Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions

The men's 50 metre rifle three positions shooting event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on October 21 at the Jalisco Hunting Club in Guadalajara.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Jason Parker of the United States.

Shooting – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Jalisco Hunting Club
Dates	October 21
Competitors	23 from 14 nations
Medalists
Jason Parker   United States   Matthew Wallace   United States   Bruno Heck   Brazil
«2007 2015»

Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games
Rifle
50 m rifle three positions	men	women
50 m rifle prone	men
10 m air rifle	men	women
Pistol
50 m pistol	men
25 m pistol		women
25 m rapid fire pistol	men
10 m air pistol	men	women
Shotgun
Trap	men	women
Double trap	men
Skeet	men	women

The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 120 shots with a .22 Long Rifle at 50 metres distance. 40 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 10 shots, all from the standing position. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. The total score from all 130 shots was used to determine the final ranking.