Simon "J.J." Racaza (born April 16, 1980, in

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) is a

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who took silver in the Open division at the

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and silver in the Production division at the 2014 Handgun World Shoot. He was also the number one qualifier of the US Gold Team for the 2010

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. In 2010, Racaza competed in

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'' marksmanship competition, finishing in third place. Racaza graduated from

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with a degree in Business Management Information Systems. He formerly worked as an agent for the

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with the Federal Air Marshal Service. He is also a double Grand Master in the USPSA. Racaza is part of Team Limcat, a team of professional competitive shooters sponsored by the company of the same name. Limcat even designed a gun specifically for Racaza, called the Razorcat Racing Gun.The Razorcat
on JJRacaza.com During one episode of the second season of the show, Racaza appeared with Blake Miguez as trainers for one of the challenges.

References

External links

J.J. Racaza Bio
on

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Racaza, J. J. 1980 births Living people IPSC shooters ISSF pistol shooters Sportspeople from Cebu City People from New Milford, New Jersey Seton Hall University alumni