Silvia Guignard

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Silvia Guignard
Personal information
Full nameSilvia Guignard Schnyder
NationalitySwiss
Born (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974 (age 49)
Lachen, Switzerland
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Shooting
Events
ClubStadtschuetzengesellschaft Zürich
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Baku 300 m rifle prone team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle prone
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle prone team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 300 m rifle 3 positions team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku 300 m rifle prone
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku 300 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Changwon 300 m rifle prone
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Changwon 300 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Changwon 300 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Baku 300 m rifle 3 positions

Silvia Guignard Schnyder (born 6 August 1974) is a Swiss sport shooter. [1]

She has participated at three ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning ten medals. [2] [3]

She won a bronze medal in the 300 m rifle three positions event at the 2023 Lapua European Cup. [4]

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References

  1. "Silvia GUIGNARD SCHNYDER". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation . Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. "52ND ISSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | RESULTS | 300m RIFLE PRONE WOMEN" (PDF). issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. 10 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. Philip Barker (27 August 2023). "Legendary Slovenian wins gold at 60 at ISSF Shooting World Championships". Inside the Games . Baku: Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024. In the women's competition, Karolina Romanczyk of Poland won her first World Championship gold with a score of 593, a margin of one point more than Silvia Guignard Schnyder of Switzerland. Agathe Cecile Girard of France took bronze.
  4. "300m LAPUA European Cup 2023 - Results" (PDF). esc-shooting.org. European Shooting Confederation. 22 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.