Rashid Yunusmetov
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Kazakhstan |
| Born |
9 July 1979 Shymkent, Kazakh SSR |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) |
10 m air pistol (AP40) 50 m pistol (FP) |
Rashid Yunusmetov (Kazakh: Рашид Юнусметов; born July 9, 1979 in Shymkent) is a Kazakhstani sport shooter.[1] Yunusmetov had won a total of five medals at the ISSF World Cup circuit, including gold for the 50 m free pistol (2009 in Beijing, China).[2][3]
Yunusmetov represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in two pistol shooting events. He placed twentieth out of forty-eight shooters in the men's 10 m air pistol, with a total score of 578 points.[4] Three days later, Yunusmetov competed for his second event, 50 m rifle pistol, where he was able to fire 10 shots each in six attempts, for a total score of 555 points, finishing only in seventeenth place.[5]
References
- ↑ "Rashid Yunusmetov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "Yunusmetov claims men's 50m pistol gold at shooting World Cup". Xinhua. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "50m Pistol M – Yunusmetov (KAZ) claimed gold". ISSF. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 10m Air Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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