Mohamed Amer (sport shooter)

Mohamed Amer
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Mahmoud Amer
Nationality  Egypt
Born (1969-01-19) January 19, 1969
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)

Mohamed Mahmoud Amer (Arabic: محمد محمود عامر‎; born January 19, 1969) is an Egyptian sport shooter.[1] He is a six-time medalist (two golds, one silver, and three bronze) in men's small-bore rifle prone and three positions at the African Shooting Championships.[2]

At the age of 39, Amer made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 50 m rifle 3 positions. He was able to shoot 390 targets in a prone position, 369 in standing, and 376 in kneeling, for a total score of 1,135 points, finishing only in forty-sixth place.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mohamed Amer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "ISSF Profile – Mohamed Amer". ISSF. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.


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