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2008 ISSF World Cup Final (shotgun)
The 2008 ISSF World Cup Final in shotgun events was held on 27–30 September in Minsk, Belarus. It was the last major worldwide shotgun competition in 2008, and the next-to-last part of the 2008 ISSF World Cup, to be concluded with the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final (rifle and pistol), rifle and pistol finals in Bangkok a month later. There were twelve spots in each of the five events. The defending champion from the 2007 ISSF World Cup, 2007 World Cup Final and all medalists of the Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympics in Beijing qualified automatically for Minsk. The remaining eight qualified through a special point-awarding system based on their best performance during the World Cup season, skipping past automatic qualifiers. Not counting the defending champion and the Olympic medalists, there was a maximum of two shooters per event from the same country. Belarus, being the host country, also were allowed to participate with one shooter. The qualification system awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the Largest cities in Europe, 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Alipov
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Alipov (, born 7 August 1975) is a Russian olympic Trap shooter. He is the 2004 Olympic champion in that discipline. Career Born in Moscow, he was trained at the Russian Academy of Sport. He participates for the Russian Army Sports Club, based in Moscow. He competed at the 2000 Sydney Games where he finished ninth, but he achieved his ambition on 15 August 2004 at the Athens Olympics after a flawless final round in which he was on target with all 25 shots to finish with an overall score of 149 out of 150, beating Italy's Giovanni Pellielo into the silver medal position, while Australia's Adam Vella took bronze. His hobbies include hunting and fishing, and he was in 2006 ranked eighth in the world in Trap by the International Shooting Sport Federation The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of Shooting at the Summer Olympics, Olympic shooting events. It also regulates several ISSF shooting events, non-Olympic shootin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronjan Sodhi
Ronjan Sodhi (born 23 October 1979 in Ferozepur, Punjab, India) is an Indian Double trap shooter. He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title. He is also a recipient of the Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (2013). Career 2010 Lonato ISSF World Cup Ronjan Sodhi shot a perfect 50 hits out of 50 clays in the final and set a new world record with a score of 195 to clinch the coveted Gold Medal in Double Trap event at the 2010 ISSF World Cup held at Lonato, Italy. 2010 Commonwealth Games On 6 October, Sodhi won the Platinum Medal in Men's Double Trap Singles. He along with Asher Noria also won the Silver Medal in Men's Double Trap Pairs, losing to the eventual champions Stevan Walton and Steven Scott by one point. 2010 Asian Games Sodhi scored a total of 186 and thus, managed to win the Gold Medal in Men's Double Trap Event at the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Binyuan
Hu Binyuan (; born November 7, 1977, in Shanghai) is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... He finished fourth at the 2004 double trap competition and won the bronze medal in the 2008 double trap competition. References External links * * 1977 births Living people Sport shooters from Shanghai Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic shooters for China Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Trap and double trap shooters World record holders in shooting Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco D'Aniello
Francesco D'Aniello (born 21 March 1969 in Nettuno) is an Italian trap shooter. At the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ... he won the silver medal in the men's double trap event. After realizing he had won silver, D'Aniello was overcome with emotion and collapsed to his knees weeping. He was less successful in the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th in the qualifying round and not qualifying for the final. References External links * 1969 births Living people People from Nettuno Italian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Italy Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Trap and double trap shooters Olympic medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton Eller
Walton Glenn Eller III (born January 6, 1982) is an American trap shooter and five-time U.S. Olympic athlete (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record. Eller was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Clara Anne (née Rackley) and Walton Glenn Eller, Jr. He attended James E. Taylor High School in Katy, a suburb of Houston. In 1996, Eller was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay junior title. In 1994, he was the U.S. National Sporting Clay subjunior champion. Additionally, Glenn Eller is a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th .... He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Amici
Francesco Amici (born 5 February 1960) is a Sammarinese sport shooter who specializes in the trap. He has competed at four Olympic games. At the 2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ... he finished in joint ninth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. Amici also won two medals at World championships (an individual one in 1995 and as a team member in 2010) and two individual medals at World Cup events (in 1995 and 2008). at the ISSF website References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimiliano Mola
Massimiliano Mola (born 1 December 1971) is a former Italian sport shooter who won a medal at individual senior level at the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game .... Achievements References External links * 1971 births Living people Trap and double trap shooters Italian male sport shooters People from Fasano {{Italy-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Fabbrizi
Massimo Fabbrizi (born 27 August 1977 in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy) is an Italian professional target shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal. Fabbrizi is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri The Centro Sportivo Carabinieri (also known as Carabinieri Bologna), is the sport section of the Italian armed force Carabinieri. Sports The disciplines of C.S. Carabinieri include: Medal table Update at the 4 May 2020. All-time notable athl .... Biography Before the 2012 Olympics, Fabbrizi was the World champion in trap shooting. References External links * * 1977 births Living people Italian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Italy Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Italy Shooters at the 2015 European Games Medite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Grazioli
Dominic P. Grazioli (born February 4, 1964) is an American trap shooter. He won a total of ten medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze) for men's trap shooting at the ISSF World Cup. He also captured a silver medal at the 1997 Championship of the Americas in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and achieved a fourth-place finish at the 1999 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Tampere, Finland. Additionally, Grazioli retired as a reserve lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Grazioli qualified for the Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, men's trap shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing second from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun in Kerrville, Texas. He finished in twenty-third place by four points behind his teammate Bret Erickson from the fourth attempt, for a total score of 113 targets. References External links * * * * 1964 births Living people American male sport shooters Trap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bret Erickson
Bret E. Erickson (born September 26, 1960) is an American sport shooter who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro .... References External links * 1960 births Living people American male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Blair, Nebraska Sportspeople from Nebraska Shooters at the 1991 Pan American Games Shooters at the 1995 Pan American Games Shooters at the 2003 Pan American Games Shooters at the 2007 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
