50 Metre Rifle Prone - World Championships, Men

World Championships, Men

This event was held in 1962–2006.

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1962 Cairo Karl Wenk (FRG) Vladimir Chuian (URS) James Enoch Hill (USA)
1966 Wiesbaden David Boyd (USA) Jerzy Nowicki (POL) Bill Krilling (USA)
1970 Phoenix Manfred Fiess (RSA) Esa Einari Kervinen (FIN) Klaus Zaehringer (FRG)
1974 Thun Karel Bulan (TCH) Helge Edvin Anshushaug (NOR) Wolfram Waibel Sr. (AUT)
1978 Seoul Alister Allan (GBR) Lones Wigger (USA) Lanny Bassham (USA)
1982 Caracas Victor Daniltchenko (URS) William Beard (USA) Viktor Vlasov (URS)
1986 Suhl Sandor Bereczky (HUN) Gale Stewart (CAN) Michael Heine (FRG)
1990 Moscow Viatcheslav Botchkarev (URS) Harald Stenvaag (NOR) Tadeusz Czerwinski (POL)
1994 Milan Wenjie Li (CHN) Stevan Pletikosic (IOP) Michel Bury (FRA)
1998 Barcelona Thomas Tamas (USA) Juha Hirvi (FIN) Sergei Kovalenko (RUS)
2002 Lahti Matthew Emmons (USA) Rajmond Debevec (SLO) Espen Berg-Knutsen (NOR)
2006 Zagreb Sergei Martynov (BLR) Jury Sukhorukov (UKR) Marco de Nicolo (ITA)

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