# 300 m rifle prone

300 m rifle prone (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an ISSF shooting event. It was added to the World Championship program in 1982, and was based on the English Match but shot with the same full-power rifle as in 300 metre rifle three positions. The course of fire, like in the small-bore 50 metre rifle prone, is 60 shots for both men and women.
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. 300 metre Rifle is still on the World and regional championships program, though.

## World Championships, Men

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1982 | Caracas | Victor Daniltchenko (URS) | Malcolm Cooper (GBR) | Ernest van de Zande (USA) |
| 1986 | Skövde | Malcolm Cooper (GBR) | Pekka Roeppaenen (FIN) | Glenn Dubis (USA) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Harald Stenvaag (NOR) | Norbert Sturny (SUI) | Thomas Tamas (USA) |
| 1994 | Tolmezzo | Bernd Ruecker (GER) | Petr Kůrka (CZE) | Roger Chassat (FRA) |
| 1998 | Zaragoza | Bengt Andersson (SWE) | Tapio Säynevirta (FIN) | Glenn Dubis (USA) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Norbert Sturny (SUI) | Thomas Jerabek (CZE) | Michael Larsson (SWE) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Lubos Opelka (CZE) | Péter Sidi (HUN) | Rajmond Debevec (SLO) |
| 2010 | Munich | Stefan Raser (AUT) | Vebjørn Berg (NOR) | Marcel Zobrist (SUI) |
| 2014 | Granada | Valérian Sauveplane (FRA) | Johan Gustafsson (SWE) | Michael Mcphail (USA) |
| 2018 | Changwon | Rajmond Debevec (SLO) | Daniel Romańczyk (POL) | Josip Kuna (CRO) |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | Simon Claussen (NOR) | Tomasz Bartnik (POL) | Alexander Schmirl (AUT) |

## World Championships, Men Team

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1982 | Caracas | Soviet Union Victor Daniltchenko Gennadi Lushikov Vladimir Lvov Viktor Vlasov | Switzerland Kuno Bertschy Walter Inderbitzin Anton Mueller Ueli Sarbach | Norway Tore Hartz Terje Melbye-Hansen Geir Skirbekk Kare Inge Viken |
| 1986 | Skövde | France Pascal Bessy Michel Bury Dominique Maquin | Finland Kalle Leskinen Mauri Roeppaenen Pekka Roeppaenen | Norway Joern Dalen Harald Stenvaag Kare Inge Viken |
| 1990 | Moscow | Norway Joern Dalen Geir Magne Rolland Harald Stenvaag | United States Bradley Carnes Glenn Dubis Thomas Tamas | Great Britain Malcolm Cooper John Davis Michael Sullivan |
| 1994 | Tolmezzo | Finland Kalle Leskinen Tapio Säynevirta Jukka Salonen | Czech Republic Milan Bakeš Petr Kůrka Milan Mach | Switzerland Olivier Cottagnoud Eric Chollet-Durand Norbert Sturny |
| 1998 | Zaragoza | Sweden Bengt Andersson Jonas Edman Michael Larsson | Norway Espen Berg-Knutsen Arild Roeyseth Thore Larsen | France Pascal Bessy Jean-Pierre Amat Roger Chassat |
| 2002 | Lahti | Norway Vebjørn Berg Per-Gunnar Bund Arild Roeyseth | United States Glenn Dubis Thomas Tamas Eric Uptagrafft | Sweden Anders Brandt Johan Gustafsson Michael Larsson |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Norway Vebjørn Berg Espen Berg-Knutsen Magnus Wohlen | Sweden Johan Gustafsson Per Sandberg Michael Larsson | Australia Warren Potent Maris Taylor David Hollister |
| 2010 | Munich | Great Britain Tony Lincoln Harry Creevy Simon Aldhouse | Austria Stefan Raser Christian Planer Michael Podolak | France Josselin Henry Valérian Sauveplane Guillaume Bigot |
| 2014 | Granada | Norway Stian Bogar Odd Arne Brekne Ole-Kristian Bryhn | United States Eric Uptagrafft Joseph Hein Michael McPhail | France Cyril Graff Josselin Henry Valérian Sauveplane |
| 2018 | Changwon | France Remi Moreno Flores Valérian Sauveplane Michael d'Halluin | Switzerland Gilles Vincent Dufaux Jan Lochbihler Marcel Ackermann | Norway Stian Bogar Odd Arne Brekne Ole-Kristian Bryhn |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | Denmark Carsten Brandt Jens-Ulrik Ladekjaer-Mikkelsen Steffen Olsen | Switzerland Pascal Bachmann Gilles Dufaux Sandro Greuter | Poland Tomasz Bartnik Maciej Kowalewicz Daniel Romańczyk |

## World Championships, Women

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2002 | Lahti | Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) | Estelle Preti (SUI) | Lindy Hansen (NOR) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Solveig Bibard (FRA) | Marina Giannini (ITA) | Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) |
| 2010 | Munich | Bettina Bucher (SUI) | Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) | Catherine Houlmont (FRA) |
| 2014 | Granada | Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) | Eva Rösken (GER) | Anzela Voronova (EST) |
| 2018 | Changwon | Bae So-hee (KOR) | Eva Rösken (GER) | Silvia Guignard (SUI) |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | Anja Senti (SUI) | Silvia Guignard (SUI) | Olivia Hofmann (AUT) |

## World Championships, Women Team

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2002 | Lahti | Norway Lindy Hansen Birgit Roenningen Hanne Skarpodde | France Laure Berthillier Cecile Bessy Christine Chuard | Sweden Annelie Bohlin Marie Enqvist Linda Harling |
| 2006 | Zagreb | United States Nicole Allaire Janet Raab Reya Kempley | France Solveig Bibard Christine Chuard Isabelle Grigorian | Denmark Charlotte Jakobsen Karin Hansen Pernille Pedersen |
| 2010 | Munich | France Catherine Houlmont Olivia Goberville Christine Chuard | Eva Friedel Harriet Holzberger Gudrun Wittmann | Poland Sylwia Bogacka Karolina Kowalczyk Alicja Ziaja |
| 2014 | Granada | Sweden Marie Enqvist Anna Normann Elin Åhlin | Eva Rösken Gudrun Wittmann Sandra Georg | France Olivia Goberville Catherine Houlmont Christine Chuard |
| 2018 | Changwon | Eva Rösken Lisa Müller Jolyn Beer | South Korea Bae So-hee Eum Bit-na Bae Sang-hee | Switzerland Silvia Guignard Andrea Brühlmann Marina Schnider |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | Norway Jeanette Hegg Duestad Katrine Lund Jenny Vatne | Switzerland Silvia Guignard Sarina Hitz Anja Senti | Germany Anna-Lena Geuther Lisa Müller Veronique Münster |

## World Championships, Mixed Team

| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2022 | New Administrative Capital | Norway Jeanette Hegg Duestad Simon Claussen | Switzerland Anja Senti Pascal Bachmann | Poland Karolina Kowalczyk Daniel Romanczyk |

## World Championships, total medals

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |

## Current world records

Current world records in 300 metre rifle prone :
| Men | Individual | 600 | Harald Stenvaag (NOR) Bernd Rücker (GER) Josselin Henry (FRA) Vebjørn Berg (NOR) Stefan Raser (AUT) Remi Moreno Flores (FRA) Karl Olsson (SWE) | 15 August 1990 31 July 1994 5 August 2010 5 August 2010 27 July 2015 23 September 2019 23 September 2019 | Moscow (URS) Tolmezzo (ITA) Munich (GER) Munich (GER) Maribor (SLO) Tolmezzo (ITA) Tolmezzo (ITA) |
| Men | Teams | 1796 | Sweden (Olsson, Sandberg, Gustafsson) | 23 September 2019 | Tolmezzo (ITA) |
| Women | Individual | 599 | Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) Bettina Bucher (SWI) Charlotte Jakobsen (DEN) Seonaid McIntosh (GBR) | 21 July 2009 9 August 2010 23 September 2019 24 September 2019 | Osijek (CRO) Munich (GER) Tolmezzo (ITA) Tolmezzo (ITA) |
| Women | Teams | 1787 | France (Houlmont, Goberville, Chuard) | 9 August 2010 | Munich (GER) |