Diliana Méndez

Diliana Méndez
Personal information
Nationality  Venezuela
Born (1982-10-27) 27 October 1982
Caracas, Distrito Capital,
Venezuela
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
Club Orion Practical Shooting Club
Coached by Boris Loginov

Diliana Méndez (born October 27, 1982 in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a Venezuelan sport shooter.[1] She is also a member of Orion Practical Shooting Club in Maracay, Aragua, and is coached and trained by Boris Loginov.

Mendez represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for two rifle shooting events. She placed forty-third out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 386 points.[2] Nearly a week later, Mendez competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 192 targets in a prone position, and 188 each in standing and in kneeling, for a total score of 568 points, finishing only in thirty-ninth place.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Diliana Méndez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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