Éva Joó (born 12 April 1970, in Dunaújváros) is a Hungarian sport shooter.[2] She has competed for Hungary in rifle shooting at four Olympics (1988 to 1996, 2004), and has been close to an Olympic medal in 1996 (finishing seventh in the air rifle).[3] Apart from her Olympic career, Joo has successfully produced a career tally of nineteen medals in a major international competition: a gold at the 1990 ISSF World Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union, a total of three (one gold and two bronze) at the ISSF World Cup final, a total of nine (one gold, five silver, and eight bronze) at various meets of the World Cup series, and a remainder of six (three gold, two silver, and one bronze) under both junior and senior categories at the European Championships since her sporting debut in 1987.[1]
Having started the sport since the age of twelve, Joo trained under the tutelage of Dr. László Hammerl for the Hungarian National Defense Association (Hungarian: Magyar Honvédelmi Szövetség KLK, MHSZ) in Budapest, and eventually for the national team at Újpesti Sports Academy (Hungarian: Újpesti Torna Egylet).[4]
Joo competed internationally for Hungary at the age of seventeen, and simultaneously pocketed her first medal with a gold in air rifle shooting at the 1987 European Championships in Lahti, Finland. The following year, Joo made her first Hungarian team, as an 18-year-old teen, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, finishing eleventh in the air rifle and twentieth in the small-bore rifle three positions with scores of 392 and 576 respectively.[5][6]
In 1990, Joo set a junior world record of 496.4 to capture her first ever air rifle title at the Worlds in Moscow, Soviet Union, and then collected another gold at the European Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands with 495.4.[1] Joo's magnificent world-record feat culminated in a selection of being one of clear favorites vying for an Olympic medal at her succeeding Games in Barcelona 1992. There, she finished fifteenth in her pet event, the air rifle, with a score of 390, but eventually ascended to eighth on a marvelous aim in the rifle three positions at 673.6 points, despite losing in a seventh-place duel to Canada's Sharon Bowes.[7][8]
Shortly after her second Games, Joo showed her most potential form in bouncing back to the range by clinching her first ISSF World Cup title in the air rifle final at Munich, Germany a year later, ending up in first place with a personal best of 497.6.[1]
On her third Olympic appearance in Atlanta 1996, Joo landed to her best finish of the meet at seventh position in the 10 m air rifle after she nailed 494.5 on the final match to discreetly elude Ukraine's Lessia Leskiv from last place by just three-tenths of a point (0.3).[9] Joo also competed in the 50 m rifle 3 positions, but failed to reach the final, as she flubbed a few shots in the kneeling stage that saw her plunge down the leaderboard to a tie for twentieth with China's Chen Muhua at 576, just a deficit of five points from the cutoff.[10]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Joo qualified for her historic fourth Hungarian team, as a 34-year-old, in rifle shooting. She managed to get a qualifying score of 580 in the rifle three positions to join with fellow markswoman and debutant Beáta Krzyzewsky and secure an Olympic berth for Hungary after capping off her remarkable eight-year comeback with a fifth-place feat at the ISSF World Cup meet in Fort Benning, Georgia, United States less than a year earlier.[1][11][12] In the 10 m air rifle, held on the first day of the competition, Joo fired a substantial 394 out of a possible 400 to force in a massive draw with five other shooters for fourteenth place, having been much closer to an Olympic final at a slim disadvantage of two points.[13][14] Nearly a week later, in the 50 m rifle 3 positions, Joo marked 195 in prone, a lowly 187 in standing, and 188 in the kneeling series to close her historic Olympic run out of the final in twenty-third position with a total score of 570 points.[15][16]
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^"Három kör hiányzott a döntőbe való jutáshoz" [Missed three rounds to qualify for the final] (in Hungarian). Szekelyhon.ro. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^"Kiszorulnak a bázisról?" [Forced out of the range?] (in Hungarian). Százhalombattai Hírtükör. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^"Seoul 1988: Shooting – Women's 10m Air Rifle" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 394. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^"Seoul 1988: Shooting – Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 394–395. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^"Atlanta 1996: Shooting – Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 120. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^"Rögös út vezet az athéni olimpiára" [A rough journey to Athens Olympics] (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^(PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"Shooting: Women's 10m Air Rifle Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^"Kínába került az olimpia első aranya" [China takes first gold of the Games] (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^"Shooting: Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^"Joó és Krzyzewsky sem jutott puskadöntőbe" [Joó and Krzyzewsky denied a chance for the rifle final] (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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The native form of this personal name is Joo Eva This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Eva Joo born 12 April 1970 in Dunaujvaros is a Hungarian sport shooter 2 She has competed for Hungary in rifle shooting at four Olympics 1988 to 1996 2004 and has been close to an Olympic medal in 1996 finishing seventh in the air rifle 3 Apart from her Olympic career Joo has successfully produced a career tally of nineteen medals in a major international competition a gold at the 1990 ISSF World Championships in Moscow Soviet Union a total of three one gold and two bronze at the ISSF World Cup final a total of nine one gold five silver and eight bronze at various meets of the World Cup series and a remainder of six three gold two silver and one bronze under both junior and senior categories at the European Championships since her sporting debut in 1987 1 Eva JooPersonal informationFull nameEva JooNationality HungaryBorn 1970 04 12 12 April 1970 age 53 Dunaujvaros HungaryHeight1 52 m 5 ft 0 in Weight60 kg 132 lb SportSportShootingEvent s 10 m air rifle AR40 50 m rifle 3 positions STR3X20 ClubUjpesti TE 1 Coached byLaszlo Hammerl 1 Medal record Women s shootingRepresenting HungaryWorld Championships1990 Moscow AR40European Championships1988 Stavanger AR401990 Arnhem AR401997 Warsaw AR401989 Copenhagen AR40 Contents 1 Career 2 Olympic results 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHaving started the sport since the age of twelve Joo trained under the tutelage of Dr Laszlo Hammerl for the Hungarian National Defense Association Hungarian Magyar Honvedelmi Szovetseg KLK MHSZ in Budapest and eventually for the national team at Ujpesti Sports Academy Hungarian Ujpesti Torna Egylet 4 Joo competed internationally for Hungary at the age of seventeen and simultaneously pocketed her first medal with a gold in air rifle shooting at the 1987 European Championships in Lahti Finland The following year Joo made her first Hungarian team as an 18 year old teen at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul finishing eleventh in the air rifle and twentieth in the small bore rifle three positions with scores of 392 and 576 respectively 5 6 In 1990 Joo set a junior world record of 496 4 to capture her first ever air rifle title at the Worlds in Moscow Soviet Union and then collected another gold at the European Championships in Arnhem Netherlands with 495 4 1 Joo s magnificent world record feat culminated in a selection of being one of clear favorites vying for an Olympic medal at her succeeding Games in Barcelona 1992 There she finished fifteenth in her pet event the air rifle with a score of 390 but eventually ascended to eighth on a marvelous aim in the rifle three positions at 673 6 points despite losing in a seventh place duel to Canada s Sharon Bowes 7 8 Shortly after her second Games Joo showed her most potential form in bouncing back to the range by clinching her first ISSF World Cup title in the air rifle final at Munich Germany a year later ending up in first place with a personal best of 497 6 1 On her third Olympic appearance in Atlanta 1996 Joo landed to her best finish of the meet at seventh position in the 10 m air rifle after she nailed 494 5 on the final match to discreetly elude Ukraine s Lessia Leskiv from last place by just three tenths of a point 0 3 9 Joo also competed in the 50 m rifle 3 positions but failed to reach the final as she flubbed a few shots in the kneeling stage that saw her plunge down the leaderboard to a tie for twentieth with China s Chen Muhua at 576 just a deficit of five points from the cutoff 10 At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Joo qualified for her historic fourth Hungarian team as a 34 year old in rifle shooting She managed to get a qualifying score of 580 in the rifle three positions to join with fellow markswoman and debutant Beata Krzyzewsky and secure an Olympic berth for Hungary after capping off her remarkable eight year comeback with a fifth place feat at the ISSF World Cup meet in Fort Benning Georgia United States less than a year earlier 1 11 12 In the 10 m air rifle held on the first day of the competition Joo fired a substantial 394 out of a possible 400 to force in a massive draw with five other shooters for fourteenth place having been much closer to an Olympic final at a slim disadvantage of two points 13 14 Nearly a week later in the 50 m rifle 3 positions Joo marked 195 in prone a lowly 187 in standing and 188 in the kneeling series to close her historic Olympic run out of the final in twenty third position with a total score of 570 points 15 16 Olympic results EditEvent 1988 1992 1996 200450 metre rifle three positions 20th576 8th580 93 6 20th576 23rd57010 metre air rifle 11th392 15th390 7th393 101 5 14th394References Edit a b c d e f ISSF Profile Eva Joo ISSF Retrieved 18 October 2014 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Eva Joo Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 13 July 2015 Retrieved 30 August 2015 Harom kor hianyzott a dontobe valo jutashoz Missed three rounds to qualify for the final in Hungarian Szekelyhon ro 17 November 2004 Retrieved 30 August 2015 Kiszorulnak a bazisrol Forced out of the range in Hungarian Szazhalombattai Hirtukor 9 December 2009 Retrieved 30 August 2015 Seoul 1988 Shooting Women s 10m Air Rifle PDF Seoul 1988 LA84 Foundation p 394 Retrieved 18 August 2015 Seoul 1988 Shooting Women s 50m Rifle 3 Positions PDF Seoul 1988 LA84 Foundation pp 394 395 Retrieved 18 August 2015 Barcelona 1992 Shooting Women s 10m Air Rifle PDF Barcelona 1992 LA84 Foundation p 349 Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 18 August 2015 Barcelona 1992 Shooting Women s 50m Rifle 3 Positions PDF Barcelona 1992 LA84 Foundation p 350 Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 18 August 2015 Atlanta 1996 Shooting Women s 10m Air Rifle PDF Atlanta 1996 LA84 Foundation p 119 Retrieved 29 March 2015 Atlanta 1996 Shooting Women s 50m Rifle 3 Positions PDF Atlanta 1996 LA84 Foundation p 120 Retrieved 29 March 2015 Rogos ut vezet az atheni olimpiara A rough journey to Athens Olympics in Hungarian Origo hu 19 June 2003 Retrieved 30 August 2015 Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification PDF Majority Sports p 10 Archived from the original PDF on 22 July 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 Shooting Women s 10m Air Rifle Prelims Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 31 January 2013 Kinaba kerult az olimpia elso aranya China takes first gold of the Games in Hungarian Origo hu 14 August 2004 Retrieved 30 August 2015 Shooting Women s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 31 January 2013 Joo es Krzyzewsky sem jutott puskadontobe Joo and Krzyzewsky denied a chance for the rifle final in Hungarian Origo hu 20 August 2004 Retrieved 30 August 2015 External links EditEva Joo at the International Shooting Sport Federation Eva Joo at Olympics comEva Joo at Olympic org archived Eva Joo at 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