Lionel Cox (sport shooter)

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Lionel Cox
Personal information
Born (1981-11-07) 7 November 1981 (age 43)
Seraing, Belgium
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
Sport Sports shooting
Event50m rifle prone
Medal record
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Men's shooting
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 50 m rifle prone

Lionel Cox (born 11 July 1981) is a Belgian sports shooter. He competed in the men's 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] He qualified as second for the final with 8 shooters with a score of 599 out of 600. He finished the final as second, winning the silver medal.

Olympic results

Event2012
50 metre rifle prone Silver medal icon.svg Silver
599+102.2

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References

  1. "London 2012: Lionel Cox". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.