ISSF 50 meter rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing positions, fired in that order, traditionally with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women. In January 2018 the number of shots was equalised between genders with the Women's 3x20 being abolished in favour of a 3x40 match identical to the Men's event. The caliber is.22 Long Rifle.
In both the men's and women's event, athletes must complete the course of fire within a single time block of 2 hours, 45 minutes. Before January 2018, the Women's 3x20 event had a time limit of 1 hour, 45 minutes. These time limits are applicable to matches conducted using electronic targets; longer times are used if the slower manual scoring system is used. Until 2018, women's rifles were limited to, as opposed to for men. This was the only remaining difference between men's and women's equipment after the switch from standard rifles to sport rifles. In January 2018 with the women's event extended to a 3x40 match, the limit was abolished, with Women permitted to use rifles up to. This rendered the men's and women's events identical in both number of shots and equipment permitted.
In major competitions, including World Cups and World Championships, the top eight competitors reach a finals match, where the medal positions are decided. Beginning in 2013, 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 program in only the standing position, into a 45-shot elimination format in all three positions. After 10 of the 15 shots of the final, standing stage, the two lowest-ranked shooters are eliminated. For the remaining five shots, the lowest-ranked shooter is eliminated after each shot, before the final shot decides the gold and silver medalists among the final two survivors.
World Championships, Men
World Championships, Men Team
World Championships, Women
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1966 |  Wiesbaden | |||
| 1970 |  Phoenix | |||
| 1974 |  Thun | |||
| 1978 |  Seoul | |||
| 1982 |  Caracas | |||
| 1986 |  Suhl | |||
| 1990 |  Moscow | |||
| 1994 |  Milan | |||
| 1998 |  Barcelona | |||
| 2002 |  Lahti | |||
| 2006 |  Zagreb | |||
| 2018 | Changwon |
World Championships, Women Team
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1970 | Phoenix | United States Tammie Foster Margaret Murdock Diana Timberlake | Soviet Union Lucia Fagereva Tatiana Ratnikova Elena Zaharchenko | East Germany Gudrun Mehlan Marga Nabel Gabriele Riedel |
| 1974 | Thun | Soviet Union Kira Boiko Tatiana Ratnikova Baiba Zarina |  BulgariaPoliksena Kancheva Anka Pelova Nonka Shatarova | West Germany Elke Becker Elisabeth Bals Elisabeth Boehmer |
| 1978 | Seoul | United States Becky Braun Karen Monez Wanda Oliver |  SwedenAnita Enqvist Christina Gustafsson Margareta Gustafsson |  FranceYvette Courault Dominique Esnault Elisabeth Lesou |
| 1982 | Caracas | Soviet Union Svetlana Komaristova Lessia Leskiv Anna Malakhova | East Germany Gilda Gorzkulla Marlies Helbig Marlies Moch | United States Mary Godlove Karen Monez Gloria Parmentier |
| 1986 | Suhl | Bulgaria Valentina Lazarova Vesela Letcheva Nonka Matova | East Germany Angela Berger Sabine Toth Kathrin Starkloff | United States Wanda Jewell Pat Spurgin Deena Wigger |
| 1990 | Moscow | Bulgaria Vesela Letcheva Nonka Matova Anitza Valkova | United States Launi Meili Kristen Peterson Deena Wigger | Soviet Union Valentina Cherkasova Lessia Leskiv Iryna Shylava |
| 1994 | Milan |  GermanyPetra Horneber Kirsten Obel Wera Stamm |  RussiaValentina Cherkasova Irina Gerasimenok Anna Maloukhina |  ChinaMuhua Chen Qiuping Zhang Danhong Zhou |
| 1998 | Barcelona | China Hong Shan Xian Wang Yimin Xu | United States Elizabeth Bourland Jayme Dickman Wanda Jewell | Bulgaria Ani Ivanova Vesela Letcheva Nonka Matova |
| 2002 | Lahti |  UkraineOlena Davydova Natallia Kalnysh Lessia Leskiv | Germany Petra Horneber Sonja Pfeilschifter Martina Prekel | Russia Tatiana Goldobina Lioubov Galkina Marina Bobkova |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Russia Lioubov Galkina Tatiana Goldobina Alena Nizkoshapskaia | Germany Barbara Lechner Claudia Keck Sonja Pfeilschifter | China Bo Liu Liuxi Wu Jieyi Tang |
| 2018 | Changwon | Germany Isabella Straub Jolyn Beer Jaqueline Orth |  DenmarkRikke Maeng Ibsen Stine Nielsen Stephanie Laura Scurrah Grundsoee | Russia Yulia Karimova Polina Khorosheva Yulia Zykova |