| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stênio Akiro Yamamoto |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | 24 June 1961 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | 10 m air pistol (AP60) 50 m pistol (FP) |
Stênio Akiro Yamamoto (born June 24, 1961 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian sport shooter of Japanese descent.[1] He won a silver medal in the free pistol at the 2007 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany, with a score of 660.8 points.[2][3]
At age forty-seven, Yamamoto made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in two pistol shooting events. He scored a total of 568 targets in the preliminary rounds of the men's 10 m air pistol, by one point ahead of Romania's Iulian Raicea, finishing only in forty-third place.[4] Three days later, Yamamoto placed forty-fourth in his second event, 50 m pistol, by two points behind Tajikistan's Sergey Babikov, with a total score of 538 targets.[5]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stênio Yamamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "ISSF Profile – Stênio Yamamoto". ISSF. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "Brasileiro Stenio Yamamoto é prata em etapa da Copa do Mundo de tiro" [Brazilian shooter Stenio Yamamoto wins silver in World Cup] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 10m Air Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
- Profile – UOL Esporte (in Portuguese)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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