Zhang Tian

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Zhang Tian
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 43)
Inner Mongolia, China
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubNingxia Sports Club[1]
Coached byWang Yi Fu[1][2]

Zhang Tian (simplified Chinese: 张添; traditional Chinese: 張添; pinyin: Zhāng Tiān; born September 30, 1980, in Inner Mongolia) is a Chinese sport shooter.[1][3] He won a silver medal in the men's free pistol at the 2012 ISSF World Cup series in Milan, Italy, with a total score of 664.6 points, earning him a spot on the Chinese team for the Olympics.[2][4]

Zhang represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 50 m pistol, along with his teammate Wang Zhiwei who eventually won the bronze medal in the final. Zhang scored a total of 553 points in the qualifying rounds, two inner tens behind Italy's Francesco Bruno, finishing in twenty-fifth place.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Zhang Tian". London 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "ISSF Profile – Zhang Tian". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhang Tian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Mikec won 50m Pistol final, while Italy's Giordano climbed from 8th to 3rd place". ISSF. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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