Zemfira Meftahatdinova

Zemfira Meftahatdinova
Personal information
Born 28 May 1963 (1963-05-28) (age 53)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Club Dynamo Baku

Zemfira Aliyevna Meftahatdinova (Azerbaijani: Zemfira Əli qızı Meftahətdinova, born 28 May 1963) is a retired Azerbaijani sport shooter who won two Olympic medals in skeet.[1][2][3]

Meftahatdinova is a police officer and sports teacher,[4] she speaks three languages. In November 2002 she received a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity program.

In 2015, she was appointed head of the Athletic Society of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[5]

Olympic results

Event 2000 2004 2008
Skeet 1st, gold medalist(s) Gold
73+25
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
71+22
15th
63

Records

Current world records held in Skeet
Women Qualification 75  Kimberly Rhode (USA) March 25, 2012
Tucson (USA)

References

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  1. ↑ Zemfira Meftəkhətddinova. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ "Kurzer wins target gold". BBC News. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sweden's Edman wins 50-meter rifle prone event". Sports Illustrated. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – Zemfira Meftahatdinova Profile". Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Рамиль Усубов назначил олимпийскую чемпионку большим начальником. Haqqin.az. 12 March 2015.
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