| 2023 European 10 m Events Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Ring Sport (finals) Unibet Arena (qualifications) |
| Location |  Tallinn, Estonia |
| Dates | 5–13 March |
| Competitors | 521 from 40 nations |
The 2023 European 10 m Events Championships was held from 5 to 13 March 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia. There are 8 places awarded at the 2024 Summer Olympics and 48 places at the 2023 European Games. [1] [2]
Finals schedule
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* Host nation (Estonia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
 Serbia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Georgia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 |  Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 20 | 20 | 31 | 71 | |
| Nation | Men's | Women's | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pistol | Rifle | Pistol | Rifle | ||
 Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | |||
 France | 1 | 1 | |||
 Germany | 1 | 1 | |||
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | |||
 Greece | 1 | 1 | |||
 Norway | 1 | 1 | |||
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total: 8 countries | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Albania (4) Armenia (7) Austria (25) Azerbaijan (20)
Belgium (4)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (5) Bulgaria (11) Croatia (17) Czech Republic (26) Denmark (7) Estonia (40)
Finland (10) France (7) Georgia (10) Germany (25) Great Britain (6) Greece (3) Hungary (31) Israel (4) Italy (26)
Kosovo (2)
Latvia (14)
Lithuania (12)
Malta (1)
Moldova (2)
Montenegro (6)
Netherlands (4)
North Macedonia (3) Norway (23) Poland (22)
Portugal (9) Romania (7) Serbia (22) Slovakia (7)
Slovenia (11)
Spain (15) Sweden (18) Switzerland (13) Turkey (18) Ukraine (24)
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