| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1980 [1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Shooting sports |
Sonia Franquet is a Spanish female sport shooter. [2] At the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and Women's 25 metre pistol. [3]
Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, three of them for political reasons due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Summer Olympics boycott and 1988 boycotts, but returned for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics. They have appeared in all games since then. They made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006. Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting, and wrestling. The country has not yet won any Olympic medal. Along with Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta and Monaco, Albania is one of five current European participants that have never won an Olympic medal. They have been represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee since 1972.
The Marshall Islands has competed in four summer Olympiads. It has yet to compete at a Winter Olympic Games. The Marshall Islands Olympic debut was at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The highest number of Marshallese athletes participating in a Summer Games is five in the 2008 games in Beijing. No athlete from the Marshall Islands has ever won a medal at the Olympics.
Heena Sidhu is an Indian sport shooter. On 7 April 2014, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to reach number one in world rankings by the International Shooting Sport Federation. In 2013, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup finals when she won the 10-metre air pistol event. In 2014, Sidhu was the World record holder in the 10-metre air pistol event with a final score of 203.8. Sidhu is right handed and is right eye dominant.
Kathy Butler is a long-distance runner who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon, as well as cross country running and road running. Born in Scotland, she has competed internationally for both Great Britain and Canada.
Oleh Petrovych Omelchuk is a Ukrainian sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol and the men's 50 metre pistol. He is the 2014 European 10 m pistol champion.
Pablo Carrera is a Spanish sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol and the 50 m pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 4th in the qualifying round of the 10 metre air pistol, reaching the final with a score of 585. He finished 6th in the final round with a final score of 683.3. He also competed in the 50 m pistol, finishing in 22nd place.
Pavol Kopp is a Slovak sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished in 27th place in the men's 10 m air pistol, failing to make the final. In the 50 metre pistol, he reached the final, finishing 5th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 21st in the qualifying round in the men's 10 m air pistol, failing to make the cut for the final. He also failed to make the final round in the 50 metre pistol, where he finished 20th.
Florian Schmidt is a German sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol and the men's 50 metre pistol. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished 37th in the 10 metre air pistol and 28th in the 50 metre pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 25th in the qualifying round for the 10 metre air pistol, failing to make the cut for the final, and 17th in the 50 metre pistol.
Vyacheslav Podlesnyy is a Kazakhstani sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 40th in the qualifying round, failing to make the cut for the final. He also competed in the 50 metre pistol event, finishing 34th and also not qualifying for the final.
Antoaneta Kostadinova, née Boneva is a Bulgarian sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the women's 25 metre pistol. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 10 metre air pistol. In December 2021, Kostadinova came third in the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year ranking, earning 995 points.
Lenka Marušková née Hyková is a retired Czech female sport shooter.
Claudia Verdicchio-Krause is a German female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol, finishing 20th in the 10 metre event and 26th in the 50 metre event.
Yukari Konishi is a Japanese female sport shooter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 25 metre pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol.
Joana Castelão is a Portuguese female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the women's 25 metre pistol.
Lyubov Ilyinichna Yaskevich is a Russian female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol, finishing fourth, 0.6 of a point behind bronze medalist Olena Kostevych. She was born in Kemerovo, Russia.
Bobana Veličković was a Serbian sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol, finishing in 7th place in 10m.
Heidi Diethelm Gerber is a Swiss female sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the Women's 25 metre pistol. She finished in 35th in the 10 metre air pistol event and in 29th in the 25 metre event. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the 25 metre pistol and was 35th in the 10 metre air pistol.
Naphaswan Yangpaiboon is a Thai sport shooter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and the women's 25 metre pistol. She lost to Rahi Sarnobat in the finals of the women's 25 metre pistol at the 2018 Asian Games and bagged a silver.
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