The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on 21 August at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. This was the last Olympic competition before the major rule changes that took place on 1 January 2005, and which lowered the results of the event. There were 17 competitors from 14 nations.
Ernesto Peña Williams is a retired amateur Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He won the gold medal in the 96-kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was later selected to the Cuban team for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Throughout his sporting career, Pena trained for the wrestling team at Cerro Pelado Sports Club in Havana, under his personal coach and mentor Carlos Ulacia.
Rodrigo Pimentel Bastos is a Brazilian sport shooter. He represented his nation Brazil in two editions of the Olympic Games, and also picked up a silver medal in men's trap at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Reinier Estpinan Gómez is a Cuban sport shooter. He earned a silver medal in the men's rifle prone at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and also represented his nation Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Oleh Ivanovych Tkachov is a Ukrainian sport shooter. He claimed the gold medal in rapid fire pistol shooting at the 2003 ISSF World Cup series in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States, and later finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, narrowly missing out his chance to climb up the medal podium. Serving as a member of the Kyiv Armed Forces, Tkachov trained throughout his sporting career for the army's shooting club under his personal coach Oleksandr Savchuk.
Norbelis Bárzaga Vázquez is a Cuban sport shooter. He had won a total of three medals in pistol shooting at the Pan American Games, and was selected to represent Cuba in two editions of the Olympic Games. Throughout his sporting career, Barzaga trained as a member of the shooting team for Granma City Sport Club under his personal coach Narciso López.
Maximo Tomás Modesti is an Argentine sport shooter. He won a silver medal in the men's air pistol at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was selected to represent Argentina, as the oldest member of the team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Having started shooting for more than three decades, Modesti trained throughout his career for the Rio Shooting Federal Club under head coach Juan Carlos Sampayo.
Ángel Ricardo Velarte Rosando is an Argentine sport shooter. He won a gold medal in air rifle shooting at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was selected to compete for Argentina in two editions of the Olympic Games. Having started shooting at the age of fifteen, Velarte served most of his sporting career as a full-time member of the La Rioja Shooting Federation in his native Buenos Aires under head coaches Julio Escalante and Ariel Martínez.
Pablo Damián Álvarez is an Argentine sport shooter. He produced a career tally of two medals at the 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games, and was selected to compete for Argentina in two editions of the Olympic Games. Having started shooting at the age of ten, Alvarez also serves as a full-time member of General Jose de San Martin Shooting Club in his native Chivilcoy, under his personal coach Ruben Giannone.
Amanda Haydee Mondol Cuellar is a Colombian sport shooter. She earned a silver medal in the air pistol at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was selected to compete for Colombia, as the oldest female athlete, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mondol is also a full-time member of Target Shooting Club in her native Bogotá, under her personal coach Luis Boduero.
Francis Gorrin is a Venezuelan sport shooter. She claimed the gold medal in the air pistol at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was selected to compete for Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Viktor Mykhailovych Makarov is a Ukrainian sport shooter. He won a silver medal in free pistol shooting at the 1994 ISSF World Championships in Milan, Italy, and was selected to compete for Ukraine in two editions of the Olympic Games. Having pursued the sport since the age of fourteen, Makarov trained as a member of the shooting team for Dynamo Odesa, under his personal coach Dmytro Lukyanov. Born in his native Kazakhstan, Makarov also holds a dual citizenship to compete internationally for Ukraine in shooting.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Issachenko is a Kazakh sport shooter. He finished sixth in free pistol shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and eventually won a bronze medal in the standard pistol at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Having pursued the sport since the age of eleven, Issachenko trained as a member of the shooting team for Dynamo Sport Club in Almaty under his personal coach and two-time Olympic bronze medalist Vladimir Vokhmyanin.
Collyn "Whitly" Loper is an American sport shooter. She won a gold medal in trap shooting at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and eventually finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, narrowly missing out an opportunity to claim an Olympic medal. Since the age of fourteen, Loper has been serving throughout her sporting career for the U.S. national team, and trains rigorously under her longtime coach Lloyd Woodhouse. Naturally right-handed, Loper was born blind on her right eye that urged her to shoot left.
Dionysios Georgakopoulos is a Greek sport shooter. He has been selected to compete for Greece in two editions of the Olympic Games, and has won a total of two medals, a gold and a silver, in pistol shooting at a major international competition, spanning the 2001 and 2003 ISSF World Cup series. Georgakopoulos is also a member of the shooting team at Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos in his native Athens.
Christopher Rice is a sport shooter from the United States Virgin Islands. He has been selected to compete for the Virgin Islands as a lone pistol shooter in two editions of the Olympic Games, and has won a bronze medal in free pistol at the 2001 American Continental Championships in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States. Rice also trains under head coach Will Henderson for the Virgin Island Shooting Federation.
Margarita Tarradell Asencio is a Cuban sport shooter. She has competed for Cuba in pistol shooting at three Olympics, and has produced an illustrious career tally of fifteen medals in a major international competition, a total of four at the Pan American Games, a total of five at the American Championships, and a total of six at numerous meets of the ISSF World Cup series.
Galina Vasilyevna Belyayeva is a Russian-Kazakhstani sport shooter. She has competed for Kazakhstan in pistol shooting at two Olympics, and has been close to an Olympic medal in 1996. Outside her Olympic career, Belyayeva has produced a career tally of six medals in a major competition: a bronze in air pistol at the 1994 World Championships in Milan, Italy and five more at numerous meets of the ISSF World Cup series.
Sarah Christine Blakeslee is an American sport shooter. She won a silver medal in small-bore rifle three positions at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was selected to compete for Team USA, as a 19-year-old at the 2004 Summer Olympics. A former resident athlete of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Blakeslee trained rigorously for the national rifle shooting team under the tutelage of David Johnson.
Patricia Yanira Rivas Miranda is a Salvadoran sport shooter. She won a bronze medal in the small-bore rifle prone at the 2001 American Continental Championships in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States, and was selected to compete for El Salvador in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Rivas trains for the national shooting team under longtime coach Reynaido Flores.
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