| Champion Shots Medal | |
|---|---|
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| 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[1] |
| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal[2] |
| Next (lower) | Long Service Medals of Imperial Origin (until 1992) Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal[2] |
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.
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.
- ^ Medal Year Book 2001. Token Publishing. p. 477. ISBN 9781908828521.
- ^ a b "The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). Government House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.