Fátima Gálvez

Fátima Gálvez Marín[lower-alpha 1] (born 19 January 1987) is a Spanish sport shooter.[1][2] She won a silver medal in the women's trap at the first meet of the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup series in Concepcion, Chile, with a score of 91 clay pigeons, earning her a spot on the Spanish team for the Olympics.[3][4]

Fátima Gálvez
Personal information
Full nameFátima Gálvez Marín
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-01-19) 19 January 1987
Baena, Córdoba, Spain
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)Trap, double trap
Coached byJose Luis Perez Sanz[1]
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2015 LonatoTrap
2014 GranadaTrap
2018 ChangwonTeam trap
2014 GranadaTeam trap
2019 LonatoTrap
European Games
2015 BakuTrap
2019 MinskMixed team trap
2019 MinskTrap
European Championships
2011 BelgradeTrap
2012 LarnacaTeam trap
2010 KazanTeam trap
2016 LonatoTrap

Galvez represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's trap. Galvez barely advance to the final, after scoring a total of 70 targets from the qualifying rounds, and winning a three-person shoot-off against Finland's Satu Mäkelä-Nummela and Russia's Elena Tkach, with a bonus of 12 points.[5] She finished only in fifth place, by twelve points behind winner and world-record holder Jessica Rossi of Italy, accumulating a score of 87 targets (17 in the final).[6]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is Marín.

References
  1. "Fátima Gálvez". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fátima Gálvez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "ISSF Profile – Fátima Gálvez". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. "San Marino goes to London!". ISSF. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. "Women's Trap Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. "Women's Trap Final". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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