300 m standard rifle

300 m standard rifle
Men
Number of shots	3x20
World Championships	Since 1947
Abbreviation	300STR3X20

Last updated August 02, 2025

300 m standard rifle is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is similar to 300 metre rifle but there are more restrictions on the rifle (quite similar to those in 10 metre air rifle). The course of fire is a three positions program of 3x20 shots. This event is based in competitions with army-style rifles, and in this form dates back at least to the 19th century, although the early championships had a true army rifle event, using the model of the host country's choice. The standard rifle event as such was introduced in 1947.^[1]

Equipment

The rifle must satisfy dimensional, weight, and other requirements stipulated in the rulebook.^[1] Iron sights, rather than telescopic or other sights must be used, and muzzle brakes are not permitted. Trigger pull weight must be at least 1,500 grams, rifle weight may not exceed 5.5 kg, and barrel may not be longer than 762 mm. The calibre may not exceed 8 mm, although 6 mm BR is the most common. The same rifle must be used in all positions without any changes except adjustment of the butt plate, handstop or rear sight.

World Championships, Men

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1947	Stockholm	Kurt Johansson (SWE)	Walther Sigfrid Fröstell (SWE)	Otto Horber (SUI)
1949	Buenos Aires	Isac Holger Erben (SWE)	Walther Sigfrid Fröstell (SWE)	Harvey Dias Villela (BRA)
1952	Oslo	August Hollenstein (SUI)	Walther Sigfrid Fröstell (SWE)	Arthur Charles Jackson (USA)
1954	Caracas	Walther Sigfrid Fröstell (SWE)	Anders Helge Kvissberg (SWE)	Matallana J. (COL)
1958	Moscow	Anatoly Tilik (URS)	Moysey Itkis (URS)	Boris Pereberin (URS)
1962	Cairo	Pauli Aapeli Janhonen (FIN)	Verle Franklin Jun. Wright (USA)	Andrey Jakonyuk (URS)
1966	Wiesbaden	Ludwig Lustberg (URS)	Vladimir Konyakhin (URS)	Gary Anderson (USA)
1970	Phoenix	John Robert Foster (USA)	Vladimir Agishev (URS)	Valentin Kornev (URS)
1974	Thun	David Kimes (USA)	Lones Wigger (USA)	John Robert Foster (USA)
1978	Seoul	David Kimes (USA)	Yves Prouzet (FRA)	Malcolm Cooper (GBR)
1982	Caracas	Harald Stenvaag (NOR)	Lones Wigger (USA)	Vladimir Lvov (URS)
1986	Skövde	Malcolm Cooper (GBR)	Harald Stenvaag (NOR)	Mauri Roeppaenen (FIN)
1990	Moscow	Glenn Dubis (USA)	Norbert Sturny (SUI)	Malcolm Cooper (GBR)
1994	Tolmezzo	Jukka Salonen (FIN)	Milan Bakeš (CZE)	Harri Marjala (FIN)
1998	Zaragoza	Espen Berg-Knutsen (NOR)	Rudolf Krenn (GER)	Stephen Goff (USA)
2002	Lahti	Marcel Bürge (SUI)	Milan Mach (CZE)	Arild Roeyseth (NOR)
2006	Zagreb	Thomas Farnik (AUT)	Per Sandberg (SWE)	Vebjørn Berg (NOR)
2010	Munich	Josselin Henry (FRA)	Robert Markoja (SLO)	Vebjørn Berg (NOR)
2014	Granada	Cyril Graff (FRA)	Ole-Kristian Bryhn (NOR)	Marcel Bürge (SUI)
2018	Changwon	Aleksi Leppä (FIN)	Karl Olsson (SWE)	Odd Arne Brekne (NOR)

World Championships, Men's Team

Year	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1947	Stockholm	Sweden Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Walther Sigfrid Fröstell Kurt Johansson Wickstroem T.	Switzerland Otto Horber Ernst Tellenbach Karl Zimmermann Emil Gruenig Robert Bürchler	Argentina Antonio Ando Juan Pablo de Marchi Pablo Cagnasso Casaza J. Antonio Ortiz
1949	Buenos Aires	Sweden Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Sven Dessle Walther Sigfrid Fröstell Kurt Johansson	Yugoslavia Pero Cestnik Jovan Kratohvil Milovan Mihorko Momir Markovic Stevo Prauhardt	Switzerland Robert Bürchler Emil Gruenig Otto Horber Werner Jakober Ernst Kramer
1952	Oslo	Switzerland Clavadetscher G. Robert Bürchler Emil Gruenig Otto Horber August Hollenstein	Sweden Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Walther Sigfrid Fröstell Kurt Johansson Anders Helge Kvissberg	Norway Mauritz Amundsen Lars L. Ese [ no ] Halvor Kongsjorden Odd Sannes Thurmann-Nielsen O.
1954	Caracas	Sweden Uno Hilding Berg Isac Holger Erben Walther Sigfrid Fröstell Anders Helge Kvissberg Ohlsson O.	Yugoslavia Gradimir Boncic Josip Ćuk Bogdan Jez Zlatko Mašek Stevo Prauhardt	Finland Esa Einari Kervinen Jari Paelve Mikko Johannes Nordquist Jorma Tuomas Taitto Vilho Ilmari Ylönen
1958	Moscow	Soviet Union Moysey Itkis Iosif Meytin Anatoly Tilik Boris Pereberin Viktor Shamburkin	Yugoslavia Vladimir Grozdanović Kresimir Anic Dragoljub Milenkovic Miroslav Stojanović Miodrag Zivanovic	Finland Pauli Aapeli Janhonen Esa Einari Kervinen Parkkari K. Jorma Tuomas Taitto Vilho Ilmari Ylönen
1962	Cairo	Soviet Union Vasily Borisov Moysey Itkis Andrey Jakonyuk Eduard Jarosh	Norway Jon Istad Thormod Næs Olay Medaas Axel Marthinsen	Finland Pauli Aapeli Janhonen Esa Einari Kervinen Antti Rissanen Vilho Ilmari Ylönen
1966	Wiesbaden	Soviet Union Eduard Jarosh Vladimir Konyakhin Yuri Kudryashov Ludwig Lustberg	Switzerland August Hollenstein Kurt Mueller Hans Simonet Erwin Vogt	United States of America Donald Adams Gary Anderson Martin Gunnarsson Bill Krilling
1970	Phoenix	Soviet Union Vladimir Agishev Viktor Avilov Valentin Kornev Yuri Kudryashov	United States of America Lanny Bassham John Robert Foster Bruce Meredith Lones Wigger	Poland Barnaba Fandier Eugeniusz Pędzisz Andrzej Sieledcow Andrzej Trajda
1974	Thun	United States of America David Boyd John Robert Foster David Kimes Lones Wigger	Soviet Union Vladimir Agishev Valentin Kornev Gennadi Lushikov Boris Melnik	Czechoslovakia Karel Bulan Petr Kovářík František Prokop Antonín Schwarz
1978	Seoul	United States of America Boyd Goldsby David Kimes Lones Wigger Webster Wright	Switzerland Kuno Bertschy Pierre-Alain Dufaux Walter Inderbitzin Robert Weilenmann	Finland Osmo Ala-Honkola Juhani Laakso Jaakko Minkkinen Mauri Roeppaenen
1982	Caracas	Switzerland Hans Braem Martin Billeter Kuno Bertschy Beat Carabin	Norway Tore Hartz Trond Kjøll Geir Skirbekk Harald Stenvaag	Soviet Union Victor Daniltchenko Vladimir Lvov Gennadi Lushikov Viktor Vlasov
1986	Skövde	Finland Kalle Leskinen Mauri Roeppaenen Ralf Westerlund	United States of America Glenn Dubis David Kimes Lones Wigger	Soviet Union Alexander Bulkin Alexander Mitrofanov Viktor Vlasov
1990	Moscow	United States of America Bradley Carnes Glenn Dubis Stephen Goff	Switzerland Heinz Braem Pierre-Alain Dufaux Norbert Sturny	Finland Kalle Leskinen Tapio Säynevirta Ralf Westerlund
1994	Tolmezzo	United States of America Glenn Dubis Robert Foth Webster Wright III	Finland Harri Marjala Tapio Säynevirta Jukka Salonen	Germany Christian Bauer Rudolf Krenn Bernd Ruecker
1998	Zaragoza	United States of America Robert Foth Stephen Goff Glenn Dubis	Switzerland Olivier Cottagnoud Norbert Sturny Beat Stadler	Finland Erkki Matilainen Jukka Salonen Tapio Säynevirta
2002	Lahti	Switzerland Marcel Bürge Daniel Burger Norbert Sturny	Czech Republic Milan Bakeš Milan Mach Lubos Opelka	United States of America Glenn Dubis Jason Parker Thomas Tamas
2006	Zagreb	Belarus Anatoli Klimenko Vitali Bubnovich Sergei Martynov	Norway Vebjørn Berg Hans Bakken Espen Berg-Knutsen	United States of America Stephen Goff Jason Parker Robert Harbison
2010	Munich	Switzerland Beat Müller Marcel Bürge Olivier Schaffter	Norway Vebjørn Berg Ole-Kristian Bryhn Stian Bogar	Slovenia Robert Markoja Rajmond Debevec Dusan Zisko
2014	Granada	Norway Odd Arne Brekne Kim Andre Lund Ole-Kristian Bryhn	Switzerland Marcel Bürge Claude-Alain Delley Olivier Schaffter	France Valérian Sauveplane Josselin Henry Cyril Graff
2018	Changwon	Norway Odd Arne Brekne Kim Andre Lund Ole-Kristian Bryhn	Republic of Korea Choi Young Jeon Lee Won-Gyu Cheon Min Ho	Switzerland Jan Lochbihler Gilles Vincent Dufaux Andrea Rossi

World Championships, total medals

Current world records

Current world records in 300 metre standard rifle
Men (ISSF)	Individual	591	Bernhard Pickl (AUT)	September 25, 2019	Tolmezzo (ITA)	edit
Men (ISSF)	Teams	1765	Norway (Wear, Lund, Claussen)	24 September 2019	Tolmezzo (ITA)
Men (CISM)	Individual	590	Steffen Olsen (DEN) Kim Andre Lund (NOR)	31 May 2018 1 June 2018	Thun (SUI)
Men (CISM)	Teams	1752	Norway (Lund, Brekne, Bryhn)	31 May 2018	Thun (SUI)	edit

References

1 2 "Rifle Rules – 10m Air Rifle, 50m Rifle, 300m Rifle, 300m Standard Rifle" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
↑ "Historical Results – European Championships". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

External links

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[Rules-1] 1 2 "Rifle Rules – 10m Air Rifle, 50m Rifle, 300m Rifle, 300m Standard Rifle" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[2] "Historical Results – European Championships". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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[2]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	9	5	7	21
2	Switzerland	6	7	4	17
3	Sweden	6	7	0	13
4	Soviet Union	6	4	6	16
5	Norway	4	6	5	15
6	Finland	4	1	8	13
7	France	2	1	1	4
8	Great Britain	1	0	2	3
9	Austria	1	0	0	1
9	Belarus	1	0	0	1
11	Czech Republic	0	3	0	3
11	Yugoslavia	0	3	0	3
13	Germany	0	1	1	2
13	Slovenia	0	1	1	2
15	South Korea	0	1	0	1
16	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 entries)		40	40	40	120

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