Daniela Del Din
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Daniela Del Din (born September 29, 1969, in
Cairo, Egypt, defeating junior world champion Jessica Rossi of Italy.[2] She also won two medals for the same category at the Mediterranean Games
.
Background
Del Din started shooting as her sporting discipline at the age of 16. She first competed for San Marino at the 1989 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Montecatini, Italy, where she placed fourth in trap shooting. Shortly after the championships, Del Din relinquished the sport to focus on her personal life and career as an accountant.
Leaving retirement
In 2005, Del Din finally came out of retirement, when she captured her first medal in trap shooting at the
Maribor, Slovenia, finishing only in thirteenth place. Her top-level success at the shooting competitions allowed Del Din to qualify for the Olympics. The following year, Del Din added her second silver medal at the World Cup in Suhl, Germany, finishing behind Rossi by just a single point in the final.[3]
At age thirty-seven, Del Din made her official debut for the
Delphine Racinet by three targets in the final attempt, with a total score of 62 points.[5]
Successes
In 2009, Del Din had won her first ever gold medal for trap shooting at the
Cairo, Egypt, with a remarkable hit of 70 qualifying and 19 final hits, for a total of 89 targets.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniela Del Din". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Trap Women - Del Din grabbed first shotgun gold of the season". Chinese Olympic Committee. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.