Josselin Henry (born 22 April 1982 in Nancy) is a French sport shooter. Henry represented

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at the

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, where he competed for all three rifle shooting events. In his first event,

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, Henry was able to hit a total of 587 points within six attempts, finishing fortieth in the qualifying rounds. Few days later, he placed twenty-third in the 50 m rifle prone, by one target behind Israel's

Gil Simkovitch Gil Simkovitch (; born January 13, 1982) is an Israeli Olympic sport shooter. Biography Simkovitch is Jewish, and was born in Kfar Saba, Israel. He began shooting when he was 16 years of age, and is coached by Israeli Olympian Guy Starik. He tr ...

from the final attempt, with a total score of 592 points. In his third and last event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, Henry was able to shoot 388 targets in a prone position, 373 in standing, and 390 in kneeling, for a total score of 1,151 points, finishing only in forty-first place.

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External links

Profile – French Olympic Committee

French male sport shooters Living people Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nancy, France 1982 births 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub