Teemu Rintala is a

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who is the former IPSC Rifle World Champion in the Open division from the

2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot The 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot I held at the Patriot Park in Kubinka, Moscow, Russia was the first IPSC Rifle World Shoot. The match consisted of 30 stages over 6 days and 591 competitors from 40 nations. Originally the championship was planned ...

and Shotgun World Champion in the Modified division from the

2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot The 2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot III was the third IPSC Shotgun World Shoot, and was held at the National Shooting Center in Châteauroux, France between 3. and 10. June 2018. Champions Open The Open division had the second largest match pa ...

. He also has a bronze medal from the

2015 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot The 2015 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot II held at the shooting range "Le Tre Piume" near Agna, Italy was the 2nd IPSC Shotgun World Shoot. The match consisted of 30 stages over 5 days and 635 competitors from 30 nations. Champions Open The Open ...

. Rintala has been one of the top IPSC Rifle and Shotgun shooters in Europe the last couple of years having placed well in the last

, Nordic and

European championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

. Rintala shoots for Astro Sweden Rifle Team (formerly GP Rifle Team), and alongside the shooting he works as an

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