300 m rifle three positions

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]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Switzerland	44	29	29	102
2	United States	20	15	8	43
3	Soviet Union	9	7	1	17
4	Finland	8	15	7	30
5	France	6	14	15	35
6	Denmark	4	1	8	13
7	Estonia	4	1	3	8
8	Norway	2	5	6	13
9	Belgium	2	3	9	14
10	Germany	2	1	0	3
11	Sweden	1	4	11	16
12	Austria	1	2	1	4
13	Great Britain	1	1	1	3
14	Belarus	1	1	0	2
15	Czech Republic	1	0	2	3
16	Poland	1	0	0	1
	Slovenia	1	0	0	1
18	Italy	0	6	1	7
19	Netherlands	0	1	2	3
20	Hungary	0	1	1	2
21	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		108	107	107	322

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][6]

• European 300 m Rifle Championships
• European Shooting Confederation
• International Shooting Sport Federation
• ISSF shooting events

• Official website