Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen

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Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1978-11-16) 16 November 1978 (age 45)
Elverum, Norway
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubStange Sportsskyttere

Gyda Ellefsplass Olssen (born November 16, 1978, in Elverum) is a Norwegian sport shooter. [1] At age twenty-nine, Olssen made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two rifle shooting events. She placed thirty-fourth out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 391 points. [2] Nearly a week later, Olssen competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 195 targets in a prone position, and 190 each in standing and in kneeling, for a total score of 575 points, finishing only in twenty-seventh place. [3]

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References

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