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Giuseppe Giordano
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1974-07-16) 16 July 1974 (age 50)
Naples, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubCentro Sportivo Esercito[1][2]
Coached byMarco Masetti[1][2]
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Osijek 50 m pistol
Gold medal – first place 2013 Osijek 50 m pistol team

Giuseppe Giordano (born July 16, 1974 in Naples) is an Italian sport shooter.[1][3] He won a bronze medal in the men's free pistol at the 2011 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany, with a total score of 659.6 points, earning him a spot on the Italian team for the Olympics.[4][5] Giordano is also a member of the shooting team for Centro Sportivo Esercito, and is coached and trained by Marco Masetti.[1][2]

Giordano represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 50 m pistol, along with his teammate and three-time Olympian Francesco Bruno. Giordano barely advanced to the final, after scoring a total of 559 targets from the qualifying rounds, and winning a shoot-off by one tenth of a point ahead of Portugal's João Costa, with a bonus of 49.6.[6] Unfortunately, he finished only in fifth place by six points behind winner and defending Olympic champion Jin Jong-Oh of South Korea (662.0), accumulating a score of 656.0 targets (97.0 in the final).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Giuseppe Giordano". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "CONI Profile – Giuseppe Giordano" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Giordano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ "ISSF Profile – Giuseppe Giordano". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ "50m Pistol – World's #1 Matsuda defeat Serbia's Zlatic at 9th shot". ISSF. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's 50m Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's 50m Pistol Final". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.