IPC Shooting Media G�ide 2016
IPC Shooting Media Guide 1 Table of contents
4 President’s welcome
6 Media and broadcast contacts
7 About shooting Para sport
8 Competition
8 Classification
9 History
10 Classification explained
10 Sport classes
12 Ones to watch
38 Vital statistics
40 Participation
42 Medals tables
46 World records
47 Regional records
56 Paralympic records
58 Current world and Paralympic medallists
60 Current Paralympic champions
64 Rio 2016 Press Attaches
72 Officials
73 Anti-doping
2 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 3 President’s welcome
rifle prone qualification events, to ensure the best athletes can truly demonstrate their incredible levels of accuracy and control.
We have now had this competition for- mat for two major Championships and all World Cup events and the results have been staggering. New shooters have emerged as faces to watch and we have had a number of world records in the last four years.
When you combine this with the rise in popularity and professionalisation of shooting Para sport in many countries, it Dear media representative, is clear that everything points to Rio 2016 being the most memorable yet for results Welcome to the IPC Shooting Media and performance. Guide, a new resource we have intro- duced to help you cover the Rio 2016 We have come a long way from the early Paralympic Games. days when paper targets were pinned to the wall! There is not long to go now until Latin America hosts its first Paralympic Games. I hope that this Media Guide is a useful And what a Games we expect it to be. source of information for you, and helps you to get to know the sport better before I predict it will be the best ever in terms and during competition at the Olympic of athletic performances and shooting will Shooting Centre. be no different. Thank you for your support Since the last Paralympics at London 2012, we made some changes to the scor- ing and format of competition in shooting. Athletes who progress to the finals will now restart their score from zero. Decimal scoring has been introduced to almost Sir Philip Craven MBE all finals, plus the 10m air rifle and 50m IPC President
4 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 5 Media and broadcast contacts Abo�t shooting Para sport
Lucy Dominy Shooting is the ultimate test of accuracy are open to women only and three are IPC Sports Public Relations and Campaigns Manager and control and, at the Paralympic Games, open to men only. Telephone: +49 228 2097-159 athletes with physical impairments com- Email: [email protected] pete in both rifl e and pistol events. The sport is governed by the IPC and co-ordinated by the IPC Shooting Sport In this precision sport, athletes use focus Technical Committee and Management Eva Werthmann and controlled breathing to reduce their Team. IPC Media Operations Manager heart rates and improve stability and high Telephone: +49 228 2097-143 performance. The sport follows rules of the Inter- Email: [email protected] national Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) This ability to steady hand and mind in conjunction with its own IPC Shooting to deliver a sequence of shots requires Technical Rules and Regulations, which Sascha Beck well-developed powers of concentration take into account the considerations and IPC Broadcast Manager and emotional control. adaptations that exist for Para athletes in Telephone: +49 228 2097-104 shooting sport. Email: [email protected] Athletes compete in events from distances of 10m, 25m and 50m in men’s, It has been on the Paralympic programme women’s and mixed competitions. since Toronto 1976 and today is practiced in over 65 countries. Of the 12 Paralympic shooting events, six are open to both women and men, three
6 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 7 Competition Classification History
The competition format is very similar to Athletes compete in three sport classes – Shooting has been on the Paralympic In 2010, IPC Shooting signed a Mem- that of able-bodied shooting sport – the SH1 (pistol), SH1 (rifle) and SH2 (rifle). programme since the Toronto 1976 Para orandum of Understanding with the goal is to place a series of shots inside the lympic Games and today is practised in International Shooting Sport Federation centre of the target (the bull’s-eye). SH1 (rifle) athletes generally have an im- more than 65 countries. (ISSF) to cooperate and work together pairment in their lower limbs, whilst SH1 in developing shooting sport. The agree- The target is comprised of 10 concentric (pistol) athletes have an impairment in One of the sport’s greatest athletes, ment covers several areas including scoring rings with a score grade of one the non-shooting arm and/or their lower Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson, has won management, promotion of competitions to 10, the central ring giving 10 points. limbs. SH2 athletes have an impairment medals at nine consecutive Paralympic and events, knowledge exchange, and In many events – to showcase the ath- in their upper limbs which prevents them Games since 1980. education of technical officials. letes’ skill and accuracy - the scoring from supporting the full weight of the rings are each further subdivided into a rifle, thereby requiring the assistance of a In the past he has recalled how, in the It was this partnership, as well as dis- further 10 scoring zones to give a decimal spring-mounted shooting support stand. early days, shooters used to fire at paper cussion from within shooting Para sport, place scoring system, with 10.9 being the targets pinned to the wall. That is a vast that led to the most recent changes after very centre of the target and the highest Detailed information about classification departure from the way in which compe- London 2012. possible score per shot. is available on page 10. titions are contested in the modern day, where targets and scoring are much more In 2013 IPC Shooting followed suit with The rules – including the number of shots sophisticated. the ISSF and changed its scoring and and the time limit – depend on the gun finals formats. (.177 air or .22 smallbore calibre), the Follow us: The same venue and systems are now distance, the target, and the shooting used for Paralympic shooting as for the At Rio 2016, athletes who progress to the position. Competitors accumulate points @IPCShooting Olympic Games at each edition. finals will now begin their score from zero. for the value of their shots. Decimal scoring has also been introduced IPCShooting After 1976, the competition schedule to almost all finals, plus also 10m air rifle Scores for each shot in the qualification evolved rapidly. From three competitions and 50m rifle prone qualification events. round are accumulated to give the ath- ShootingParaSport limited to rifle shooting, by Arnhem 1980 lete a total score. The top eight athletes there were 11 medal events including the Paralympic competition is open to ath- in the qualification round qualify for the www.ipc-shooting.org addition of three in pistol. letes with physical impairments, with the final, however qualification scores are not development of visually impaired shoot- carried over into the final, meaning each This development levelled out after New ing underway outside of the Games. Para finalist starts from zero. York/Stoke Mandeville in 1984, by which clay target shooting, with shotguns, is also time the programme included individual being developed. In an exciting test of nerves, skill and and team pistol and rifle events in prone, focus, athletes with the lowest scores are kneeling and three positions. Other recognisable names in the sport eliminated over the course of a final, until include 73-year-old grandmother Libby a duel between the two remaining ath- Now the programme includes 12 individ- Kosmala. The Australian has competed letes for gold and silver medals ensues. ual men’s, women’s and mixed events at seven Paralympic Games including in in rifle and pistol over distances of 10m, 1976 where she won one of the first gold To give you an idea of the level of the 25m and 50m. medals in the history of the sport. accuracy required, in 10m air rifle events athletes fire at a bull's-eye which is only 0.05cm wide – as big as a full-stop.
8 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 9 Class ifi cation Sport class es
explained SH1 (pistol) Shooting has been on the Paralympic pro- oping shooting sport. The agreement cov- In this sport class athletes are able to gramme since the Toronto 1976 Paralym- ers several areas including management, To ensure competition is fair and equal, support the full weight of the pistol them- pic Games and today is practiced in more promotion of competitions and events, all Paralympic sports have a system selves. As the pistol is held with one hand than 65 countries. knowledge exchange, and education of in place which ensures that winning is only, athletes in this sport class have an technical offi cials. determined by skill, fi tness, power, endur- impairment aff ecting one arm and/or the One of the sport’s greatest athletes, Swe- ance, tactical ability and mental focus, legs, for example resulting from amputa- den’s Jonas Jacobsson, has won medals It was this partnership, as well as discus- the same factors that account for success tions or spinal cord injuries. Some shoot- at nine consecutive Paralympic Games sion from within shooting Para sport, that in sport for able-bodied athletes. ers compete in a seated position, while since 1980. led to the most recent changes after Lon- others will compete in a standing position. don 2012. This process is called athlete classifi ca- In the past he has recalled how in the tion and its purpose is to minimise the SH1 (rifl e) early days, shooters used to fi re at paper In 2013 IPC Shooting followed suit with impact of impairments on the sport dis- In this sport class athletes are able to targets pinned to the wall. That is a vast the ISSF and changed its scoring and fi - cipline. Classifi cation is sport-specifi c support the full weight of the rifl e them- departure from the way in which compe- nals formats. because an impairment aff ects the ability selves. As the rifl e is held with both titions are contested in the modern day, to perform in diff erent sports to a diff er- hands, athletes in this sport class have an where targets and scoring are much more At Rio 2016, athletes who progress to ent extent. impairment in their legs, for example sophisticated. the fi nals will now begin their score from amputations or paraplegia. Some zero. Decimal scoring has also been intro- The sport-specifi c criteria of grouping athletes will compete in a seated The same venue and systems are now duced to almost all fi nals, plus also 10m athletes by the degree of activity lim- position, while others will compete used for Paralympic shooting as for the air rifl e and 50m rifl e prone qualifi cation itation resulting from the impairment in a standing position. Olympic Games at each edition. events, to ensure the best athletes can are named ‘sport classes’. In shooting, truly demonstrate their incredible levels athletes compete in three sport classes. SH2 (rifl e) After 1976, the competition schedule of accuracy and control. In this sport class athletes have an im- evolved rapidly. From three competitions pairment that aff ects their arms, mean- limited to rifl e shooting, by Arnhem 1980 Paralympic competition is open to ath- Eligible impairment types ing they are not able to support the full there were 11 medal events including the letes with physical impairments, with the Impairment types eligible for shooting weight of the rifl es themselves. Athletes addition of three in pistol. development of visually impaired shoot- are: impaired muscle power, athetosis, therefore compete using a shooting stand ing underway outside of the Games. Para impaired passive range of movement, to support the weight of the rifl e. Athletes This development levelled out clay target shooting, with shotguns, is also hypertonia, limb defi ciency and ataxia. competing in this sport class have impair- after New York/Stoke Man- being developed. ments such as arm amputations or con- deville in 1984, by which genital impairments aff ecting the muscle time the programme included Other recognisable names in the sport power/movement in their arms. Some individual and team pistol and rifl e include 73-year-old Grandmother Libby SH2 shooters have impairments in both events in prone, kneeling and three posi- Kosmala. The Australian has competed the arms and legs, such as tetraplegia. tions. at seven Paralympic Games including in The majority of athletes in this sport class 1976 where she won one of the fi rst gold compete in a seated position. Now the programme includes 12 individ- medals in the history of the sport. ual men’s, women’s and mixed events in rifl e and pistol over distances of 10m, Helpfull links 25m and 50m.
www.ipc-shooting.org In 2010, IPC Shooting signed a Memo- randum of Understanding with the Inter- www.paralympic.org/classifi cation national Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) to cooperate and work together in devel-
10 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 11 Ones to watc� – Men
12 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 13 One to watch – SH1 (rifl e): Oleksii Den ysi��
Name: Biography Oleksii Denysiuk Oleksii Denysiuk had one of the most im- pressive debut years of all shooters, even Country: placing himself fi rmly amongst the medal Ukraine contenders for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Date of birth: 2 February 1989 In 2015, the Ukrainian made the fi nals at every IPC Shooting World Cup he entered Classifi cation: and medalled in all but one. SH1 (pistol) He ended the year in the top three in P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1), P3 (mixed 25m Career highlights pistol SH1) and P1 (men’s 10m air pistol 2016 IPC Shooting World Cup Bangkok, SH1). Thailand The highlight of his incredibly short G P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) career came at the IPC Shooting World 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Osijek, Croatia Cup in Osijek, Croatia, in July 2015.
G P1 (men’s 10m air pistol SH1) Denysiuk stormed to gold with a new fi nals world record in P1 in only his fourth 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Fort Benning, major international competition. USA
G P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) In 2016, he climbed onto the podium a further four times at World Cups.
What the Ukrainian could achieve at Rio 2016 is a mouth-watering prospect, but he will face another debutant in South Korea’s Chul Park.
In the same year as Denysiuk, Park set his own world record in the qualifi cation round for P1 to set up a tantalising rivalry for competitions in Brazil.
14 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 15 One to watch – SH1 (rifl e): Jonas Jacobss on
Name: Biography Jonas Jacobsson In Paralympic Games history, Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson is easily one of the all- Country: time greats. Sweden The London 2012 Paralympic Games Date of birth: were his ninth Paralympic appearance, 22 June 1965 and he now has 17 Paralympic golds, four silvers and nine bronze to his name. Born: Norrköping, Sweden Born and raised in Kolmarden, outside of Norrkoping, Jacobsson was diagnosed Classifi cation: with paralysis shortly after birth. SH1 (rifl e) However, the use of a wheelchair was not Facebook: an obstacle to the boy, who got involved in www.facebook.com/ParalympianJonas- tennis, basketball and swimming. Jacobsson But then Jacobsson displayed an unusual talent at a sport his whole family was en- Career highlights: gaged in – shooting. 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships At 14, Jacobsson attended his fi rst inter- R7 (men’s 50m rifl e three positions national competition and joined his fi rst G SH1), R1 (men’s 10m air rifl e standing Paralympic Games in 1980, when he was SH1) 15 years old. 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships R7 (men’s 50m rifl e three positions At the Amhem 1980 Paralympic Games G SH1) Jacobsson started his vast Paralympic London 2012 Paralympic Games medals collection with one silver and one bronze. G R7 (men’s 50m rifl e 3 positions SH1) Twenty-eight years later, at Beijing 2008, S R1 (men’s 10m air rifl e standing SH1) Jacobsson won three golds.
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games In over 30 years competing in shooting, Free rifl e prone SH1, free rifl e 3x40 Jacobsson’s glorious career also includes G SH1, air rifl e prone SH1, air rifl e stand- 19 World and 22 European Champion- ing SH1 ships titles. Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Highly admired in his home country, in G Free rifl e prone SH1, free rifl e 3x40 SH1 2001 Jacobsson received The King’s Air rifl e prone SH1, air rifl e standing Medal, conceded by the Swedish Royal to B SH1 citizens with special merits.
IPC Shooting Media Guide 17 One to watch – SH2: Michael Johnson
Name: Biography Michael Johnson Michael Johnson is one of his country’s proudest Paralympians, having repre- Country: sented New Zealand at every Paralympic New Zealand Games since Athens 2004 where he won gold in R4. Date of birth: 15 October 1973 He is a well-respected member of the Para sport community in New Zealand Born: and worldwide, acting as a coach for Auckland, New Zealand Parafed Auckland and as Athlete Liaison for the IPC Shooting Sport Technical Classifi cation: Committee, in addition to his competitive SH2 ambitions.
Twitter: The Auckland native won a bronze in R4 @MichaelMikestar at Beijing 2008. He went on to win gold in R9 at the World Championships in 2010, followed by bronze in R4 at London 2012. Career highlights: To date, he has set a total of 10 Oceania, 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships 14 world, and four Paralympic records in his more than decade-long career. B R5 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH2) In 2013, he entered the 2013 IPC 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships Shooting European Championships in S R5 (mixed 10m air rifl e standing SH2) Alicante, Spain, where he won a silver medal in his favourite event, R4. Johnson London 2012 Paralympic Games was permitted to compete at the European Championships, as Oceania B R4 (mixed 10m air rifl e standing SH2) did not have enough nations participating 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships in the sport to create their own regional Championships. G R9 (men’s 50m rifl e prone SH2)
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games In 2015, Johnson continued his run of form by setting a new R5 world record at B R4 (mixed 10m air rifl e standing SH2) a World Cup in Poland. Athens 2004 Paralympic Games At Rio 2016, he will face stiff competi- G R4 (mixed 10m air rifl e standing SH2) tion in R4 from Ukrainian hot-shot Vasyl Kovalchuk and Great Britain’s James Bevis, both top-three fi nishers from the European Championships.
IPC Shooting Media Guide 19 One to watch – SH1 (rifl e): Jinho Par�
Name: Biography: Jinho Park Having already secured a quota place for South Korea at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Country: Games with a stunning performance at South Korea the 2014 IPC Shooting World Champion- ships, Park had a comparably quiet 2015. Date of birth: 9 June 1977 Unsurprisingly on his single outing of 2015 at the World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Born: Park won two golds in R3 and R1. South Korea 2014 was his best year on record, winning Classifi cation: a combined 10 medals at his fi rst World SH1 (rifl e) Championships, and at the Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea.
Career highlights Park smashed two world records and 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships won fi ve medals in individual and team events at the Worlds. He also claimed fi ve G R1 (men’s 10m air rifl e standing SH1) medals, including three golds, at Incheon 2014. G R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1) Rio 2016 will be his fi rst Paralympic R7 (men’s 50m rifl e three positions Games where he will face the likes of B SH1) Slovakian world champion Veronika 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games Vadovicova. R7 (men's 50m rifl e three positions G SH1)
G R6 (mixed 50m rifl e prone SH1)
S R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1)
IPC Shooting Media Guide 21 One to watch – SH1 (rifl e): Ma� Skelhon
Name: Biography Matt Skelhon Matt Skelhon is arguably Great Britain’s most renowned Paralympic shooter. Country: Great Britain His notoriety began at the Beijing 2008 Games where, sporting a distinctive red Date of birth: mohican, the Peterborough native hit a 31 October 1984 perfect score in R3 to win gold only two years after taking up the sport. Born: Peterborough, Great Britain However, at his home Paralympic Games at London 2012, Skelhon found himself Classifi cation: up against France’s Cedric Fevre who SH1 (rifl e) took the crown from him by just 0.3 points to leave him with silver. Twitter: @mattskelhon That was not the end of the story for the self-confessed perfectionist. Skelhon hit Facebook: back to take an unexpected bronze. www.facebook.com/MattSkelhon Just over one year later, the man nick- named “Buzal” clinched R6 gold at the Career highlights 2013 IPC Shooting European Champion- 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships ships in Alicante, Spain, with a new quali- fi cation and fi nals world record. G R6 (mixed 50m rifl e prone SH1) At the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cham- S R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1) pionships in Suhl, Germany, Skelhon was back to his best, winning gold in R6 with a 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships new world record and silver in R3. G R6 (mixed 50m rifl e prone SH1)
London 2012 Paralympic Games
S R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1)
B R6 (mixed 50m rifl e prone SH1)
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships
B R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1)
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
G R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1)
IPC Shooting Media Guide 23 Ones to watc� – Women
24 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 25 One to watch – SH2: McKen na Da�l
Name: Biography McKenna Dahl McKenna Dahl is one of an exciting new crop of shooters to come out of the USA Country: in recent years. USA In 2014 the teenager made a signifi cant Date of birth: step towards achieving her dream of 1 May 1996 competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, securing a quota place for the Born: USA at the IPC Shooting World Champi- USA onships in Suhl, Germany.
Classifi cation: Her performance was no doubt helped by SH2 a move that same year to the US Olympic and Paralympic training centre in Colora- Twitter: do Springs, where the country’s brightest https://twitter.com/KennaDahl Para athletes gather to live and train.
Facebook: Then in 2015 Dahl competed at three www.facebook.com/mckennasdream World Cups, with her best fi nish coming from a 13th place in R5 (mixed 10m Instagram: air rifl e prone SH2) on home soil in Fort @kennadahl10.9 Benning.
A rifl e specialist, Dahl also focuses her eff orts on R4 (mixed 10m air rifl e stand- ing SH2).
At the age of 12, Dahl tried shooting for the fi rst time at a summer camp. Origi- nally a wheelchair basketball player, she preferred shooting because it was an individual sport.
Whilst living in Colorado Springs, Dahl takes online courses in business and technology management and a speciali- sation in criminal justice at DeVry Univer- sity with a vision of becoming a lawyer.
IPC Shooting Media Guide 27 One to watch – SH1 (pistol): Krisztina David
Name: Biography Krisztina David Krisztina David is no stranger to grit, de- termination and playing the waiting game. Country: Hungary Having made her international debut at the 2010 IPC Shooting World Champion- Date of birth: ships in Zagreb, Croatia, the Hungarian 5 December 1975 spent the whole of the 2011 season com- peting with a shoulder injury which would Born: see her require surgery in December of Szeged, Hungary that year.
Classifi cation: In the years since, she has slowly been SH1 (pistol) climbing the ranks in pistol events. In October 2013, she medalled for the fi rst time at a major international Champion- Career highlights: ships with a P2 bronze at the 2013 IPC 2016 IPC Shooting World Cup Shooting European Championships in Alicante, Spain. G P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) In March 2014, David set a new P2 fi nals 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships world record at an IPC Shooting World B P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) Cup in Great Britain. She went on to to win her fi rst World Championship medal 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships that summer. B P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) In 2015 her World Cup season looked in doubt as David underwent major heart surgery. However, she recovered in time, going on to compete at three competi- tions and securing a win in her favourite event, the P2, in Fort Benning, USA.
The biggest threats to David’s medal hopes will be Azerbaijani European champion Yelena Taranova and Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani, both of whom performed well at the Worlds and World Cups in 2015 and into 2016.
IPC Shooting Media Guide 29 One to watch – SH1 (pistol): Sare� Javanmardidodmani
Name: Biography Sareh Javanmardidodmani Sareh Javanmardidodmani has really stepped up her game since winning Country: bronze at the London 2012 Paralympic Iran Games in P2.
Date of birth: Now a holder of three world records in P2 8 December 1984 and P4 the Iranian also won her fi rst world title in 2014 in P2. Born: Karaj, Iran The 2015 season bought similar fruits, with a further two world records in P2 and Classifi cation: two wins at IPC Shooting World Cups. SH1 (pistol) Her performances placed her amongst the top three in the world rankings in Career highlights 2015 in P4 and P2 heading into 2016. 2015 IPC Shooting World Cups Training in business management, G P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) Javanmardidodmani is also the Asian Para Games champion having won S P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) double gold at Incheon 2014 with two world records along the way. B P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1)
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships
G P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1)
2014 Incheon Asian Para Games P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1); G P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) London 2012 Paralympic Games
B P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1)
IPC Shooting Media Guide 31 One to watch – SH2 (rifl e): Minna Leinonen
Name: Biography Minna Leinonen On her Paralympic debut at Athens 2004, Minna Leinonen completely turned the Country: shooting world upside down by winning Finland R5 gold with a world and Paralympic re- cord. Date of birth: 19 August 1981 Leinonen was only 23 when she burst onto the scene, but her early success Born: was not to last. In the intervening years Ristijärvi, Finland between Athens and the 2013 IPC Shoot- ing European Championships, the Finn Classifi cation: could not convert her performances from SH2 (rifl e) various World Cup events into medals at major international Championships.
Career highlights That all changed in 2013 with a Euro- 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships pean bronze in the R5. In the same year, she was named Athlete of the Year by the G R5 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH2) Finnish Shooting Sport Federation.
2013 IPC Shooting European Championships In 2014 she went onto win gold in R5 at B R5 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH2) the World Championships.
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games Her closest rivals in R5 are Ukraine’s Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk G R5 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH2) and Serbian European champion Dragan Ristic.
Leinonen will be hoping that her motto of “one perfect shot at a time” could carry her to a return to the top of the podium at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
IPC Shooting Media Guide 33 One to watch – SH1 (rifl e): Ver onika Vadovicova
Name: Biography Veronika Vadovicova Veronika Vadovicova stormed to double gold at the 2013 IPC Shooting Europe- Country: an Championships in Alicante, Spain, Slovakia six years after making her international debut at the Euros in Suhl, Germany. Date of birth: 9 February 1983 Vadovicova returned to Suhl and claimed the R2 title at the 2014 IPC Shooting Born: World Championships. Trnava, Slovakia The Slovakian from Trnava has fought Classifi cation: long and hard to get to the position she SH1 (rifl e) is in today. After winning gold in her Paralympic debut at Beijing 2008 in the R2 (women’s 10m air rifl e standing Career highlights SH1), she has been plugging away at IPC 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships Shooting World Cups. In 2015, she won seven World Cup events and set a new R2 (women’s 10m air rifl e standing G R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1) world SH1) record in Poland. R8 (women’s 50m Rifl e three positions S SH1) Key events for Vadovicova include her 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships two European title-winning competitions – R2 and R8, as well as R3. In 2016, she R2 (women’s 10m air rifl e standing set a new qualifi cation world record in R3 G SH1); R8 (women’s 50m rifl e three positions SH1) at a World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.
S R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1) Her closest competitors at Rio 2016 will be China’s R2 Paralympic champion London 2012 Paralympic Games Cuiping Zhang, as well as Germany’s R3 R8 (women’s 50m rifl e three B European champion Natascha Hiltrop positions SH1) and Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon. Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games R2 (women’s 10m air rifl e standing G SH1)
IPC Shooting Media Guide 35 One to watch – SH1 (rifl e): C�iping Zhan�
Name: Biography Cuiping Zhang Cuiping Zhang claimed the fi rst gold of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in Country: R2, setting a world and Paralympic re- China cord in the process, followed by another Paralympic title in R8. Date of birth: 24 September 1987 The 26-year-old from Handan City, China, has been involved in the sport since 2003 Born: after being selected by the Hebei shoot- Hebei, China ing team during a recruitment drive.
Classifi cation: Zhang, who contracted polio that aff ected SH1 (rifl e) the use of her legs at age three, became a Chinese team member in 2006 and opened her Paralympic medal account Career highlights with two gold medals at the Beijing 2008 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships Paraympic Games. R8 (women’s 50m rifl e three positions G At the 2010 IPC Shooting World Cham- SH1) pionships, Zhang won another two silver London 2012 Paralympic Games medals in R2 and R8 events. R2 (women’s 10m air rifl e standing G SH1), R8 (women’s 50m rifl e three Her coach, Wang Ping, described Zhang positions SH1) as having a great mental strength and this innate ability helped her win two titles at B R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1) the London 2012 Paralympics, including 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships in R2 against teammate Dang Shibei and Slovakia’s European champion Veronika R2 (women’s 10m air rifl e standing Vadovicova. S SH1), R8 (women’s 50m rifl e three positions SH1) In 2015 Zhang set three new world Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games records. At the IPC Shooting World Cup R3 (mixed 10m air rifl e prone SH1), in Osijek, Croatia, she set a new qualify- S R6 (mixed 50m rifl e prone SH1) ing and fi nals world best in R8 and a new R8 (women’s 50m rifl e three positions fi nals world record in R2. B SH1)
IPC Shooting Media Guide 37 Vital statistics
Top 20 Paralympic Games medallists of all time – Men Top 20 Paralympic Games medallists of all time – Women
Full historical results from all Paralympic Games can be found at Paralympic.org Full historical results from all Paralympic Games can be found at Paralympic.org
Rank Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Jonas Jacobsson Sweden 16 1 8 25 1 Elizabeth Kosmala Australia 8 3 11
2 Thomas Johansson Sweden 5 1 6 2 Im Yeon Kim South Korea 5 3 1 9 Federal Republic of 3 Siegmar Henker 5 1 6 3 Barbara Caspers Australia 5 1 1 7 Germany 4 Deanna Coates Great Britain 3 3 2 8 4 Santo Mangano Italy 4 1 2 7 5 Cuiping Zhang China 2 2 2 6 5 Andrey Lebedinsky Russia 4 3 7 Yugoslavia/ 6 Eef Tammel Netherlands 3 2 3 8 6 Ruzica Aleksov Independent 2 2 4 Paralympic Athletes Federal Republic of 7 Wolfgang Hess 3 1 1 5 Germany Federal Republic of 7 Loraine Schulz 2 1 1 4 Germany Federal Republic of 8 Franz Falke 2 4 3 9 Germany 8 Isabel Newstead Great Britain 2 2
9 Jan Kristensen Denmark 2 4 2 8 9 Manuela Schmermund Germany 1 2 1 4
=10 J. Gruber Austria 2 2 4 =10 Myung Sook Her South Korea 1 1 2
=10 Jung Hun Song South Korea 2 2 4 =10 Charlotte Streton Denmark 1 1 2
12 Anders Lundvall Sweden 2 1 4 7 =10 Sonja Vettenburg Belgium 1 1 2
13 Oskar Kreuzer Austria 2 1 3 =13 Isabel Barr Great Britain 1 1 2
14 Jan Gadd Sweden 2 2 4 =13 Veronika Vadovicova Slovakia 1 1 2
15 Aloys Schneider Germany 2 1 3 15 Sabine Brogle Germany 2 3 5
=16 Enayatollah Bokharaei Iran 2 2 16 Nicole Petit France 2 2 4
=16 Ji Seok Lee South Korea 2 2 =17 Lotta Helsinger Sweden 2 1 3
=16 Seakyun Park South Korea 2 2 =17 Heather Kuttai Canada 2 1 3
19 Hubert Aufschnaiter Austria 1 3 3 7 =17 Y. Page Canada 2 1 3
20 Kazimierz Mechula Denmark 1 3 1 5 20 Lone Overbye Denmark 2 2
38 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 39 Participation
Overall Licensed athletes Countries 458 67
World Championships No. athletes No. countries Linz, Austria, 1994 147 23 Seoul, South Korea, 2002 211 36 Sargans, Switzerland, 2006 226 45 Zagreb, Croatia, 2010 240 44 Suhl, Germany, 2014 250 53
Paralympic Games No. athletes No. countries Toronto, Canada, 1976 39 14 Arnhem, Netherlands, 1980 59 15 New York, USA / Stoke Mandeville, 114 20 Great Britain, 1984 Seoul, South Korea, 1988 139 23 Barcelona, Spain, 1992 132 26 Atlanta, USA, 1996 135 32 Sydney, Australia, 2000 139 36 Athens, Greece, 2004 142 35 Beijing, China, 2008 140 44 London, Great Britain, 2012 140 44 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016 150 43
New shooting countries for Rio 2016 • South Africa • Kuwait • Bulgaria
40 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 41 Medals tables
World Championships (Suhl, Germany, 2014) Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain, 2012)
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
South Korea 10 3 4 17 1 China 4 1 3 8 1
Sweden 5 2 2 9 2 South Korea 3 1 4 2
Russia 2 5 2 9 3 France 1 1 2 =3
Great Britain 2 2 4 8 4 Sweden 1 1 2 =3 Former Yugoslav Republic Iran 2 1 3 5 1 1 =5 of Macedonia China 2 2 4 =6 Ukraine 1 1 =5 Ukraine 2 2 4 =6 United Arab Emirates 1 1 =5 Turkey 1 1 2 4 8 Russia 3 1 4 8 Slovenia 1 1 1 3 9 Great Britain 1 2 3 9 Slovakia 1 1 2 10 Germany 1 1 2 10 Finland 1 1 11 Israel 1 1 =11 Germany 6 2 8 12 Slovenia 1 1 =11 United Arab Emirates 2 2 4 13 Spain 1 1 =11 Serbia 2 2 14 Turkey 1 1 =11 Azerbaijan 1 1 2 15 Australia 1 1 =15 Hungary 1 1 =16 Iran 1 1 =15 Poland 1 1 =16 New Zealand 1 1 =15 Croatia 1 1 =18 Slovakia 1 1 =15 France 1 1 =18
Israel 1 1 =18 Former Yugoslav Republic 1 1 =18 of Macedonia New Zealand 1 1 =18
42 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 43 World records Only events on the Paralympic programme are included.
Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) Myungsoon South Korea Qualification 419.3 19/10/2014, Kang world record Incheon, South Korea Oleksii Ukraine Finals world 200.5 13/07/2015, Denysiuk record Osijek, Croatia R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) Chul South Korea Qualification 579 19/09/2015, Veronika Slovakia Finals world 213 17/04/2015, Park world record Sydney, Australia Vadovicova record Szczecin, Poland P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) Veronika Slovakia Qualification 639.7 15/03/2016, Vadovicova world record Bangkok, Thailand Sareh Iran Finals world 200.4 20/10/2014, Javanmardi- record Incheon, South Korea R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) dodmani Michael New Zealand Finals world 212.6 19/04/2015, Sareh Iran Qualification 386 19/09/2015, Johnson record Szczecin, Poland Javanmardi- world record Sydney, Australia Jason Australia Qualification 636.1 04/06/2014, dodmani Maroney world record Fort Benning, USA P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) Andrey Russia Qualification 587 24/08/1996, Dragan Serbia Finals world 213 15/05/2015, Lebedinskiy world record Atlanta, USA Ristic record Antalya, Turkey Andrey Russia Equalled 587 01/01/1997, Dragan Serbia Qualification 639.5 03/07/2013, Lebedinskiy qualification Chatenoy, France Ristic world record Aylesbury, Great Britain world record R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) Matt Great Britain Finals world 209.5 22/07/2014, Sareh Iran Finals world 192.8 19/10/2014, Skelhon record Suhl, Germany Javanmardi- record Incheon, South Korea dodmani Matt Great Britain Qualification 626.3 25/10/2013, Skelhon world record Alicante, Spain Seakyun South Korea Qualification 552 12/09/2008, Park world record Beijing, China R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Jonas Sweden Finals world 468.9 23/10/2013, Jacobsson record Alicante, Spain Abdulla United Arab Finals world 208.6 18/04/2015, Sultan Emirates record Szczecin, Poland Abdulla United Arab Qualification 1175 25/07/2014, Alaryani Sultan Emirates world record Suhl, Germany Alaryani Jinho South Korea Qualification 628.9 19/10/2014, Park world record Incheon, South Korea R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Cuiping China Finals world 458.2 11/07/2015, Zhang record Osijek, Croati Cuiping China Finals world 210.1 10/07/2015, Zhang record Osijek, Croatia Cuiping China Qualification 592 11/07/2015, Zhang world record Osijek, Croati
44 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 45 Regional records Only events on the Paralympic programme are included.
African records Events not listed are vacant records. Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) von Zeuner South Africa FAFR 188.6 06/06/2014, Kohne Fort Benning, USA von Zeuner South Africa AFR 557 16/03/2016, Kohne Bangkok, Thailand P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) von Zeuner South Africa AFR 563 10/07/2015, Kohne Osijek, Croatia P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) Bhaveet Kenya AFR 495 18/03/2016, Ramesh Bangkok, Thailand Chudasama
AFR – African qualifi cation record FAR – Finals African record
46 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 47 Americas records Events not listed are vacant records. Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) Marco USA FAMR 192.3 03/05/2016, John USA FAMR 211.3 14/08/2013, De La Rosa Szczecin, Poland Joss III Bangkok, Thailand Ricardo Brazil AMR 558 06/11/2015, John USA AMR 629.9 08/05/2014, Costa Fort Benning, USA Joss III Szczecin, Poland Marco USA EAMR 558 03/05/2016, John USA EAMR 629.9 15/03/2016, De La Rosa Szczecin, Poland Joss III Bangkok, Thailand P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) Debora Brazil FAMR 146.1 16/05/2013, Alexandre Brazil FAMR 166.6 04/11/2015, Campos Antalya, Turkey Galgani Fort Benning, USA Debora Brazil AMR 363 13/07/2015, Jazmin USA AMR 631.6 15/03/2016, Campos Osijek, Croatia Almlie Bangkok, Thailand P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) Michael USA AMR 572 03/06/2014, Jazmin USA AMR 633.9 18/03/2016, Tagliapietra Fort Benning, USA Almlie Bangkok, Thailand P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) Jazmin USA FAMR 210.9 07/11/2015, Almlie Fort Benning, USA Geraldo Brazil FAMR 120 07/11/2015, Rosenthal Fort Benning, USA R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) Geraldo Brazil AMR 528 07/11/2015, John USA AMR 622.8 13/07/2015, Rosenthal Fort Benning, USA Joss III Osijek, Croatia R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) John USA FAMR 203.8 19/09/2015, Joss III Sydney, Australia Helcio Brazil AMR 603.9 19/07/2014, Perilo Suhl, Germany R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Carlos Brazil AMR 1105 18/09/2015, Garletti Sydney, Australia Tammy USA FAMR 180.4 03/11/2015, Delano Fort Benning, USA R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Tammy USA AMR 405.3 17/03/2016, Danielle USA AMR 518 16/08/2013, Delano Bangkok, Thailand Fong Bangkok, Thailand AMR – Qualification Americas record FAMR – Finals Americas record EAMR – Equalled Americas qualification record
48 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 49 Asian records Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) Jinho Park South Korea FASR 211.9 21/07/2014, Suhl, Germany Server Uzbekistan FASR 198.9 20/04/2015, Ibragimov Szczecin, Poland R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) Chul South Korea ASR 579 19/09/2015, Seungpyo South Korea ASR 632.8 16/08/2013, Park Sydney, Australia Beak Bangkok, Thailand P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) Geunsoo South Korea EASR 632.8 21/07/2014, Kim Suhl, Germany Sareh Iran FASR 200.4 20/10/2014, Javanmardi- Incheon, South Korea Geunsoo South Korea FASR 211.6 22/10/2014, dodmani Kim Incheon, South Korea Sareh Iran ASR 386 19/09/2015, R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) Javanmardi- Sydney, Australia Anusorn Thailand FASR 212.7 18/03/2016, dodmani Chai Bangkok, Thailand P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) chamnan Chul South Korea ASR 582 16/09/2015, Geunsoo South Korea ASR 636.6 21/10/2014, Park Sydney, Australia Kim Incheon, South Korea P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) Seakyun South Korea ASR 552 12/09/2008, Abdulla Sul- United Arab FASR 207.5 07/11/2015, Park Beijing, China tan Alaryani Emirates Fort Benning, USA Sareh Iran FASR 192.8 19/10/2014, Abdulla Sul- United Arab ASR 621.3 27/01/2016, Javanmardi- Incheon, South Korea tan Alaryani Emirates Al Ain, United Arab dodmani Emirates R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Jinho South Korea ASR 628.9 19/10/2014, Abdulla Sul- United Arab FASR 457.5 16/08/2013, Park Incheon, South Korea tan Alaryani Emirates Bangkok, Thailand Abdulla Sul- UAE FASR 208.6 18/04/2015, Jinho Park South Korea EFASR 457.5 23/10/2014, tan Alaryani Szczecin, Poland Incheon, South Korea Abdulla Sul- United Arab ASR 1175 25/07/2015, R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) tan Alaryani Emirates Suhl, Germany Myungsoon South Korea ASR 419.3 19/10/2014, R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Kang Incheon, South Korea Cuiping China FASR 210.1 10/07/2015, Cuiping China ASR 592 11/07/2015, Zhang Osijek, Croatia Zhang Osijek, Croatia Cuiping China FASR 458.2 11/07/2015, R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) Zhang Osijek, Croatia Jae Yong South Korea ASR 637.2 14/08/2013, ASR – Qualification Asian record Sim Bangkok, Thailand FASR – Finals Asian record EFASR – Equalled finals Asian record
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Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) Oleksii Ukraine FEUR 200.5 13/07/2015, Veronika Slovakia FEUR 213 17/04/2015, Denysiuk Osijek, Croatia Vadovicova Szczecin, Poland Valeriy Russia EUR 578 07/09/2008, Veronika Slovakia EUR 639.7 15/03/2016, Ponomarenko Beijing, China Vadovicova Bangkok, Thailand Veronika Slovakia EEUR 581 24/01/2016, Al Ain, R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) Vadovicova United Arabic Emirates Francek Gorazd Slovenia FEUR 212 11/07/2015, P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) Tirsek Osijek, Croatia Krisztina Hungary FEUR 196 26/03/2014, Francek Gorazd Slovenia EUR 635 26/01/2016, David Stoke Mandeville, Tirsek Al Ain, United Arab Great Britain Emirates Olivera Former EUR 381 31/08/2012, R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) Nakovska-Bikova Yugoslav London, Great Britain Republic of Dragan Serbia FEUR 213 15/05/2013, Macedonia Ristic Antalya, Turkey Dragan Serbia EUR 639.5 03/07/2013, P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) Ristic Aylesbury, Great Britain Andrey Russia EUR 587 24/08/1996, R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) Lebedinskiy Atlanta, USA Andrey Russia EEUR 587 01/01/1997, Matt Great Britain FEUR 209.5 22/07/2014, Lebedinskiy Chatenoy, France Skelhon Suhl, Germany Matt Great Britain EUR 626.3 25/10/2013, P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) Skelhon Alicante, Spain Sergey Russia FEUR 188.5 14/07/2015, Malyshev Osijek, Croatia R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Sergey Russia EUR 547 14/07/2015, Jonas Sweden FEUR 468.9 23/10/2013, Malyshev Osijek, Croatia Jacobsson Alicante, Spain R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Jonas Sweden EUR 1172 23/10/2013, Jacobsson Alicante, Spain Laslo Serbia FEUR 207.3 10/07/2015, Suranji Osijek, Croatia R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Andrii Ukraine EUR 624.4 16/03/2016, Veronika Slovakia FEUR 448.5 24/01/2016, Doroshenko Bangkok, Thailand Vadovicova Al Ain, United Arab Emirates R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Veronika Slovakia EUR 581 18/09/2015, Veronika Slovakia FEUR 207.5 03/06/2014, Vadovicova Sydney, Australia Vadovicova Fort Benning, USA EUR – Qualification European record Veronika Slovakia EUR 416.9 17/03/2016, FEUR – Finals European record Vadovicova Bangkok, Thailand EEUR – Equalled European qualification record
52 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 53 Oceanian records Events not listed are vacant records. Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) Michael New Zealand FOCR 212.6 19/04/2015, Christopher Australia FOCR 110 06/06/2014, Johnson Szczecin, Poland Pitt Fort Benning, USA Jason Australia OCR 636.1 04/06/2014, Christopher Australia OCR 553 15/08/2013, Maroney Fort Benning, USA Pitt Bangkok, Thailand R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) Christopher Australia EOCR 553 16/03/2016, Pitt Bangkok, Thailand Michael New Zealand FOCR 212.1 15/05/2015, Johnson Antalya, Turkey P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) Michael New Zealand OCR 636.2 23/07/2014, Christopher Australia OCR 567 03/06/2014, Johnson Suhl, Germany Pitt Fort Benning, USA R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) Anton Australia FOCR 141.6 07/11/2015, Mark Australia OCR 486 17/09/2015, Zappelli Fort Benning, USA Gleeson Sydney, Australia Natalie Australia OCR 618.5 27/01/2016, R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Smith Al Ain, United Arab Ashley Australia FOCR 116.8 03/06/2014, Emirates Phillip Fort Benning, USA R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Adams Ashley Australia FOCR 400.4 23/10/2013, Ashley Australia OCR 616.9 18/04/2015, Phillip Alicante, Spain Phillip Szczecin, Poland Adams Adams Ashley Australia OCR 1143 25/07/2014, R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) Phillip Suhl, Germany Natalie Australia FOCR 206.9 18/04/2015, Adams Smith Szczecin, Poland R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Elizabeth Australia OCR 411.8 30/03/2015, Natalie Australia FOCR 450 24/01/2016, Kosmala Stoke Mandeville, Smith Al Ain, United Arab Great Britain Emirates R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) Natalie Australia OCR 576 04/11/2015, Anton Australia FOCR 188.4 12/07/2015, Smith Fort Benning, USA Zappelli Osijek, Croatia OCR – Qualification Oceania record Ashley Australia OCR 632.2 05/06/2014, FOCR – Finals Oceania record EOCR – Equalled Oceania record Phillip Fort Benning, USA Adams
54 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 55 Paralympic records Only events on the Paralympic programme are included.
Vacant records are a result of changes made to scoring following London 2012. Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location Event Name Country Record type Score Date, location
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) vacant FPR vacant FPR
Valeriy Russia PR 578 07/09/2008, vacant PR Pono Beijing, China marenko R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) vacant FPR vacant FPR vacant PR
Olivera Former PR 381 31/08/2012, R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2) Nakovska- Yugoslav London, Great Britain Bikova Republic of vacant FPR Macedonia vacant PR P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1) Andrey Russia PR 587 24/08/1996, Lebedinskiy Atlanta, USA vacant FPR vacant FPR vacant PR
P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) Seakyun South Korea PR 552 12/09/2008, vacant FPR Park Beijing, China Jonas Sweden PR 1163 10/09/2008, vacant FPR Jacobsson Beijing, China R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) vacant FPR vacant FPR
vacant PR Yunri Lee South Korea PR 579 09/09/2008, Beijing, China R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) PR – Paralympic record vacant FPR FPR – Finals Paralympic record
vacant PR
56 IPC Shooting Media Guide IPC Shooting Media Guide 57 Current world and Paralympic medallists
World Championships medallists (Suhl, Germany, 2014)
Event Rank Name Country Event Rank Name Country
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1)
1 Heejung Lee South Korea 1 Jinho Park South Korea
2 Sergey Mayshev Russia 2 Matt Skelhon Great Britain
3 Cevat Karagol Turkey 3 Abdulla Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates
P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2)
1 Sareh Javanmardidodmani Iran 1 Youngjun Jeon South Korea
2 Krisztina David Hungary 2 Juyoung Kang South Korea
3 Olivera Nakovska-Bikova Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3 Tanguy De La Forest France
P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2)
1 Joackim Norberg Sweden 1 Minna Leinonen Finland
2 Sergey Malyshev Russia 2 Dragan Ristic Serbia
3 Hedong Ni China 3 Michael Johnson New Zealand
P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1)
1 Cevat Karagol Turkey 1 Matt Skelhon Great Britain
2 Valeriy Ponomarenko Russia 2 Jonas Jacobsson Sweden
3 Juhee Lee South Korea 3 Doron Shaziri Israel
R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)
1 Jonas Jacobsson Sweden 1 Jonas Jacobsson Sweden
2 Seungchul Lee South Korea 2 Abdulla Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates
3 Andrii Doroshenko Ukraine 3 Jinho Park South Korea
R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)
1 Veronika Vadovicova Slovakia 1 Cuiping Zhang China
2 Cagla Atakal Turkey 2 Veronika Vadovicova Slovakia
3 Yunri Lee South Korea 3 Yunri Lee South Korea
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Paralympic Games (2012, London, Great Britain) Full historical results from all Paralympic Games can be found at Paralympic.org
Event Rank Name Country Event Rank Name Country
P1 (men's 10m air pistol SH1) R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1)
1 Seakyun Park South Korea 1 Cedric Fevre France
2 Korhan Yamac Turkey 2 Matthew Skelhon Great Britain
3 Juhee Lee South Korea 3 Cuiping Zhang China
P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2)
1 Oliver Nakovska-Bikova Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 Juyoung Kang South Korea
2 Marina Klimenchenko Russia 2 Gorazd Francek Tirsek Slovenia
3 Sareh Javanmardidodmani Iran 3 Michael Johnson New Zealand
P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1) R5 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2)
1 Jianfei Li China 1 Vasyl Kovalchuk Ukraine
2 Sergey Malyshev Russia 2 Raphael Voltz France
3 Valery Ponomarenko Russia 3 James Bevis Great Britain
P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1)
1 Seakyun Park South Korea 1 Abdullah Sultan Alaryani United Arab Emirates Juan Antonio Saavedra 2 Valery Ponomarenko Russia 2 Spain Reinaldo 3 Hedong Ni China 3 Matthew Skelhon Great Britain R1 (men’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) 1 Chao Dong China 1 Jonas Jacobsson Sweden 2 Jonas Jacobsson Sweden 2 Shaziri Doron Israel 3 Josef Neumaier Germany 3 Chao Dong China R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1) R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1) 1 Cuiping Zhang China 1 Cuiping Zhang China 2 Manuela Schmermund Germany 2 Shibei Dang China 3 Natalie Smith Australia 3 Veronika Vadovicova Slovakia
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National Paralympic National Paralympic Name Contact Name Contact Committee Committee Khademuddin Allah Mohamad Azam Mohd Afghanistan [email protected] Brunei [email protected] Yar Salleh
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Macedonia Branimir Jovanovski [email protected] Nigeria Frank Thorpe [email protected]
Madagascar Dinard Monja [email protected] Norway Martin Hafsahl [email protected]
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Panama Esther (Etthy) Faska [email protected] Slovenia Spela Rozman [email protected]
Papua New Guinea Kefu Ma [email protected] Somalia Ali Ahmed Mohamud [email protected]
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Philippines Michael Barredo [email protected] Spain Luis Leardy [email protected]
Rajeeva Poland Michal Pol [email protected] Sri Lanka [email protected] Wickramasinghe
Portugal Ana Silva [email protected] Surinam Frank Cameron [email protected]
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National Paralympic To promote and protect the integrity of sport and the health of athletes, the IPC, together Name Contact Committee with International Federations, including IPC Shooting, and the National Paralympic [email protected] Committees established the IPC Anti-Doping Code. Ukraine Nataliya Harach [email protected] The aims of the code, which is fully compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency Code, Theban Salem United Arab Emirates [email protected] are: Almuhairi
United States Beth Bourgeois [email protected] • To protect the athlete’s right to participate in doping free sport and thus promote health, fairness and equality for athletes worldwide. Uruguay Graciela Nario [email protected] • To ensure harmonised, coordinated and eff ective anti-doping programmes on the international and national level with regards to detection, deterrence and prevention US Virgin Islands Regine Fitzner reginefi [email protected] of doping.
Uzbekistan Navruza Yuldasheva [email protected] Anti-doping rules, like competition rules, are sport rules governing the conditions under which sport is played. All participants (athletes and athlete support personnel) accept Venezuela Ahiquel Hernandez [email protected] these rules as a condition of participation and are presumed to have agreed to comply with the IPC Anti-Doping Code. Vietnam The Phiet Vu [email protected]
Zambia Sela Brotherton [email protected]
Offi cials
IPC Shooting Sport Technical Committee
Position Name Chairperson Ghislaine Briez (France)
Vice Chairperson Wanda Jewell (USA)
Head of Competition and Offi ciating Ferrol van Hoeven (Netherlands)
Head of Classifi cation A/Prof Jagdish Maharaj (Australia)
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