Raimo Kauppila

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Raimo Kauppila
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1958-07-29) 29 July 1958 (age 64)
Nivala, Finland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Event(s)TR125, DT150
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
European Championships 072

Raimo Kauppila (born 29 July 1958) is a Finnish sports shooter. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Career

During his sport career he won nine international medals at European Championships, four individual and five with the Finnish team, all of these in the double trap. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raimo Kauppila Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Raimo Kauppila profile". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

Achievements

Individual
YearCompetitionVenueRankEventScoreNotes
1995 European Shooting Championships Flag of Finland.svg Lahti 2ndDouble trap136
1996 Olympics Games Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 15th Double trap 133
1997 European Shooting Championships Flag of Finland.svg Sipoo 2ndDouble trap140
1999 European Shooting Championships Flag of France.svg Poussan 2ndDouble trap131
2000 Olympics Games Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 10th Double trap 134
2002 European Shooting Championships Flag of Italy.svg Lonato 3rdDouble trap135