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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 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 World Cup Final and all medalists of the 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 a win with 15 points, a silver medal with 10, a bronze medal with 8, a fourth place with 5, a fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 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 documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Alipov
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Alipov (russian: Алексей Александрович Алипов, 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 Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ... ... [...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). In November 2016 Perazzi announces Ronjan Sodhi as their brand ambassador. Background Ronjan Sodhi belongs to a Sikh family of Sodhi Nagar, Ferozepur, Punjab. 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 Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Binyuan
Hu Binyuan (; born November 7, 1977 in Shanghai) is a male Chinese sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ... who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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 of 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 also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... 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 of 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. He is part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit The United States Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU or AMU) is a part of U.S. Army providing small arms marksmanship training for soldiers and enhancing Army recruiting. The unit was originally established in 1956 at the direction of president Dwight ... (USAMU), stati ... [...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 he finished in joint ninth place in the trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ... 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. 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 Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...) 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. 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 of 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 Mediterran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Grazioli
Dominic Grazioli (born February 4, 1964, in Fort Dix, New Jersey) 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 serves as a reserve major in the U.S. Air Force at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Grazioli qualified for the 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 only in twenty-third place by four points behind his teammate Bret Erickson Bret E. Erickson (born September 26, 1960, in Blair, Nebraska) is an American sport shooter who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bret Erickson
Bret E. Erickson (born September 26, 1960, in Blair, Nebraska) 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 also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References External links * 1960 births Living people American male sport shooters United States Distinguished Marksman 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 Pan American Games medalists in shooting Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Shoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
