The Women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 11 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.
The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with a .22 Long Rifle at 50 metres distance. 20 shots were fired each from the standing, kneeling, and prone positions. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1, with a maximum score of 10.
The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired an additional 45 shots, 15 from each position. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. Eliminations occurred beginning after the 40th shot.
Records.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
References.
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