Ann Spejlsgaard

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Ann Spejlsgaard
Personal information
Full nameAnn Spejlsgaard
NationalityFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1978-03-21) 21 March 1978 (age 42)
Ringe, Faaborg-Midtfyn,
Denmark
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
ClubVissenbjerg Shooting Club [1]
Coached byKlaus Christensen (national) [1]

Ann Spejlsgaard (born 21 March 1978 in Ringe, Faaborg-Midtfyn) is a Danish sport shooter. [2] She has been selected to compete for Denmark in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has finished ninth twice in a major international competition, spanning the ISSF World Cup series and the World Championships. [1] Spejlsgaard trains under head coach Klaus Christensen for the national team, while shooting in Vissenbjerg. [1] [3]

Spejlsgaard qualified for the Danish squad in the women's 10 m air rifle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 396 to secure an Olympic berth for Denmark in her pet event, after finishing outside the final in ninth place at the Worlds two years earlier in Lahti, Finland. [1] [4] [5] Spejlsgaard shot a decent 388 out of a possible 400 to tie for thirty-third place with Belgium's Daisy de Bock, Egypt's Shaimaa Abdel-Latif, and host nation Greece's Maria Faka in the qualifying round, failing to advance further to the final. [6] [7]

Spejlsgaard currently resides in Aarhus with her husband and fellow Olympian Peter Thuesen, who competed in the men's air rifle shooting at the same Games. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "ISSF Profile – Ann Spejlsgaard". ISSF . Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ann Spejlsgaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Spejlsgaard skød nerverne væk" [Spejlsgaard shot her nerves away] (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Danske OL-deltagere" [Danish Olympic delegation] (in Danish). Berlingske. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Shooting: Women's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Spejlsgaard færdig ved OL" [Spejlsgaard eliminated at the Olympics] (in Danish). BT. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Finale i sigte for Århus-skytte" [Aarhus shooter set sights for the finale] (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]


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