ole-Kristian Bryhn
Simon Claussen
2018 Changwon Austria
Gernot Rumpler
Bernhard Pickl
Stefan Rumpler
Switzerland
Gilles Vincent Dufaux
Jan Lochbihler
Andrea Rossi

Alexis Raynaud
Michael d'Halluin
Valérian Sauveplane
2022 New Administrative Capital
Pascal Bachmann
Gilles Dufaux
Sandro Greuter

Patrick Diem
Bernhard Pickl
Alexander Schmirl

World Championships, Women

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
2002 Lahti
2006 Zagreb
2010 Munich
2014 Granada
2018 Changwon
2022 New Administrative Capital

World Championships, Women Team

YearPlaceGoldSilverBronze
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
Estonia
Anzela 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

World Championships, total medals

Note that at the 1923 World Championship, only the gold medal was awarded in the team event.

European Championships

The European Championships of this discipline were contested eleven times from 1959 through 1999.[5]

Current world records

See also: List of national shooting records surpassing the world records.

Current world records in 300 metre rifle three positions
MenIndividual1190September 25, 2019
Teams3533 (Claussen, Wear, Lund)September 25, 2019
WomenIndividual1181September 26, 2019
Teams3518 (Beer, Müller, Rösken)September 26, 2019

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rifle Rules – 10m Air Rifle, 50m Rifle, 300m Rifle, 300m Standard Rifle. issf-sports.org. 15 June 2020. 15 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615040921/https://www.issf-sports.org/getfile.aspx?mod=docf&pane=1&inst=460&file=Rifle%20Rules.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Historical Results . ISSF . 11 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Historical Results – European Championships. issf-sports.org. 15 June 2020.
  4. Web site: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 300M TOLMEZZO, ITA 22 SEP - 27 SEP 2019. issf-sports.org. 15 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Schießen – Europameisterschaften Gewehrdisziplinen 300m. de. sport-komplett.de. 14 June 2020.