Fátima Gálvez
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fátima Gálvez Marín |
| Nationality |
 Spain |
| Born |
19 January 1987 Baena, Córdoba, Spain |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | Trap, double trap |
| Coached by | Jose Luis Perez Sanz[1] |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Shooting | ||
| Competitor for Spain
| ||
| ISSF World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2014 Granada | Trap |
| Bronze | 2014 Granada | Team Trap |
| European Shooting Championships | ||
| Gold | 2011 Belgrade | Trap |
| Silver | 2012 Larnaca | Team Trap |
| Bronze | 2010 Kazan | Team Trap |
Fátima Gálvez Marín (born January 19, 1987 in Baena, Córdoba) is a Spanish sport shooter.[1][2] She won a silver medal in the women's trap at the first meet of the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup series in Concepcion, Chile, with a score of 91 clay pigeons, earning her a spot on the Spanish team for the Olympics.[3][4]
Galvez represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's trap. Galvez barely advance to the final, after scoring a total of 70 targets from the qualifying rounds, and winning a three-person shoot-off against Finland's Satu Mäkelä-Nummela and Russia's Elena Tkach, with a bonus of 12 points.[5] Unfortunately, she finished only in fifth place by twelve points behind winner and world-record holder Jessica Rossi of Italy, accumulating a score of 87 targets (17 in the final).[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fátima Gálvez". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Fátima Gálvez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "ISSF Profile – Fátima Gálvez". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "San Marino goes to London!". ISSF. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Trap Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Trap Final". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.