Sonja Pfeilschifter
Encyclopedia
Sonja Pfeilschifter is a German
rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship
in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions
. Still without Olympic medals, she has a very large number of victories at ISSF World Cup
s and she holds several world records.
Germany
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rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship
ISSF World Shooting Championships
The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...
in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions
50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...
. Still without Olympic medals, she has a very large number of victories at ISSF World Cup
ISSF World Cup
The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event...
s and she holds several world records.
Olympic results
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
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| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
28th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Women's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by Launi Meili.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q... 569 |
— | 4th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... 585+93.5 |
6th 582+97.6 |
17th 578 |
| 10 metre air rifle | 30th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle Women's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set... 386 |
— | 5th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:−2p 2 points deducted – EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 395+100.9 |
6th 396+102.7 |
12th 396 |
Records
| Current world records held in 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
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| Current world records held in 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
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| Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle | ||||||
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