The Women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2012 Olympic Games took place on 4 August 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 60 shots with a .22 Long Rifle at 50 metres distance.

20 shots were fired each from the standing, kneeling, and prone positions.

The total score from all 70 shots was used to determine final ranking.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.