Véronique Girardet

Véronique Girardet
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965 (age 59)
Besançon, Doubs, France
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet
ClubST Castillonnaise[1]
Coached byBruno Rossetti, Antony Szewc[1]
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Lonato Skeet

Véronique Girardet (born September 10, 1965 in Besançon) is a French sport shooter.[2][1] She set a world record of 96 targets by winning the gold medal for women's skeet shooting at the 2005 ISSF World Championships in Lonato, Italy.[3]

At age forty-two, Girardet made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in women's skeet shooting. She placed sixteenth out of nineteen shooters in the qualifying rounds of the event, with a total score of 63 points.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Girardet improved her performance from the previous games by hitting a total of 66 targets in women's skeet, finishing only in tenth place, behind Kazakhstan's Angelina Mishchuk.[5]

Girardet is also a member of ST Castillonnaise for the shooting class, and is coached and trained by Bruno Rossetti and Antony Szewc.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Veronique Girardet". London 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Véronique Girardet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ^ Thomazeau, Francois (5 August 2008). "One-eyed shooter sets sight on gold". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Skeet Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Women's Skeet – Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.


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