Luca Tesconi

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Luca Tesconi
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Luca Tesconi on the winner's podium at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Pietrasanta, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Shooting
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 10m air pisol
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oran 10 m air pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Oran10 m air pistol mixed team

Luca Tesconi (born 3 January 1982) is an Italian sports shooter who won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

On 28 July, he won the 10m air pistol silver for Italy, in London Olympics 2012. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luca Tesconi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Luca Tesconi wins Olympic 10m air pistol silver for Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2012.