|
Georgios Achilleos
Georgios Achilleos (; born December 24, 1980) is a Cypriot sports shooter and past World titlist and World No. 1 in Skeet. He is a four-time Skeet Shooting medalist in the World Championships, and a four-time Olympian, with his 5th position in Beijing 2008 being to date (as of 2017) Cyprus’ third-best all time placing at the Olympics, after Pavlos Kontides’ silver medal in Laser sailing in London 2012 and Antonis Nikolaidis’ 4th place in Skeet Shooting in Beijing 2008. He was the national flag bearer at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Achilleos has the existing distinction of being the inaugural Cypriot athlete to set a World Record in an Olympic Sport. He is the current WR holder after shooting 125/125 at the 2015 Larnaca ISSF World Cup. His inaugural World Record was in 2005 in Dubai where he scored 124+24. Early life and career Achilleos was born in London, United Kingdom in 1980. His parents originate from the town of Paphos on the west coast of Cyprus. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 ISSF World Cup
The 2008 ISSF World Cup was the twenty-third annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Four qualification competitions were held in each event, spanning from March to June, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final, which was carried out in September in Minsk for the shotgun events, and in November in Bangkok for the other events. Apart from those who qualified through the 2008 World Cup competitions, the defending champions and all medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympics were also invited to the final. The host countries were also granted special wild cards. an current standings at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Games
The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic Games, Olympic tradition contested by sportsperson, athletes from European nations and several European Olympic Committees#Notes, transcontinental countries. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the European Olympic Committees (EOC), which announced their launch at its 41st General Assembly in Rome, on 8 December 2012. History The 2015 European Games, the first edition of the event, took place in Baku, Azerbaijan in June 2015, and further editions are planned every four years thereafter. The 2019 European Games, 2019 edition was held in Minsk, Belarus from 21 to 30 June. The 2023 European Games, 2023 edition will be held in Kraków, Poland. The European Games are the 5th continental Games in the Olympic Games, Olympic tradition to be initiated, after the Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pacific Games and African Games. As of 2015, every sporting continent has a continental games. The European Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 European Shotgun Championships
The 2013 European Shotgun Championships (Running Target & Shotgun) were held in Suhl, Germany. 14 events were held over the competition's length, including 10 events for men and 4 for women. The competition was held over 11 days. Men's events Women's events Men's Junior events Women's Junior events Medal summary Seniors Juniors References External linksGerman Shooting Federation Website {{European Shooting Championships |
2012 European Shotgun Championships
The 2012 European Shotgun Championships were held in Larnaca, Cyprus from May 19-25, 2012. Men's events Women's events Men's Junior events Women's Junior events Medal summary Seniors Juniors See also * European Shooting Confederation * International Shooting Sport Federation * List of medalists at the European Shotgun Championships References External links Results {{European Shooting Championships European Shooting Championships European Shooting Championships The European Shooting Championships are the global sport shooting European championships as regards the disciplines of the sport shooting of the rifle (25, 50 and 300 m) and the pistol (25 and 50 m). Sometimes the competition also includes trap sho ... 2012 European Shotgun Championships European Shotgun Championships Sport in Larnaca Shooting competitions in Cyprus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 ISSF European Shooting Championships
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISSF European Shooting Championships
The European Shooting Championships are the global sport shooting European championships as regards the disciplines of the sport shooting of the rifle (25, 50 and 300 m) and the pistol (25 and 50 m). Sometimes the competition also includes trap shooting, skeet and running target shooting events, usually organized in special championships. The championships are by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) in collaboration with the European Shooting Confederation (ESC). The first edition of the championships took place in 1955 in Bucharest. It takes place biennially, but every year 2-4 special championships held for European countries in separate shooting disciplines. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Shooting Confederation stripped Russia of its right to host the 2022 European Shooting Championships in the 25m, 50m, 300m, running target and shotgun. Summary of Championships 1955-1990 1990-2020 Global Shooting Championships The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 ISSF World Cup
For the 2000 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in October 2000 in Nicosia, Cyprus for the shotgun events, and in November 2000 in Munich, Germany for the rifle, pistol and running target events. Shotgun The winners in Nicosia were: * Michael Diamond, Australia, in men's Trap * Li Bo, China, in men's Double Trap * Petr Málek, Czech Republic, in men's Skeet * Gao E, China, in women's Trap * Zhang Yafei, China, in women's Double Trap * Olga Ponarina, Russia, in women's Skeet Rifle, pistol and running target The winners in Munich were: * Jozef Gönci, Slovakia, in men's 50 m Rifle Three Positions * Sergei Martynov, Belarus, in men's 50 m Rifle Prone * Artem Khadjibekov, Russia, in men's 10 m Air Rifle * Franck Dumoulin, France, in men's 50 m Pistol * Ralf Schumann, Germany, in men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol * Tan Zongliang, China, in men's 10 m Air Pistol * Manfred Kurzer, Germany, in men's 10 m Running Target * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 ISSF World Cup ...
The 2017 ISSF World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Men's results Rifle events Pistol events Shotgun events Women's results Rifle events Pistol events Shotgun events Mixed events Overall medal table References {{ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup ISSF World Cup The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 ISSF World Cup
Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', a 2004 children's novel in The Winnie Years by Lauren Myracle *''Eleven'', a 2008 children's novel by Patricia Reilly Giff *''Eleven'', a short story by Sandra Cisneros Music *Eleven (band), an American rock band * Eleven: A Music Company, an Australian record label *Up to eleven, an idiom from popular culture, coined in the movie ''This Is Spinal Tap'' Albums * ''11'' (The Smithereens album), 1989 * ''11'' (Ua album), 1996 * ''11'' (Bryan Adams album), 2008 * ''11'' (Sault album), 2022 * ''Eleven'' (Harry Connick, Jr. album), 1992 * ''Eleven'' (22-Pistepirkko album), 1998 * ''Eleven'' (Sugarcult album), 1999 * ''Eleven'' (B'z album), 2000 * ''Eleven'' (Reamonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 ISSF World Cup
For the 2005 ISSF World Cup in the fifteen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in August 2005 in Munich, Germany for the rifle and pistol events, and in November 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the shotgun events. Rifle and pistol The rifle and pistol World Cup Final in Munich, held from August 23 to August 28, was heavily dominated by Russia and China. Two world records were set during the competitions: Sergei Alifirenko's 589 in 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol was the best result of the year and hence also world record, as the rules were changed at the turn of the season, and Sergei Martynov achieved the maximum 600 in the qualification round of the Prone position event for a fourth time (although he was unable to retain his two-point lead through the final). The winners were: * Sergei Kovalenko, Russia, in men's 50 m Rifle Three Positions * Eric Uptagrafft, United States, in men's 50 m Rifle Prone * Denis Sokolov, Russia, in men's 10 m Air Rifle * Boris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 ISSF World Cup
For the 2003 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in October 2003 in Milan, Italy for the rifle, pistol and running target events, and in Rome, Italy for the shotgun events. Rifle, pistol and running target The winners in Milan were: * Rajmond Debevec, Slovenia, in men's 50 m Rifle Three Positions * Torben Grimmel, Denmark, in men's 50 m Rifle Prone * Péter Sidi, Hungary, in men's 10 m Air Rifle * Xu Dan, China, in men's 50 m Pistol * Marco Spangenberg, Germany, in men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol * Mikhail Nestruev, Russia, in men's 10 m Air Pistol * Li Jie, China, in men's 10 m Running Target * Lioubov Galkina, Russia, in women's 50 m Rifle Three Positions * Anjali Bhagwat, India, in women's 10 m Air Rifle * Chen Ying, China, in women's 25 m Pistol * Olena Kostevych, Ukraine, in women's 10 m Air Pistol Shotgun The winners in Rome were: * Giovanni Pellielo, Italy, in men's Trap * Ahmed Al Maktoum, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
