Pia Hansen
Encyclopedia
Pia Hansen is a Swedish
sport shooter. She originally competed in Nordic Trap but then moved on to Olympic trap
and double trap
. She won the latter at the 2000 Olympics
in Sydney
, and she also finished eighth in trap. In Athens
four years later, she finished ninth in both events.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sport shooter. She originally competed in Nordic Trap but then moved on to Olympic trap
Trap shooting
Trap shooting is one of the three major forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting . The others are skeet shooting and sporting clays. There are many versions including Olympic trap, Double trap , Down-The-Line, and Nordic trap. American trap is most popular in the United States and Canada...
and 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 won the latter at the 2000 Olympics
Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and she also finished eighth in trap. In Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
four years later, she finished ninth in both events.
| Olympic results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 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... |
8th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's trap -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... 64 |
9th 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.... 58 |
| 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.... |
Gold Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's double trap -Qualification round:The qualification round consisted of 20 doubles each in the A, B and C programmes.OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:The final repeated the C programme for the top six shooters.OR Olympic record... 112+36 |
9th 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.-... 105 |