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| Parachuting accuracy landing at the 2009 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park | ||||||
| Location |  Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||
| Date | 17-21 July 2009 | ||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 9 nations | ||||||
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The accuracy landing event at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung was played from 17 to 21 July. 10 parachuters, from 9 nations, participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park. [1]
A total of six rounds were contested. Athlete with the lowest score is a winner.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Sum | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stefan Wiesner |  Germany | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
 | Robert Juris |  Slovakia | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
 | Liubov Ekshikeeva |  Russia | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.14 | |
| 4 | Tibor Glesk |  Australia | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.16 | |
| 5 | István Asztalos |  Hungary | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.23 | |
| 5 | Jacek Klus |  Poland | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.23 | |
| 5 | Olga Lepezina | Russia | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.23 | |
| 8 | Tibor Jirousek |  Czech Republic | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.24 | |
| 9 | Ville Kajala |  Finland | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.31 | |
| 10 | Pan I-lung |  Chinese Taipei | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.42 |
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