Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The men's 50 metre rifle three positions competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 7 October at the Changwon International Shooting Range.

Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Changwon International Shooting Range
Dates	7 October
Competitors	40 from 15 nations
Medalists
Igor Pirekeýew    Turkmenistan   Yao Ye    China   Park Bong-duk    South Korea

Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games
Pistol
10 m air pistol	men (T)	women (T)
25 m center fire pistol	men (T)
25 m rapid fire pistol	men (T)
25 m standard pistol	men (T)
25 m / 50 m pistol	men (T)	women (T)
Rifle
10 m air rifle	men (T)	women (T)
50 m rifle prone	men (T)	women (T)
50 m rifle 3 positions	men (T)	women (T)
Running target
10 m running target	men (T)	women (T)
Shotgun
Trap	men (T)	women (T)
Double trap	men (T)	women (T)
Skeet	men (T)	women (T)

The men's 50 metre rifle three positions consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men.

The men's match has separate commands and times for each position, giving each shooter 45 minutes to complete the prone part, 75 minutes for the standing part, and 60 minutes for the kneeling part, including sighting shots for each part.

The top eight competitors reach the final, where the score zones are divided into tenths, giving up to 10.9 points for each shot. The men's final consists of ten shots from the standing position, with a time limit of 75 seconds per shot. The competition is won by the shooter who reaches the highest aggregate score (qualification + final, maximum 1309.0).