Chiara Leone (born 15 June 1998) is a Swiss sports shooter.[1] As of October 2023, she has won two team medals at ISSF World Championships, as well as three medals at ISSF World Cups.
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| Birth name | Chiara Leone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Swiss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 15, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Frick, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sport Shooter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | SPS Frick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Enrico Friedemann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sporting career edit
Chiara began shooting in 2007.[2]
In 2022, Ciara won World Cup medals at the Cairo and Rio de Janeiro ISSF World Cups.[1] She won a Bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event with Jan Lochbihler.[3]
At the 2023 European Games in Wrocław, she won a Silver medal in the 50m 3-position team event.[4][5]
At the 2023 ISSF World Championships in Baku, Leone won a gold medal in the 50m Prone Rifle women's team,[6] and a gold medal in the 50m Prone rifle mixed team with Jan Lochbihler.[7][8][9][10]
In January 2024, Leone won her first individual World Cup medal, winning Silver in the Women's 50m Three Position Rifle at the Cairo World Cup[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "ISSF Athletes - Chiara Leone". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Chiara Leone | Schweizer Schiesssport Verband" (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Chiara Leones Olympiatraum lebt". Swiss Shooting (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Team – Results" (PDF). european-games.org. 29 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Deschwanden fliegt zu Bronze – Schützinnen holen Silber". SRF (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "ISSF World Championships 2023 | RESULTS 50m RIFLE PRONE WOMEN" (PDF). Sius Results. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "ISSF World Championships 2023 | RESULTS 50m RIFLE PRONE MIXED TEAM" (PDF). Sius Results. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Tir: trois fois l'or et une fois l'argent pour la Suisse". RTS Sport (in French). RTS Radio Télévision Suisse. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Drei WM-Titel am selben Tag". Swiss Shooting (in German). Schweizer Schiesssportverband. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Swiss athletes win gold at 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku". Azertac. Baku: Azerbaijan State News Agency. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Mammoth score earns McIntosh women's 50m rifle 3 positions gold at Cairo World Cup as Aufrere's final slip hands men's title to Privratsky". International Shooting Sport Federation. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.