| Host City | Winterthur |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 25 – 26 August 1959 |
| Competitors | 13 |
| Countries | 4 |
Rifle
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free rifle three positions 300 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Free rifle three positions team 300 m | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Free rifle prone 300 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Free rifle kneeling 300 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Free rifle standing 300 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free rifle three positions 300 m, Men | Anatoly Bogdanov |
|
Moisey Itkis |
|
Esa Kervinen |
|
| Free rifle three positions team 300 m, Men | Soviet Union |
|
Finland |
|
Switzerland |
|
| Free rifle prone 300 m, Men | Anatoly Bogdanov |
|
Vilho Ylönen |
|
Moisey Itkis |
|
| Free rifle kneeling 300 m, Men | Anatoly Bogdanov |
|
Moisey Itkis |
|
Ole Hviid Jensen |
|
| Free rifle standing 300 m, Men | Anatoly Bogdanov |
|
Moisey Itkis |
|
Pauli Janhonen |
|