Ricardo López Tugendhat

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Ricardo López Tugendhat
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Ricardo López
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Born24 May 1977 (1977-05-24) (age 41)

Ricardo López (born 24 May 1977) is a three time IPSC revolver World Champion (2008, 2011, 2014) from Ecuador. [1]

International Practical Shooting Confederation The international organization for the sport of practical shooting

The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is the world's second largest shooting sport association and the largest and oldest within practical shooting. Founded in 1976, the IPSC nowadays affiliates over 100 regions from Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Competitions are held with pistol, revolver, rifle and shotgun, and competitors are divided into different divisions based on firearm and equipment features. While everyone in a division competes in the Overall category, there are also own separate awards for the categories Lady, Super Junior, Junior, Senior and Super Senior.

Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito and the largest city as well.

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The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Handgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Rifle and Shotgun.

The IPSC US Handgun Championship are yearly IPSC level 3 matches held by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) run under IPSC-rules. Sometimes, all of the pistol IPSC nationals are held at the same time, other years, they have been broken up between different ranges. In order to attend the nationals a competitor usually has to win a "slot" by placing well enough at various regional and Area Championship matches held throughout the year.

The IPSC Nordic Rifle Championship is a yearly IPSC level 3 rifle championship hosted in either Norway, Sweden, Finland or Denmark.

IPSC Australasia Handgun Championship

The IPSC Australasia Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Australasia.

IPSC European Handgun Championship

The IPSC European Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.

The IPSC European Shotgun Championship is an IPSC level 4 championship hosted every third year in Europe.

IPSC Shotgun World Shoots

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The IPSC Norwegian Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by Dynamic Sports Shooting Norway.

The IPSC Russian Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Russian Federation of Practical Shooting.

The IPSC French Rifle Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the French Shooting Federation.

The 1981 IPSC Handgun World Shoot V held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was the fifth IPSC Handgun World Shoot, and was won by Ross Seyfried of United States, using a relatively stock firearm compared to the highly tuned firearms of many other shooters. Well known in the U.S., Ross had previously won the 1978 U.S. National Championship, and was member of the US National Team who placed second in the previous 1979 World Shoot. The 1981 championship showed the Americans return with a vengeance when both Ross Seyfried took the individual World Title and the US National Team took gold in the team classification.

1999 IPSC Handgun World Shoot

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The IPSC Spanish Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Royal Spanish Olympic Shooting Federation.

The IPSC Finnish Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.

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The IPSC Canadian Handgun Championship is an IPSC level 3 championship held once a year by the IPSC Canada.

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