title: 1997 European 300 m Rifle Championships
text: # 1997 European 300 m Rifle Championships
  
  The 1997 European 300 m Rifle Championships was the 10th edition of the 300 m rifle competition, European 300 m Rifle Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation as a stand-alone championships.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 300 m rifle 3 positions | Pascal Bessy | Daniel Burger | Petr Kůrka |
  | 300 m rifle 3 positions, team | Switzerland Beat Stadler Daniel Burger Olivier Cottagnoud | Norway Espen Berg-Knutsen Geir Magne Rolland Harald Stenvaag | France Pascal Bessy Roger Chassat Jean-Charles Courel |
  | 300 m rifle prone | Michael Larsson | Arild Royseth | Kalle Leskinen |
  | 300 m rifle prone, team | Finland Kalle Leskinen Tapio Säynevirta Jukka Salonen | Switzerland Marcel Bürge Olivier Cottagnoud Daniel Burger | Norway Arild Royseth Espen Berg-Knutsen Harald Stenvaag |
  | 300 m rifle standard | Arild Royseth | Espen Berg-Knutsen | Johan Gustavsson |
  | 300 m rifle standard, team | Norway Arild Royseth Espen Berg-Knutsen Öyving Sirevaag | France Pascal Bessy Roger Chassat Dominique Maquin | Germany Friedel Roggendorf Christian Bauer Rudolf Krenn |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | # | Country | | | | Tot. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
  | 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
  