Jorge Llames

Jorge Llames
Personal information
Full name Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez
Nationality  Spain
Born (1978-10-17) 17 October 1978
Piedras Blancas, Asturias, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP)
Club Club Ensidesa Trasona[1]
Coached by Cezary Staniszewski[1]

Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez (born October 17, 1978 in Piedras Blancas, Asturias) is a Spanish sport shooter.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Changwon, South Korea, with a total score of 580 points and a bonus of 20 from the final, earning him a spot on the Spanish team for the Olympics.[3][4][5] Llames is also a member of Club Ensidesa Trasona in Asturias, and is coached and trained by Cezary Staniszewski.[1]

Llames represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol. Llames scored a total of 579 targets (288 on the first stage and 291 on the second) in the qualifying rounds by two inner tens behind South Korea's Kim Dae-Yoong, finishing in eleventh place.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jorge Llames". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jorge Llames". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "ISSF Profile – Jorge Llames". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "ISSF World Cup Changwon: Sanderson Wins Silver & Quota!". USA Shooting. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Podhrasky won his second Rapid Fire Pistol Gold". ISSF. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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