Hilde Nakling (born 4. May 1982) is a

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who during the 2014 IPSC World Shoot claimed the title as World Champion in the Lady Standard Division. She is the daughter of Vidar Nakling, 1980 IPSC European Champion and an active shooter until 1996. Hilde visited the shooting range for the first time already three months old, and gradually got to try various small firearms. During the early years she only attended the range once or twice a year, and it was not until she took a beginners course in 2005 that she became seriously hooked. Since 2006 she has competed actively. To prepare for the 2014 World Shoot she quit her day job as a nurse at the

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, and continued to work shifts as a nurse on the pediatric ward.

Merits

* 1st place 2014

IPSC Handgun World Shoot The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Handgun World Shoots are held triennia ...

, Lady StandardIPSC.org Match Results 2014 WORLD SHOOT - HANDGUN
/ref> * 3rd place 2010

IPSC European Handgun Championship The IPSC European Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe. History * 1979 Brussels, Belgium * 1980 May Oslo, Norway * 1981 Uppsala, Sweden * 1982 Warminster, United Kingdom * 1984 Paris, France * ...

, Lady Standard * 5th place 2011

, Lady Standard * 5th place 2008

, Lady StandardIPSC.org :: Match Results 2008 World Shoot XV
/ref> * 15th place overall 2014

IPSC Nordic Handgun Championship The IPSC Nordic Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship hosted in every year either in Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark. Until 2017 the championships were held annually in all divisions. But from 2018 onward championships in Open a ...

, Standard

References

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