Champion Shots Medal
The Champion Shots Medal is a military award of Australia. In Australia the three armed forces, the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force, conduct annual target-shooting competitions with standard issue weapons. Three medals – one for each force – are awarded to the winners.
| Champion Shots Medal | |
|---|---|
Obverse of medal and ribbon | |
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | annual winner of the three service target-shooting competitions |
| Presented by | Australia |
| Eligibility | members of the Australian Defence Force |
| Clasps | for wins in subsequent years |
| Established | 13 September 1988 |
| Last awarded | 2020 Special Honours |
| Total | 77 |
| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Long Service Medals of Imperial Origin (until 1992) Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal |
No more than three medals can be awarded in each calendar year. If the same person receives a further Champion Shots award it is in the form of a date bar, which is attached to the ribbon of the original award. The most clasps awarded (as of 30 June 2006) is five, to Brett G. Hartman.
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