Pang Wei
Encyclopedia
Pang Wei is a male Chinese sports shooter
. He won both the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships
and the 2008 Olympic Games in 10 m Air Pistol
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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...
. He won both the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships
2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 22, 2006 to August 5, 2006.- Medal count :- World records :A total of 15 world records were bettered or equalled during the championships.- Men :- Women :- Men :...
and the 2008 Olympic Games in 10 m Air Pistol
10 m Air Pistol
10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation . It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres , and the programme consists of 60 shots within 105 minutes...
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2008 Summer Olympics
Pang Wei won the gold medal for Men's 10 m air pistol. Having won China's first gold medal in shooting during the Games, he was awarded 2,000,000 RMB (USD$292,600) from Chinese sponsors.Major performances
- 2006 World Championships - 1st 10m air pistol;
- 2007 World Cup Final - 3rd 10m air pistol;
- 2007 National Intercity Games - 1st 50m free pistol
- 2008 Summer Olympics - 10 m air pistol