Esmari van Reenen (born September 28, 1981) is a South African sport shooter.[1] She won the silver medal for the rifle three positions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, losing out by seven tenths of a point (0.7) to India's Anuja Jung.[2][3] Van Reenen received a qualifying place for the Olympics by capturing the gold in the same category at the 2007 ISSF African Shooting Championships in Cairo, Egypt.[4] She also achieved a best result in the international stage by finishing fifth at the 2008 ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, with a score of 673.3 points.[5]
Van Reenen became one of the first female sport shooters to represent South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6] She competed in the women's 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 198 targets in a prone position, 183 in standing, and 197 in kneeling, for a total score of 578 points, finishing only in sixteenth place.[7]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^McCallum, Kevin (23 March 2006). "Golden duo boost SA's Games success". IOL Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^Staff (23 March 2006). "Pretoria shooter wins SA's seventh Games gold medal". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^. Al-Ahram Weekly. 15–21 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^. Team USA. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^"Shooters' Steady Bead on Beijing Medal". GSport. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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esmari, reenen, born, september, 1981, south, african, sport, shooter, silver, medal, rifle, three, positions, 2006, commonwealth, games, melbourne, australia, losing, seven, tenths, point, india, anuja, jung, reenen, received, qualifying, place, olympics, cap. Esmari van Reenen born September 28 1981 is a South African sport shooter 1 She won the silver medal for the rifle three positions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne Australia losing out by seven tenths of a point 0 7 to India s Anuja Jung 2 3 Van Reenen received a qualifying place for the Olympics by capturing the gold in the same category at the 2007 ISSF African Shooting Championships in Cairo Egypt 4 She also achieved a best result in the international stage by finishing fifth at the 2008 ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro with a score of 673 3 points 5 Esmari van ReenenPersonal informationNationality South AfricaBorn 1981 09 28 28 September 1981 age 42 Height1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Weight105 kg 231 lb SportSportShootingEvent s 10 m air rifle AR40 50 m rifle 3 positions STR3X20 Medal record Women s shooting Representing South Africa Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Women s Smallbore Rifle Prone Individual 2006 Melbourne Women s 50m Rifle 3 Position Singles Van Reenen became one of the first female sport shooters to represent South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing 6 She competed in the women s 50 m rifle 3 positions where she was able to shoot 198 targets in a prone position 183 in standing and 197 in kneeling for a total score of 578 points finishing only in sixteenth place 7 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Esmari van Reenen Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 29 December 2012 McCallum Kevin 23 March 2006 Golden duo boost SA s Games success IOL Sport Retrieved 29 December 2012 Staff 23 March 2006 Pretoria shooter wins SA s seventh Games gold medal Mail amp Guardian Retrieved 29 December 2012 Summer destination medal Al Ahram Weekly 15 21 March 2007 Archived from the original on 18 April 2012 Retrieved 29 December 2012 Shooting Morgan Hicks Claims Gold at World Cup Rio Team USA 28 March 2008 Archived from the original on 14 June 2012 Retrieved 29 December 2012 Shooters Steady Bead on Beijing Medal GSport 3 August 2008 Archived from the original on 21 April 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2012 Women s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 16 August 2012 Retrieved 29 December 2012 External links editISSF Profile NBC Olympics Profile nbsp This biographical article relating to sport shooting in South Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esmari van Reenen amp oldid 1175908755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
