Zemfira Meftahatdinova

Zemfira Aliyevna Meftahatdinova (Tatar: Cyrillic Зимфирә Гали кызы Мифтахетдинова, Latin Zimfirä Ğäli qızı Miftaxetdineva, Azerbaijani: Zemfira Əli qızı Meftahətdinova, born 28 May 1963) is a retired Azerbaijani sport shooter who won two Olympic medals in skeet.[1][2][3]

Zemfira Meftahatdinova
Personal information
Born28 May 1963 (1963-05-28) (age 57)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
ClubDynamo Baku
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2000 SydneySkeet
2004 AthensSkeet
World Championships
1995 NikosiaSkeet
2001 CairoSkeet
European Championships
1993 BrnoSkeet
1997 SipooSkeet
2003 BrnoSkeet
1995 LahtiSkeet
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
1986 MontecatiniSkeet
1988 IstanbulSkeet
1990 UddevallaSkeet
1987 LahtiSkeet

Meftahatdinova is a police officer and sports teacher,[4] she speaks three languages. In November 2002 she received a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity program.

In 2015, she was appointed head of the Athletic Society of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[5]

Olympic results
Event 2000 2004 2008
Skeet Gold
73+25		 Bronze
71+22		 15th
63

References
  1. Zemfira Meftəkhətddinova. sports-reference.com
  2. "Kurzer wins target gold". BBC News. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. "Sweden's Edman wins 50-meter rifle prone event". Sports Illustrated. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – Zemfira Meftahatdinova Profile". Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. Рамиль Усубов назначил олимпийскую чемпионку большим начальником. Haqqin.az. 12 March 2015.
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