Sarina Hitz

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Sarina Hitz
Personal information
Birth nameSarina Hitz
National teamSwitzerland
CitizenshipSwiss
Born (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24)
Mauren, Switzerland
Home town Huetten, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Carpenter, Sport Shooter
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Shooting
Events
ClubSG Mauren-Berg
Coached by Oriana Scheuss
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 50m Rifle Prone
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 50m Rifle Prone - Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 300m Rifle Prone - Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 300m Rifle 3-Position
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 300m Rifle 3-Position - Women's Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Baku 50m Rifle Prone - Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku 50m Rifle Prone - Mixed Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Jakarta 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Women's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Jakarta 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Mixed Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Jakarta 50m Rifle Prone
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Wrocław 50m Rifle 3-Positions - Women's Team

Sarina Hitz (born 5 September 2000) is a Swiss sports shooter. [1] As of October 2023, she has won two individual medals and five team medals at ISSF World Championships, as well as three medals at ISSF World Cups.

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Sporting career

Sarina began shooting 2010, and started competing internationally in 2017.

In 2022, Hitz won five silver medals at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo. She placed second in the women's 50m prone rifle, [2] and the 300m 3-position rifle. Her individual performances helped the Swiss women's team take silver in the same events, as well as the 300m prone rifle. [3] [4]

In 2023 her training focused on 50metre shooting, as 300metre rifle has not been contested at the Olympics since 1972. [4] Hitz won three World Cup medals at the 2023 Jakarta World Cup. [1]

In June at the 2023 European Games in Wrocław, Hitz won a Silver medal in the 50m 3-position team event. [5]

In August at the 2023 ISSF World Championships in Baku, Hitz won a gold medal in the 50m Prone Rifle women's team, [6] [7] and a silver medal in the 50m Prone rifle mixed team with Christoph Dürr. [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ISSF Athletes - Sarina Hitz". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "WM-Silber für Sarina Hitz". Swiss Shooting (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Vimal Sankar (26 October 2022). "Norway and Poland win titles at World Shooting Championships in Cairo". insidethegames. Dunsar Media Group. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 Daniel Good (10 August 2023). "Eigentlich müsste die Thurgauer Profischützin Sarina Hitz in diesem Jahr Weltmeisterin werden, aber sie schränkt ihre Chancen selber ein". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 29 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "ISSF World Championships 2023 | RESULTS 50m RIFLE PRONE WOMEN" (PDF). Sius Results. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tir: trois fois l'or et une fois l'argent pour la Suisse". RTS Sport (in French). RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "ISSF World Championships 2023 | RESULTS 50m RIFLE PRONE MIXED TEAM" (PDF). Sius Results. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Drei WM-Titel am selben Tag". Swiss Shooting (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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