Fátima Gálvez
Fátima Gálvez Marín[lower-alpha 1] (born 19 January 1987) 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]
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Full name | Fátima Gálvez Marín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baena, Córdoba, Spain | 19 January 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Trap, double trap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jose Luis Perez Sanz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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] 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]
Notes
- This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is Marín.
References
- "Fátima Gálvez". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fátima Gálvez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- "Women's Trap Final". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links
- Fatima Galvez at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Fátima Gálvez Marín at Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Fatima Galvez at NBC 2012 Olympics website at Archive.today (archived 2013-04-11)
- Fatima Galvez at the International Olympic Committee