- Matsuda and Klimova won the title
Two pistol shooters won the 2010 "Shooter of the Year" award, assigned by the International Shooting Sport journalists. Matsuda and Klimova secured the title after their outstanding results during the 2010 shooting season.
Based on their outstanding performances during the 2010 shooting season, the pistol shooters Kira Klimova of Russia and Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan were elected as "Shooters of the Year 2010" by the International shooting sport journalists.
Matsuda Tomoyuki, 35-year old, form Yokohama (JPN) finished in the spotlights at the 50th ISSF World Championship in all shooting events held in Munich, last August. There, Matsuda won both the 10m Air Pistol and the 50m Pistol men events, becoming the first Japanese athlete qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Matsuda also finished on the podium at the ISSF World Cup Final in Munich and at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, this year, winning three Bronze medals back to back.
Kira Klimova of Moskov (RUS), 28, had never grabbed an international ISSF medal before the 2010 World Cup Series. Boosted by two Silver medals won at the ISSF World Cup Stage in Fort Benning, USA, in May, she walked into the 50th ISSF World Championship highly motivated, eventually winning the world title in the 25m Pistol Women event. The young athlete finished on the podium also at the closing match of the past season, the ISSF World Cup Final held in Munich last October. There, she ended up in first at the 10m Air Pistol Women event, and won the votes of the international sport journalists.
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Shooters of the Year 2010
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Re: Shooters of the Year 2010
Does anyone know anything about these "international shooting sport journalists"?ISSF wrote:... elected as "Shooters of the Year 2010" by the International shooting sport journalists.
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Re: Shooters of the Year 2010
some links:Jason wrote:Does anyone know anything about these "international shooting sport journalists"?ISSF wrote:... elected as "Shooters of the Year 2010" by the International shooting sport journalists.
Jason
http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page ... w_smenu=12
http://www.esc-shooting.org/main/info/2 ... ection.pdf
Re: Shooters of the Year 2010
Wow! Thanks for the links -- I never knew this group existed.
Jason