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Shooting At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Double Trap
The men's double trap event at the 2012 Olympic Games took place on 2 August 2012 at the Royal Artillery Barracks. The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 3 sets of 50 shots in trap shooting Trap shooting, or trapshooting in North America, is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay pigeon shooting, which is shooting shotguns at clay targets. The other disciplines are skeet shooting and sporting clays. They are disting .... Shots were paired, with two targets being launched at a time. The top 6 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired one additional round of 50. The total score from all 200 shots was used to determine final ranking. Ties are broken using a shoot-off; additional shots are fired one pair at a time until there is no longer a tie. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Qualification round Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Artillery Barracks
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, is a barracks of the British Army which forms part of Woolwich Garrison. The Royal Regiment of Artillery had its headquarters here from 1776 until 2007, when it was moved to Larkhill Garrison. History In 1716 two permanent field companies of Artillery (each of a hundred men) were formed by royal Warrant and placed under the command of the Master-General of the Ordnance. They were initially quartered in the Warren, about half a mile from the current barracks site. By 1771 the Royal Regiment of Artillery numbered over 2,400, over a third of whom were usually quartered in Woolwich. Having outgrown its barracks in the Warren, the regiment looked to establish itself in new quarters elsewhere in Woolwich. 18th-century establishment Work on the new barracks began in 1774 on a site overlooking Woolwich Common. As originally built (1774-6) the barracks frontage was only half the present length, being the eastern half of the current south elevation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fehaid Al-Deehani
Fahad Al-Deehani ( ar, فهيد الديحاني, born October 11, 1966) is a Kuwaiti professional target shooter and officer in the Kuwaiti military. He was born in Kuwait City. Olympic career Al-Deehani won a bronze medal for the men's double trap shooting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and won another bronze for the men's Olympic trap shooting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Al-Deehani competed as an " independent Olympic athlete" because Kuwait was banned from the Olympics by the IOC. Al-Deehani called for the resignation of Kuwaiti officials responsible for the IOC ban, but refused to carry the Olympic flag in the 2016 Olympic opening ceremonies. Al-Deehani defeated Italian Marco Innocenti in the gold medal match of the men's double trap, becoming the first independent athlete to win a gold medal. Other competitions In 2014, Al-Deehani won silver in the Asian Games double trap competition. See also * Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Di Spigno
Daniele Di Spigno (born 9 September 1974), is an Italian sport shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... Records References External links * 1978 births Living people Italian male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for Italy Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters of Fiamme Oro {{Italy-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipe Fuzaro
Filipe Antônio Carneiro Fuzaro (born December 5, 1982, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian sport shooter. He won a gold medal for the men's double trap at the 2010 Championship of the Americas Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, with a total score of 179 targets, earning him a spot on the Brazilian team for the Olympics. Fuzaro represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 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 dow ..., where he competed in the men's double trap. He scored a total of 131 targets in the qualifying rounds by two points behind U.S. shooter Joshua Richmond from the final attempt, finishing only in seventeenth place. References External linksNBC Olympics Profile 1982 births Living people Brazilian male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Richmond
Joshua Richmond (born December 19, 1985) is an American male sport shooter who was, at one time, the world's top ranked double trap shooter. He won the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 2010 and 2014, and also has 12 ISSF World Cup medals in the sport. He was favored to win the men's double trap shooting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but placed 16th. Richmond was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania to Michael and Sandra Richmond. He attended Sullivan County High School and Troy State University and resides in Hillsgrove, Pennsylvania. He has a brother, Justin, wife Scharri, and two sons, Tristan and Beaux. In 2011 he was deployed to Afghanistan and earned the Army Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon The Army Service Ribbon (ASR) is a military award of the United States Army that was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Davis
Alistair Davis (born 1 December 1992) is a retired South African sport shooter. He won a gold medal in the men's double trap at the 2011 African Shooting Championships in Rabat, Morocco, with a total score of 182 targets, earning him a spot on the South African team for the Olympics. Davis is also a member of Centurion Gun Club in Pretoria, and is coached and trained by his father Frank Davis. Davis represented South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed as the nation's lone shooter in the men's double trap. He scored a total of 132 targets in the qualifying rounds, one point behind Chinese shooter and Olympic bronze medalist 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 ..., finishing in fifteenth place—the highest finish at the Olympics ... [...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] |
Juma Al-Maktoum
Sheikh Juma bin Dalmook Al Maktoum( ar, جمعة بن دلموك آل مكتوم;(born December 23, 1984) is a member of the ruling family of Dubai, and an Emirati sport shooter. Biography Juma Al-Maktoum is also an owner of thoroughbred racehorses. His silks are blue and yellow.Sheikh Juma is a grandson of Sheikh Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum. In 2013, Juma married Camélia El Bishry who is French with an Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ... father and a Moroccan mother. They have 3 children: *Nouf bint Juma Al Maktoum (born 1 March 2014). *Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum (born 1 October 2015). *Noora bint Juma Al Maktoum (born 1 April 2018). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maktoum, Juma 1984 births Living people Emirati male sport shoote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Faulds
Richard Bruce Faulds MBE (born 16 March 1977 in Guildford, Surrey), is a retired English sport shooter, who competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the men's double trap. He also competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Born into a family who then ran a stud farm in Sussex, Faulds was then raised on the family-owned Owl's Lodge Farm in the Hampshire village of Longparish. On his tenth birthday, Faulds's father Bruce bought him some shooting lessons, with Richard hitting 17 out of 25 clays in his first attempt. His father built him a range on the family farm, but just before finishing third in his first world junior championship, his PE teacher said that his hand–eye co-ordination was very poor. It was discovered that Faulds suffered from a weak left eye, which was corrected by special dot-to-dot exercises with such good effect that he now shoots left-handed. Faulds competed internationally for Britain at the age of 13, and was a ... [...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] |
Li Jun (sport Shooter)
Li Jun (; born November 20, 1985 in Shanghai) is a Chinese sport shooter. He won a gold medal in the men's double trap at the 2011 ISSF World Shotgun Championships, with a total score of 194 targets, earning him a spot on the Chinese team for the Olympics. Li represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's double trap, along with his teammate and Olympic bronze medalist 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 .... He scored a total of 134 targets in the qualifying rounds, five points ahead of India's Ronjan Sodhi after the final attempt, finishing in tenth place. References External linksNBC Olympics Profile 1985 births Living people Chinese male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Chetcuti
William Chetcuti (born 7 January 1985) is a Maltese sport shooter who specializes in the double trap. He won the 2011 World Cup event in Beijing and the 2004 European Junior Championship where he set what is still a world record. He was the first Maltese shooter to win a World Cup medal. At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint sixth place in the double trap qualification. Following a shoot-off he finished ninth, missing out on a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He won a bronze medal at both the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. He then finished sixth at the 2008 World Championships. At the 2008 Olympic Games he again finished in joint sixth place in the double trap qualification. Following a shoot-off he finished eighth. William claimed gold at the Double Trap Men Final in 2011, finishing on the highest step of the podium with a total score of 185 targets. He also won Malta's first Olympic q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
