Irene Beyeler (born 11 August 1985 in

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) is a Swiss sport shooter. Beyeler represented

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at the

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, where she competed in rifle shooting events, along with her brother and teammate Simon Beyeler. She placed sixteenth out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle by one point behind United States' Emily Caruso from the third attempt, with a total score of 395 points. Nearly a week later, Beyeler competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 195 targets in a prone position, 188 in standing, and 194 in kneeling, for a total score of 577 points, finishing only in twenty-third place.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1985 births Swiss female sport shooters Living people Olympic shooters for Switzerland Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the canton of Bern 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-sportshooting-bio-stub