# Champion Shots Medal

The Champion Shots Medal is a military award of Australia. In Australia the three armed forces, the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force, conduct annual target-shooting competitions with standard issue weapons. Three medals – one for each force – are awarded to the winners.
No more than three medals can be awarded in each calendar year. If the same person receives a further Champion Shots award it is in the form of a date bar, which is attached to the ribbon of the original award. The most clasps awarded (as of 30 June 2006) is five, to Brett G. Hartman.

## Recipients

Over numerous years the competition shoot was not held, this is indicated by (None).
| Year | Navy | Unit | Army | Unit | Air Force | Unit |
| 1988 | Chief Petty Officer William Sheather | HMAS Nirimba | Warrant Officer Class One Albert Bowden | District Support Unit, Sydney | Sergeant Brett Hartman | Air Movements Coordination Centre |
| 1989 | Chief Petty Officer William Sheather | HMAS Nirimba | Craftsman Francis Taylor | 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers | Sergeant Brett Hartman | RAAF Base Richmond |
| 1990 | Warrant Officer Colin Dowd | HMAS Cerberus | Craftsman Francis Taylor | 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers | Sergeant Brett Hartman | RAAF Base Richmond |
| 1991 | Lieutenant Commander Peter Kelly | HMAS Lonsdale | Warrant Officer Class Two Phillip Oakford | 3 Pay Unit | Sergeant Philip MacPherson | No. 3 Aircraft Depot |
| 1992 | Leading Seaman Peter Male | HMAS Watson | Lieutenant Stuart Boyd-Law | 25th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment | Sergeant Philip MacPherson | No. 501 Wing |
| 1993 | Leading Seaman Warren Bowring | HMAS Cerberus | Lieutenant Stuart Boyd-Law | 25th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment | Sergeant Philip MacPherson | No. 501 Wing |
| 1994 | Lieutenant Commander Peter Kelly | Russell Offices | Sergeant Rodney Platt | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | Sergeant Brett Hartman | RAAF Base Williams |
| 1995 | Chief Petty Officer Willmore | HMAS Cerberus | Sergeant Rodney Platt | School of Infantry | Corporal Andrew Bellot | No. 501 Wing |
| 1996 | Petty Officer Michael Hoare | School of Infantry | Warrant Officer Class Two James Dixon | School of Infantry | Corporal Andrew Bellot | No. 501 Wing |
| 1997 | Chief Petty Officer Michael Hoare | School of Infantry | Lieutenant Stuart Boyd-Law | Regional University Regiment of Queensland | Sergeant Andrew Bellot | No. 501 Wing |
| 1998 | Lieutenant Commander Peter Kelly | HMAS Cerberus | Corporal Peter Richards | 5th Aviation Regiment | Sergeant Andrew Bellot | No. 501 Wing |
| 1999 | Petty Officer Peter Edwards | HMAS Cerberus | Sergeant Lance William Nayda | 31st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment | Sergeant David Gay | RAAF Base East Sale |
| 2000 | Leading Seaman Graeme Morgan | HMAS Harman | Corporal Andrew Munn | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | Flight Sergeant Brett Hartman | Tactical Fighter Logistics Management Squadron |
| 2001 | None | | Sergeant Mark Blake | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | None | |
| 2002 | None | | Sergeant Andrew Munn | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | None | |
| 2003 | None | | Sergeant Paul Davey | School of Infantry | Flight Sergeant David Gay | No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit |
| 2004 | Petty Officer Michael Blake | HMAS Cerberus | Warrant Officer Class Two Peter Richards | 1st Aviation Regiment | Flight Lieutenant Newton Armstrong | RAAF Base Williams |
| 2005 | Leading Seaman Josh Kelly | 816 Squadron | Sergeant Andrew Munn | Land Warfare Centre - South Queensland | None | |
| 2006 | Leading Seaman Josh Kelly | Training Authority - Navy Aviation | None | | None | |
| 2007 | Leading Seaman Josh Kelly | Training Authority - Navy Aviation | Captain Aleks Strikis | 2nd Division | None | |
| 2008 | None | | Craftsman Jaden Hopfner | 816 Squadron | None | |
| 2009 | Leading Seaman A. Wheeler | HMAS Albatross | Warrant Officer Class Two Andrew Munn | 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment | None | |
| 2010 | Petty Officer Peter Edwards | HMAS Cerberus | Warrant Officer Class Two Peter Richards | 9th Force Support Battalion | None | |
| 2011 | None | | Major K. Stone | Combined Arms Training Centre | None | |
| 2012 | None | | Private R. Ferguson | 1st/19th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment | None | |
| 2013 | Able Seaman C. Benton | HMAS Darwin | Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Munn | Combined Arms Training Centre | Leading Aircraftsman Dean Thurtell | No. 23 Squadron |
| 2014 | Petty Officer G. Orr | Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney | Warrant Officer Class Two Peter Richards | 6th Engineer Support Regiment | Corporal Lewis Putinja | 5th Aviation Regiment |
| 2015 | None | | Corporal A. Woolston | 10/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment | Officer Cadet L. Moran | No. 2 Flying Training School |
| 2016 | Leading Seaman Chris Moran | HMAS Waterhen | Private J. Mollison | 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment | Leading Aircraftsman N. Raddie | RAAF Base Amberley |
| 2017 | Petty Officer M. Day | Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney | Bombardier N. Latham | Army Recruit Training Centre | Leading Aircraftsman N. Raddie | RAAF Base Amberley |
| 2018 | Able Seaman T. Brooke | Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney | Private K. Bradburn | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | Flying Officer L. Moran | No. 33 Squadron |
| 2019 | Sub Lieutenant Jerome Dillon-Baker | HMAS Albatross | Lance Corporal S. Clark | 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | Flying Officer L. Moran | No. 33 Squadron |
| 2020 | Sub Lieutenant Jerome Dillon-Baker | HMAS Albatross | Lance Corporal Nicholas Latham | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | Flight Lieutenant Rowan McBride | Officers' Training School |
| 2021 | None | | None | | None | |
| 2022 | None | | None | | None | |
| 2023 | None | | None | | None | |

## Description

* The medal is a circular antiqued brass medal 38 mm in diameter. It is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward, also in antiqued brass. Two wreaths of laurel leaves surround a symbol of two crossed rifles superimposed on the stars of the Southern Cross.
* There is no design on the back of the medal.
* The medal is suspended from a 32 mm wide ribbon. The ribbon has a central dark blue vertical band flanked by two vertical bands of red, which are in turn bordered by two vertical bands of light blue.
* A clasp inscribed with the year awarded is attached to the ribbon.