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Juan Carlos Romero (sport shooter)

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Juan Carlos Romero
Personal information
Full nameJuan Carlos Romero Arribas
Nationality Guatemala
Born (1963-10-12) 12 October 1963 (age 61)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet

Juan Carlos Romero Arribas (born October 12, 1963) is a Guatemalan sport shooter.[1] Romero made his official debut for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he placed twenty-sixth in men's skeet, with a score of 118 points, tying his position with five other shooters including British-born Cypriot Antonis Nikolaidis.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Romero competed again for the second time in men's skeet, where he placed thirty-fifth overall, with a score of 117 points, tying his position with four other shooters including forty-two-year-old Michael Schmidt, Jr of the United States.

Romero made a comeback from his eight-year absence at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the third time in men's skeet shooting. He finished only in twenty-sixth place for the two-day qualifying rounds, with a total score of 111 points.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Carlos Romero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's Skeet Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ^ Persson, Bosse (16 August 2008). "Juan Carlos Romero, Guatemala 26th place in Olympic Skeet Shooting". Guatemala Times. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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