ISSF 50 meter rifle prone

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ISSF 50 meter rifle prone
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Men
Number of shots60
Olympic Games1908–2016[1]
World ChampionshipsSince 1929
AbbreviationFR60PR
Women
Number of shots60
Olympic Games
World ChampionshipsSince 1966
AbbreviationSTR60PR
The target: total Ø = 154.4 mm. 4 ring Ø = 106.4 mm. 9 ring Ø = 26.4 mm. 10 ring Ø = 10.4 mm, height 0.75 m above the floor

50 meter rifle prone (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm) caliber rifle. The time limit is 75 minutes for the entire match, including sighting shots, or 90 minutes if there is a need to compensate for slow scoring systems. In the 2013 ISSF rules the 60-shot prone match consists of 15-minute preparation and sighting time, followed by the match – 60 shots in 50 minutes for electronic scoring, and 60 shots in 60 minutes for paper targets.[2]

The sport is based on the traditional "English Match" that also consisted of 60 shots in the prone position with a .22 rifle, but had varying distances between 45.7 meters (50.0 yd) and 100 meters (110 yd).

Before 2017, the men's event was included in the Olympic program but starting with the 2020 Olympics this event has been deleted to promote equal gender in Olympic shooting sports. Mixed gender doubles events were introduced to replace this event and two other individual shooting events.[3] Now this event is contested in World Championships only. This includes a final for the top eight competitors. Beginning with the 2013 season, a new finals format was instituted, in which the qualification score is discarded, and the standings among the top eight shooters are determined by their finals scores alone. The course of fire was also changed significantly with the new rules, from the previous 10-shot and then 20-shots program into a 24-shot elimination format, with the lowest ranking shooter eliminated every two shots, starting from the completion of 12th shot.

The women's event is not Olympic but included in both the ISSF and the CISM World Championships. Since the final was discontinued in 2018, shooters with the same score are separated by a number of tie-breaking criteria, the first being the number of inner tens. Women's rifles may weigh up to 6.5 kilograms (14 lb), as opposed to 8.0 kilograms (17.6 lb) for men, but after the switch from standard rifles to sport rifles this is now the only difference in equipment.

World Championships, Men[]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1962 Egypt Cairo  Karl Wenk (FRG)  Vladimir Chuian (URS)  James Enoch Hill (USA)
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden   (USA)  Jerzy Nowicki (POL)   (USA)
1970 United States Phoenix  Manfred Fiess (RSA)   (FIN)  Klaus Zaehringer (FRG)
1974 Switzerland Thun  Karel Bulan (TCH)   (NOR)  Wolfram Waibel Sr. (AUT)
1978 South Korea Seoul  Alister Allan (GBR)  Lones Wigger (USA)  Lanny Bassham (USA)
1982 Venezuela Caracas   (URS)   (USA)  Viktor Vlasov (URS)
1986 East Germany Suhl  Sandor Bereczky (HUN)   (CAN)  Michael Heine (FRG)
1990 Soviet Union Moscow  Viatcheslav Botchkarev (URS)  Harald Stenvaag (NOR)  Tadeusz Czerwinski (POL)
1994 Italy Milan   (CHN) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stevan Pletikosic (IOP)  Michel Bury (FRA)
1998 Spain Barcelona  Thomas Tamas (USA)  Juha Hirvi (FIN)  Sergei Kovalenko (RUS)
2002 Finland Lahti  Matthew Emmons (USA)  Rajmond Debevec (SLO)  Espen Berg-Knutsen (NOR)
2006 Croatia Zagreb  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Jury Sukhorukov (UKR)  Marco de Nicolo (ITA)
2010 Germany Munich  Sergei Martynov (BLR)  Valerian Sauveplane (FRA)  Matthew Emmons (USA)
2014 Spain Granada  Warren Potent (AUS)  Daniel Brodmeier (GER)  Yury Shcherbatsevich (BLR)
2018 South Korea Changwon  Steffen Olsen (DEN)  Stian Bogar (NOR)  Thomas Mathis (AUT)

World Championships, Men Team[]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1962 Egypt Cairo Sweden Sweden
Christer Gustafsson
Kurt Johansson

United States United States
Gary Anderson
James Enoch Hill

West Germany West Germany
Rudolf Bortz
Peter Kohnke
Karl Wenk
Klaus Zaehringer
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden United States United States



Lones Wigger
Poland Poland

Stanislaw Marucha
Jerzy Nowicki
Andrzej Trajda
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Vassily Borisov
Alexander Gerasimenok

Marat Niyazov
1970 United States Phoenix Italy Italy

Franco Donna
Walter Frescura
Romania Romania
Marin Ferecatu
Ștefan Kaban
Gheorghe Vasilescu
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Dusan Epifanic
Branislav Loncar
Zdravko Milutinovic
1974 Switzerland Thun Finland Finland

Pauli Aapeli Janhonen

United States United States
Victor Auer

Margaret Murdock
Lones Wigger
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Karel Bulan
Petr Kovarik

Jiri Vogler
1978 South Korea Seoul United States United States
Lanny Bassham


Lones Wigger
West Germany West Germany
Kurt Hillenbrand
Ulrich Lind
Karlheinz Smieszek
Werner Seibold
Switzerland Switzerland

Pierre Alain Dufaux

1982 Venezuela Caracas Soviet Union Soviet Union


Alexander Mitrofanov
Viktor Vlasov
West Germany West Germany
Hubert Bichler
Peter Heinz
Ulrich Lind
Werner Seibold
Austria Austria
Albert Deuring
Lothar Heinrich
Hannes Rainer
Wolfram Waibel Sr.
1986 East Germany Suhl Australia Australia
Donald Brook
Warren Potent
Alan Smith
East Germany East Germany
Bernd Hartstein
Mario Gonsierowski
Hellfried Heilfort
Sweden Sweden
Christian Heller
Stefan Lövbom
Hans Strand
1990 Soviet Union Moscow Soviet Union Soviet Union
Viatcheslav Botchkarev

Sergei Martynov
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Vaclav Becvar
Miroslav Varga
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Rajmond Debevec
Goran Maksimovic
Nemanja Mirosavljev
1994 Italy Milan Ukraine Ukraine
Artur Ayvazyan

France France
Jean-Pierre Amat
Michel Bury
Russia Russia
Viatcheslav Botchkarev
Artem Khadjibekov
1998 Spain Barcelona United States United States
Thomas Tamas
Glenn Dubis
Slovakia Slovakia


Jozef Gönci
Italy Italy

Marco de Nicolo
2002 Finland Lahti Norway Norway
Espen Berg-Knutsen
Vebjoern Berg
Harald Stenvaag
Ukraine Ukraine
Oleg Mykhaylov
Artur Ayvazyan
Jury Sukhorukov
Russia Russia
Konstantin Prikhodtchenko
Sergei Kovalenko
Artem Khadjibekov
2006 Croatia Zagreb United States United States
Michael McPhail
Eric Uptagrafft
Matthew Emmons
Austria Austria
Mario Knoegler
Christian Planer
Hungary Hungary
Peter Sidi

2010 Germany Munich United States United States
Michael McPhail
Eric Uptagrafft
Matthew Emmons
South Korea South Korea

Kim Jonghyun
Kim Hakman
Russia Russia
Artem Khadjibekov
Konstantin Prikhodtchenko
2014 Spain Granada China China
Zhao Shengbo
Lan Xing
Liu Gang
Belarus Belarus
Sergei Martynov

Vitali Bubnovich
Serbia Serbia
Stevan Pletikosić
Milenko Sebić
Nemanja Mirosavljev
2018 South Korea Changwon Germany Germany
Daniel Brodmeier
Christoph Kaulich
Maximilian Dallinger
United States United States
Michael McPhail
Matthew Emmons
Lucas Kozeniesky
China China
Zhao Zhonghao
Sun Jian
Liu Gang

World Championships, Women[]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden   (POL)  Margaret Thompson (USA)   (HUN)
1970 United States Phoenix  Desanka Perović (YUG)   (RSA)  Margareta Gustafsson (SWE)
1974 Switzerland Thun  Margaret Murdock (USA)  Christina Gustafsson (SWE)  Nonka Shatarova (BUL)
1978 South Korea Seoul   (USA)  Dominique Esnault (FRA)   (USA)
1982 Venezuela Caracas   (FIN)  Yvonne Hill (AUS)   (URS)
1986 East Germany Suhl  Eva Forian (HUN)  Nonka Matova (BUL)   (ROM)
1990 Soviet Union Moscow   (URS)  Valentina Cherkasova (URS)  Lessia Leskiv (URS)
1994 Italy Milan  Petra Horneber (GER)   (USA)  Nieves Fernandez (ESP)
1998 Spain Barcelona   (RUS)   (CHN)  Elizabeth Bourland (USA)
2002 Finland Lahti  Olga Dovgun (KAZ)   (CHN)  Natallia Kalnysh (UKR)
2006 Croatia Zagreb  Olga Dovgun (KAZ)   (NOR)   (KAZ)
2010 Germany Munich  Tejaswini Sawant (IND)   (POL)  Olga Dovgun (KAZ)
2014 Spain Granada  Beate Gauss (GER)  Chen Dongqi (CHN)  Esmari Van Reenen (RSA)
2018 South Korea Changwon  Seonaid McIntosh (GBR)  Isabella Straub (GER)   (SVK)

World Championships, Women Team[]

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden Poland Poland


United States United States
Marianne Jensen

Margaret Thompson
Hungary Hungary


1970 United States Phoenix Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia


Desanka Perovic
West Germany West Germany


Soviet Union Soviet Union


1974 Switzerland Thun United States United States

Margaret Murdock
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

Desanka Pesut
Sweden Sweden
Margareta Gustafsson
Christina Gustafsson
1978 South Korea Seoul United States United States


France France
Yvette Courault
Dominique Esnault
Australia Australia

Sylvia Muehlberg
1982 Venezuela Caracas Australia Australia

Yvonne Hill
Sylvia Muehlberg
Soviet Union Soviet Union

Lessia Leskiv
France France
Yvette Courault
Dominique Esnault
1986 East Germany Suhl Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia


Biserka Vrbek
Bulgaria Bulgaria

Vesela Letcheva
Nonka Matova
Sweden Sweden

Margareta Gustafsson
Christina Gustafsson
1990 Soviet Union Moscow Soviet Union Soviet Union
Valentina Cherkasova
Lessia Leskiv
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Vesela Letcheva
Nonka Matova
United States United States

Launi Meili
Kristen Peterson
1994 Italy Milan Russia Russia
Valentina Cherkasova
Irina Gerasimenok
Anna Maloukhina
Norway Norway
Lindy Hansen

Hanne Vataker
Ukraine Ukraine
Lessia Leskiv

1998 Spain Barcelona Russia Russia

Irina Gerasimenok
Tatiana Goldobina
China China


Ukraine Ukraine
Lessia Leskiv

2002 Finland Lahti Finland Finland


Denmark Denmark


Charlotte Jakobsen
Germany Germany

Petra Horneber
Sonja Pfeilschifter
2006 Croatia Zagreb Germany Germany
Sonja Pfeilschifter
Dorothee Bauer
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Olga Dovgun
Ukraine Ukraine
Natallia Kalnysh

Lessia Leskiv
2010 Germany Munich Switzerland Switzerland

Annik Marguet
Irene Beyeler
Germany Germany

Sonja Pfeilschifter
South Korea South Korea

Jeong Mira
Kwon Nara
2014 Spain Granada Germany Germany
Beate Gauss
Barbara Engleder
Isabella Straub
China China
Chen Dongqi

Yi Siling
Ukraine Ukraine
Lessia Leskiv
Natallia Kalnysh
2018 South Korea Changwon Germany Germany
Jaqueline Orth
Isabella Straub
Amelie Kleinmanns
Denmark Denmark
Stine Nielsen

United Kingdom Great Britain
Seonaid McIntosh
Jennifer McIntosh
Zoe Anne Bruce

World Championships, total medals[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)117624
2 Soviet Union (URS)63514
3 Yugoslavia (YUG)3227
4 Finland (FIN)3205
5 Russia (RUS)3036
6 Poland (POL)2215
7 Australia (AUS)2114
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)2114
9 Hungary (HUN)2035
10 Germany (GER)2013
11 Norway (NOR)1416
12 West Germany (FRG)1337
13 China (CHN)1304
14 Ukraine (UKR)1247
15 Sweden (SWE)1146
16 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1113
17 South Africa (SAF)1102
18 Italy (ITA)1023
19 Belarus (BLR)1001
 Great Britain (GBR)1001
21 France (FRA)0325
22 Bulgaria (BUL)0314
23 Austria (AUT)0123
24 Romania (ROU)0112
25 Canada (CAN)0101
 Denmark (DEN)0101
 East Germany (GDR)0101
 Slovakia (SVK)0101
 Slovenia (SLO)0101
30 Spain (ESP)0011
  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (31 nations)464646138

Current world records[]

Pre 2013 World Records[]

Pre 2013 world records in 50 meter rifle prone
Men Qualification 600  Viatcheslav Botchkarev (URS)
 Stevan Pletikosić (YUG)
 Jean-Pierre Amat (FRA)
 Christian Klees (GER)
 Sergei Martynov (BLR)
 Thomas Tamas (USA)
 Sergei Martynov (BLR)
 Sergei Martynov (BLR)
 Petr Litvinchuk (BLR)
 Wolfram Waibel Jr. (AUT)
 Wolfram Waibel Jr. (AUT)
 Christian Lusch (GER)
 Eric Uptagrafft (USA)
 Valérian Sauveplane (FRA)
 Sergei Martynov (BLR)
 Sergei Martynov (BLR)
 Matthew Emmons (USA)
 Guy Starik (ISR)
 Sergei Martynov (BLR)
13 July 1989
29 August 1991
27 April 1994
25 July 1996
23 May 1997
28 July 1998
4 September 1998
8 June 2000
11 June 2003
18 July 2003
3 March 2004
27 October 2004
11 May 2005
11 May 2005
26 August 2005
29 March 2006
9 May 2007
18 May 2008
3 August 2012
Zagreb (YUG)
Munich (GER)
Havana (CUB)
Atlanta (USA)
Munich (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Buenos Aires (ARG)
Munich (GER)
Munich (GER)
Plzeň (CZE)
Sydney (AUS)
Bangkok (THA)
Fort Benning (USA)
Fort Benning (USA)
Munich (GER)
Guangzhou (CHN)
Bangkok (THA)
Munich (GER)
London (ENG)
Final 705.5  Sergei Martynov (BLR) (600+105.5) 3 August 2012 London (UK)
Teams 1793  Austria (Knögler, Planer, Waibel) July 19, 2003 Plzeň (CZE)
Junior Men Individual 600  Stevan Pletikosić (YUG) August 29, 1991 Munich (GER)
Teams 1778  Germany (, , Junghaenel) July 9, 2008 Plzeň (CZE)
Women Individual 597   (RUS)
 Olga Dovgun (KAZ)
 Olga Dovgun (KAZ)
 Olga Dovgun (KAZ)
July 19, 1998
July 4, 2002
October 4, 2002
July 29, 2006
Barcelona (ESP)
Lahti (FIN)
Busan (KOR)
Zagreb (CRO)
Teams 1786  Soviet Union (Cherkasova, Leskiv, ) August 15, 1990 Moscow (URS)
Junior Women Individual 598   (GER) August 3, 2000 Plzeň (CZE)
Teams 1771  Sweden (, Karlsson, ) July 14, 2009 Osijek (CRO)


Current World Records[]

Current world records in 50 meter rifle prone
Men Individual 633.0  Sergey Kamenskiy (RUS) July 21, 2015 Maribor (SLO)
Teams 1878.3  Poland (, Bartnik, Romańczyk) September 16, 2019 Bologna (ITA)
Junior Men Individual 629.3  Christoph Kaulich (GER) September 16, 2014 Granada (ESP)
Teams 1865.6  Austria (, , ) June 24, 2017 Suhl (GER)
Women (ISSF) Individual 628.5  Beate Gauss (GER) September 14, 2014 Granada (ESP)
Teams 1871.6  Russia (Zykova, , ) September 16, 2019 Bologna (ITA)
Women (CISM) Individual 625.5  Bae So-hee (KOR) 14 November 2016 Doha (QAT)
Teams 1861.0  China (, , )
 Germany (Müller, Beer, )
14 November 2016
14 November 2016
Doha (QAT)
Doha (QAT)
Junior Women Individual 627.9  Jeanette Hegg Duestad (NOR) July 14, 2019 Suhl (GER)
Teams 1865.5  Norway (Duestad, , ) July 14, 2019 Suhl (GER)

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Statues Rules and Regulations Edition 2013 first print table 7.9
  3. ^ "ISSF Meetings: Tokyo 2020 recommendation, Agenda 2020 implementations and Championships designation". ISSF Sports. February 23, 2017.
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