Chiara Cainero

Chiara Cainero (born 24 March 1978) is an Italian sport shooter who won a gold medal in Skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Chiara Cainero
Chiara Cainero with the former President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1978-03-24)24 March 1978
Udine, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportShooting
Event(s)Skeet
ClubG.S. Forestale
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 2 1
World Cup Final 1 1 1
World Cup 4 4 5
European Games 1 0 2
European Championships 5 0 1
Total 12 8 10
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 5 4
European Championships 3 3 0
Total 4 8 4
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingSkeet individual
2016 Rio de JaneiroSkeet individual
World Championships
2006 ZagrebSkeet individual
2018 ChangwonSkeet team
2019 LonatoSkeet team
2007 NicosiaSkeet individual
European Games
2019 MinskMixed skeet pairs
2015 BakuSkeet individual
2019 MinskSkeet individual
European Championships
2006 MariborSkeet individual
2007 GranadaSkeet individual
2013 SuhlSkeet individual
2014 SarlóspusztaSkeet individual
2016 LonatoSkeet individual
2015 BakuSkeet individual

At the age of 41 she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.[2]

Biography

Cainero has competed at three Olympic Games, becoming the first Italian woman to win gold in skeet shooting at the Beijing Olympics.[3] She has also won a silver and a bronze medal at the ISSF world championships.[4]

Cainero is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri.[5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2004 Olympic Games Athens 8th Skeet
2008 Olympic Games Beijing 1st Skeet
2012 Olympic Games London 5th Skeet
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2nd Skeet

See also

References

  1. "Beijing 2008 – Results". beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. "Chiara Cainero stacca il biglietto per Tokyo 2020" (in Italian). ilfriuli.it. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. "Chiara Cainero". Beretta. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Shooter Profile at ISSF Website". issf-sports.org. ISSF. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. "IL GENERALE TULLIO DEL SETTE INCONTRA GLI ATLETI ALLA CERIMONIA DI INAGUARAZIONE DEI NUOVI IMPIANTI SPORTIVI" (in Italian). carabinieri.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020. Tra loro, oltre ai già citati Garozzo, Errigo, Miracco e De Luca, anche l’argento olimpico di Rio 2016 nel tiro a volo Chiara Cainero, il judoka Matteo Marconcini, 5° alle olimpiadi, i nuotatori Luca Dotto e Silvia Di Pietro, i canottieri Paolo Di Girolamo e Stefano Oppo, la marciatrice Noemi Stella, l’oro europeo di tiro a volo Massimo Fabbrizi, la triatleta Angelica Olmo, il mezzofondista Yohanes Chiappinelli, e numerosi altri ancora.
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