Esmari van Reenen
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1981-09-28) 28 September 1981
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2002 ManchesterWomen's Smallbore Rifle Prone Individual
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneWomen's 50m Rifle 3 Position (Singles)

Esmari van Reenen (born September 28, 1981) is a South African sport shooter.[1] She won the silver medal for the rifle three positions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, losing out by seven tenths of a point (0.7) to India's Anuja Jung.[2][3] Van Reenen received a qualifying place for the Olympics by capturing the gold in the same category at the 2007 ISSF African Shooting Championships in Cairo, Egypt.[4] She also achieved a best result in the international stage by finishing fifth at the 2008 ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, with a score of 673.3 points.[5]

Van Reenen became one of the first female sport shooters to represent South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6] She competed in the women's 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 198 targets in a prone position, 183 in standing, and 197 in kneeling, for a total score of 578 points, finishing only in sixteenth place.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Esmari van Reenen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ↑ McCallum, Kevin (23 March 2006). "Golden duo boost SA's Games success". IOL Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Staff (23 March 2006). "Pretoria shooter wins SA's seventh Games gold medal". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Summer destination medal". Al-Ahram Weekly. 15–21 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Shooting: Morgan Hicks Claims Gold at World Cup Rio". Team USA. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Shooters' Steady Bead on Beijing Medal". GSport. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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