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Pia Hansen
Pia Hansen (born 25 September 1965) is a Swedish sport shooter. She originally competed in Nordic Trap but then moved on to Olympic trap and double trap. She won the latter at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and she also finished eighth in trap. In Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ... four years later, she finished ninth in both events. External links Hansen's profile at ISSF 1965 births Living people Swedish female sport shooters Olympic shooters for Sweden Trap and double trap shooters Olympic medalists in shooting {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Sport
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 handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bows/crossbows. Shooting sports can be categorized by equipment, shooting distances, targets, time limits and degrees of 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 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 has been limited to the upper-class and the gentry, with severe penalties for poach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
