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Rickard Levin-Andersson

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Rickard Levin-Andersson
Personal information
Born (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33)
Ale, Sweden
OccupationTinsmith
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Sweden
SportSport shooting
EventTrap
ClubSkepplanda SpS
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Sweden
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Trap

Rickard Levin-Andersson (born 24 April 1991) is a Swedish sport shooter. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's trap event.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Levin-Andersson was born on 24 April 1991 in Alvhem, Ale Municipality, Sweden, and grew up in Skepplanda.[4][5] He began sport shooting at the age of 11, after being introduced to the sport by a friend.[6] He began playing the sport competitively in 2006 and later joined the club Skepplanda SpS.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Skepplandaskytt tar sikte mot Paris" [Ship landing gunner takes aim at Paris]. Alekuriren [sv]. 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cedronius, Karin (8 July 2024). "Rickard siktar på pallplats i OSRickard is aiming for a podium place in the Olympics". Plåt & Ventmagasinet (in Swedish).
  3. ^ "Göteborgsskytten - svenskt medaljhopp i sitt första OS" [The Gothenburg shooter - Swedish medal hope in his first Olympics] (in Swedish). Swedish Shooting Sport Federation. 14 March 2024 – via Mynewsdesk.
  4. ^ "Rickard Levin-Andersson". International Shooting Sport Federation.
  5. ^ Nenasheva, Liubov (16 April 2024). "Plåtslagaren Rickard Levin Andersson från Skepplanda ska tävla i OS i Paris" [Tinsmith Rickard Levin Andersson from Skepplanda will compete in the Olympics in Paris]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
  6. ^ Fransson, Margaret (25 July 2024). "Plåtslagare skjuter i OS: "Det smäller och kvittot kommer direkt!"" [Sheet metal workers shoot in the Olympics: "It pops and the receipt comes straight away!"]. Byggnadsarbetaren (in Swedish).
  7. ^ "Rickard Levin-Andersson". International Shooting Sport Federation.