Maria Quintanal
Encyclopedia
María Quintanal Zubizarreta (born December 17, 1969 in Biscay
) is a sport shooter from Gran Canaria
, Spain
. The 2003 world champion in Double Trap
, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and won a silver medal in Trap
. She also competed in the Double Trap
event, but placed 13th. She has also competed for the Dominican Republic
in the Central American and Caribbean Games
.
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
) is a sport shooter from Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...
, Spain
Spain
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. The 2003 world champion in Double Trap
Double Trap
Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed....
, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and won a silver medal in Trap
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...
. She also competed in the Double Trap
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Double Trap
The women's double trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. Kim Rhode from the United States, who had become the first Olympic champion in this event eight years earlier, now also became the last.-...
event, but placed 13th. She has also competed for the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
in the Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...
.
| Olympic results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 |
| Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... |
Not held | — | Silver Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Trap The women's trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 16 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. Suzanne Balogh of Australia won the competition by a wide four-hit margin.... 65+19 |
| Double trap Double Trap Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed.... |
11th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's double trap Women's double trap shooting made its first appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, with Kim Rhode becoming the inaugural champion. Susanne Kiermayer defeated Deserie Huddleston in the silver medal shoot-off.-Qualification round:... 100 |
— | 13th Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Double Trap The women's double trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. Kim Rhode from the United States, who had become the first Olympic champion in this event eight years earlier, now also became the last.-... 97 |