Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez[a] (born 17 October 1978 in Piedras Blancas, Asturias), known as Jorge Llames, is a Spanish sport shooter.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Changwon, South Korea, with a total score of 580 points and a bonus of 20 from the final, earning him a spot on the Spanish team for the Olympics.[3][4][5] Llames is also a member of Club Ensidesa Trasona in Asturias, and is coached and trained by Cezary Staniszewski.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Born | 17 October 1978 Piedras Blancas, Asturias, Spain |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP) |
| Club | Club Ensidesa Trasona [1] |
| Coached by | Cezary Staniszewski[1] |
Llames represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol. Llames scored a total of 579 targets (288 on the first stage and 291 on the second) in the qualifying rounds by two inner tens behind South Korea's Kim Dae-Yoong, finishing in eleventh place.[6]
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llames and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Jorge Llames". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Llames". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Jorge Llames". ISSF-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Changwon: Sanderson Wins Silver & Quota!". usashooting.org. USA Shooting. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Podhrasky won his second Rapid Fire Pistol Gold". ISSF-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links edit
- Jorge Llames at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Jorge Llames at Olympics.com
- Jorge León Llames Gutiérrez at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Jorge Llames at NBC 2012 Olympics website at archive.today (archived April 11, 2013)
- Jorge Llames official website (in English and Spanish)
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