Andri Eleftheriou
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Andri Eleftheriou is a Cypriot
professional shooter
, and a member of the women's national shooting team of Cyprus.
Eleftheriou was born in Limassol
. In 2006 she won the shooting gold medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games
. She has also won silver at the 2006
ISSF World Cup in Germany, gold at the 2007 World Cup
in Belgrade, Gold at the 2008 World Cup
final in Minsk, and placed seventh in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
professional shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
, and a member of the women's national shooting team of Cyprus.
Eleftheriou was born in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
. In 2006 she won the shooting gold medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. She has also won silver at the 2006
2006 ISSF World Cup
The 2006 ISSF World Cup was held in the fifteen Olympic shooting events. Four qualification events were held in each event, spanning from March to June, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final in Granada, Spain in October...
ISSF World Cup in Germany, gold at the 2007 World Cup
2007 ISSF World Cup
The 2007 ISSF World Cup was held in the fifteen Olympic shooting events. Four qualification events were held in each event, spanning from March to July, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final in October, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand for the rifle and pistol events, and...
in Belgrade, Gold at the 2008 World Cup
2008 ISSF World Cup
The 2008 ISSF World Cup was the twenty-third annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation...
final in Minsk, and placed seventh in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.