Isidro Lorenzo González[a] (born 8 March 1958 in Villadepera, Zamora) is a Spanish sport shooter.[2] He was selected to compete for Spain as a 46-year-old at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and eventually won a bronze medal in free pistol shooting at the 2006 ISSF World Cup meet in Guangzhou, China.[1] Lorenzo also trains under head coach Cezary Staniszewski for twelve years as a full-fledged member of the Spanish pistol shooting team.[1][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Isidro Lorenzo González |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Born | 8 March 1958 Villadepera, Zamora, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | 10 m air pistol (AP60) 50 m pistol (FP) |
| Club | Club Zamorano de Tiro[1] |
| Coached by | Cezary Staniszewski[1] |
Lorenzo qualified for the Spanish team, as one of the oldest athletes (aged 46), in pistol shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 560 to gain an Olympic quota place for Spain in the free pistol, following his outside-final finish at the ISSF World Cup meet in Zagreb, Croatia one year earlier.[1][4][5] Lorenzo got off to a shaky start on the first day of the Games by placing further down at a distant forty-second in the 10 m air pistol with a total of 565, bettering just five points from his entry standard.[6][7] Three days after an unsteady air pistol feat, Lorenzo nailed a fantastic, fifth-seeded score at 562 to reach the eight-man final in the 50 m pistol, before eventually dropping to last with the lowest score of the field at 90.0 for a total of 652.0 points.[8][9]
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lorenzo and the second or maternal family name is González.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "ISSF Profile – Isidro Lorenzo". ISSF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isidro Lorenzo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "El zamorano Isidro Lorenzo se proclama en Madrid campeón de España de Pistola Libre" [Isidro Lorenzo has proclaimed the Spanish free pistol champion in Madrid] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "María Quintanal apunta al podio en Tiro Olímpico" [María Quintanal aims for an Olympic podium in shooting] (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Pistol Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Lorenzo y Colado, en pistola aire" [Lorenzo and Colado compete in air pistol] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting: Men's 50m Pistol Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Diploma olímpico en tiro" [Olympic award in shooting] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links edit
- Isidro Lorenzo at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Isidro Lorenzo González at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Isidro Lorenzo at Olympics.com
 | This biographical article relating to sport shooting in Spain is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |