Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle

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Shooting – Women's 10 metre air rifle
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Belmont Shooting Centre, Brisbane
Dates9 April 2018
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of India.svg  India
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of India.svg  India
  2014

The Women's 10 metre air rifle was part of the Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games program. The competition was held on 9 April 2018 at Belmont Shooting Centre in Brisbane. [1] Martina Veloso won the gold medal, which was Singapore's first gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]

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Results

Qualification

RankName121-231-34PointsNotes
1Flag of India.svg  Apurvi Chandela  (IND)105.7105.2210.9106.1317.0106.2423.2Q
2Flag of Singapore.svg  Tessa Neo  (SIN)104.6104.2208.8104.6313.4103.8417.2Q
3Flag of Australia.svg  Victoria Rossiter  (AUS)104.9104.1209.0104.7313.7102.1415.8Q
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Martina Veloso  (SGP)103.9103.1207.0103.9310.9103.4414.3Q
5Flag of India.svg  Mehuli Ghosh  (IND)104.3103.7208.0102.2310.2103.5413.7Q
6Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Ummey Sultana  (BAN)103.8101.3205.1102.6307.7102.8410.5Q
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Seonaid McIntosh  (SCO)102.2103.1205.3103.0308.3102.1410.4Q
8Flag of Wales 2.svg  Sian Corish  (WAL)102.4103.1205.5102.5308.0101.6409.6Q
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Jennifer McIntosh  (SCO)102.3103.2205.5101.5307.0102.4409.4
10Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Sayeda Hasan  (BAN)101.9103.2205.1101.7306.8100.6407.4
11Flag of Malaysia.svg  Nur Suryani Taibi  (MAS)100.2102.3202.5101.0303.5103.1406.6
12Flag of Pakistan.svg  Minhal Sohail  (PAK)102.9100.6203.5101.7305.2101.0406.2
13Flag of Cyprus.svg  Marilena Constantinou  (CYP)102.1100.2202.3101.6303.9102.0405.9
14Flag of England.svg  Kate Gleeson  (ENG)102.5102.8205.3101.2306.599.3405.8
15Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sanduni Perera  (SRI)101.7101.7203.499.5302.9101.3404.2
16Flag of Australia.svg  Emma Adams  (AUS)96.5100.5197.0103.8300.898.3399.1
17Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Mairead Sheriff  (GIB)100.199.6199.799.0298.799.2397.9
18Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Kristina Hewitt  (GIB)99.299.5198.7100.1298.899.0397.8

Finals

RankName121-231-341-451-561-671-781-891-9PointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Singapore.svg  Martina Veloso  (SGP)51.652.1103.720.6124.321.3145.619.7165.321.1186.419.6206.020.8226.820.4247.2247.2GR

Shootoff: 10.3

Silver medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  Mehuli Ghosh  (IND)51.851.0102.819.5122.321.1143.420.3163.721.4185.119.9205.021.0226.021.2247.2247.2GR

Shootoff: 9.9

Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  Apurvi Chandela  (IND)51.051.1102.121.1123.220.7143.920.7164.620.3184.920.1206.019.3225.3--225.3
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Ummey Sultana  (BAN)49.852.5102.319.5121.820.7142.521.1163.620.1183.718.3202.0----202.0
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Seonaid McIntosh  (SCO)51.551.3102.820.0122.820.8143.620.5164.119.0183.1------183.1
6Flag of Wales 2.svg  Sian Corish  (WAL)51.449.8101.219.7120.920.4141.318.9160.2--------160.2
7Flag of Australia.svg  Victoria Rossiter  (AUS)50.549.9100.419.8120.220.0140.2----------140.2
8Flag of Singapore.svg  Tessa Neo  (SIN)20.224.044.213.157.3------------57.3

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References

  1. "Results - Women's 10m Air Rifle Finals" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Commonwealth Games: Shooter Martina Veloso wins Singapore's first gold" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.