Giuseppe Giordano

Giuseppe Giordano (born July 16, 1974 in Naples) is an Italian sport shooter.[1][3] He won a bronze medal in the men's free pistol at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany, with a total score of 659.6 points, earning him a spot on the Italian team for the Olympics.[4][5] Giordano is also a member of the shooting team for Centro Sportivo Esercito, and is coached and trained by Marco Masetti.[1][2]

Giuseppe Giordano
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1974-07-16) 16 July 1974
Naples, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubCentro Sportivo Esercito[1][2]
Coached byMarco Masetti[1][2]
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Italy
European Championships
2013 Osijek 50 m pistol
2013 Osijek 50 m pistol team

Giordano represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 50 m pistol, along with his teammate and three-time Olympian Francesco Bruno. Giordano barely advanced to the final, after scoring a total of 559 targets from the qualifying rounds, and winning a shoot-off by one tenth of a point ahead of Portugal's João Costa, with a bonus of 49.6.[6] Unfortunately, he finished only in fifth place by six points behind winner and defending Olympic champion Jin Jong-Oh of South Korea (662.0), accumulating a score of 656.0 targets (97.0 in the final).[7]

References
  1. "Giuseppe Giordano". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "CONI Profile – Giuseppe Giordano" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Giuseppe Giordano". 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  4. "ISSF Profile – Giuseppe Giordano". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. "50m Pistol – World's #1 Matsuda defeat Serbia's Zlatic at 9th shot". ISSF. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. "Men's 50m Pistol Final". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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