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João Costa (sport Shooter)
João Carlos Calvete Pereira da Costa (born 28 October 1964 in Luanda) is a Portuguese marksman who competed at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympic Games representing Portugal. Individual national champion more than 80 times and still active having started to shoot federated in 1992. Initially athlete of A.N.1º de Maio and since 2013 athlete of SCP. Military by profession, João Costa is as an athlete, the greatest shooters ever in Portugal. Federated since 1992, he is a master in Air Pistol, 50 meter Pistol, Center Fire Pistol, Standard Pistol, 9mm War Pistol, 9mm Sport Pistol, Black Powder Pistol and Black Powder Revolver. João Costa won more than 80 national titles in the disciplines of Air Pistol (P10m), 50 meter Pistol (P50m), Center Fire Pistol (.32), Standard Pistol (.22), 9mm War Pistol and Black Powder Pistol, and obtained an endless number of national records in the same disciplines. He is also a national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Sports
Shooting sports is a group of competitive sport, 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 handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bow and arrow, bows/crossbows. Shooting sports can be categorized by equipment, shooting distances, shooting target, targets, time limits and degrees of sport of athletics, athleticism involved. Shooting sports may involve both team and individual competition, and team performance is usually assessed by summing the scores of the individual team members. Due to the noise of shooting and the high (and often lethal) impact (mechanics), impact energy of the projectiles, shooting sports are typically conducted at either designated permanent shooting ranges or temporary shooting fields in the area away from settlements. History Great Britain Historically, shooting game and target shooting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
