Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The men's 50 metre rifle three positions competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 7 December at the Lusail Shooting Range.

Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions at the 2006 Asian Games
Venue	Lusail Shooting Range
Dates	7 December
Competitors	45 from 18 nations
Medalists
Zhang Fu    China   Zhang Lei    China   Gagan Narang    India

Shooting at the 2006 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)
10 m running target mixed	men (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).

Zhang Fu of China won the gold medal with a new Asian Games record, his teammate Zhang Lei finished second and Gagan Narang of India won the bronze medal.