Michael Winter (sport shooter)

Michael Winter (born May 20, 1976 in Munich) is a German sport shooter.[2][1] Winter represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for all three rifle shooting events.

Michael Winter
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1976-05-20) 20 May 1976
Munich, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR60)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubHSG München[1]
Coached byClaus Dieter Roth[1]

In his first event, 10 m air rifle, Winter was able to hit a total of 588 points within six attempts, finishing thirty-sixth in the qualifying rounds.[3] Few days later, he placed thirty-first in the 50 m rifle prone, by one target ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Bürge from the final attempt, with a total score of 590 points.[4] In his third and last event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, Winter was able to shoot 396 targets in a prone position, and 385 each in standing and in kneeling, for a total score of 1,166 points, finishing only in seventeenth place.[5]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Michael Winter". ISSF. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Winter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. "Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. "Men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. "Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.


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