Rickard Levin-Andersson
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| Born | 24 April 1991 Ale, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Tinsmith | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Trap | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Skepplanda SpS | ||||||||||||||
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Rickard Levin-Andersson (born 24 April 1991) is a Swedish sport shooter. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's trap event.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Levin-Andersson was born on 24 April 1991 in Alvhem, Ale Municipality, Sweden, and grew up in Skepplanda.[4][5] He began sport shooting at the age of 11, after being introduced to the sport by a friend.[6] He began playing the sport competitively in 2006 and later joined the club Skepplanda SpS.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Skepplandaskytt tar sikte mot Paris" [Ship landing gunner takes aim at Paris]. Alekuriren. 28 March 2024.
- ^ Cedronius, Karin (8 July 2024). "Rickard siktar på pallplats i OSRickard is aiming for a podium place in the Olympics". Plåt & Ventmagasinet (in Swedish).
- ^ "Göteborgsskytten - svenskt medaljhopp i sitt första OS" [The Gothenburg shooter - Swedish medal hope in his first Olympics] (in Swedish). Swedish Shooting Sport Federation. 14 March 2024 – via Mynewsdesk.
- ^ "Rickard Levin-Andersson". International Shooting Sport Federation.
- ^ Nenasheva, Liubov (16 April 2024). "Plåtslagaren Rickard Levin Andersson från Skepplanda ska tävla i OS i Paris" [Tinsmith Rickard Levin Andersson from Skepplanda will compete in the Olympics in Paris]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
- ^ Fransson, Margaret (25 July 2024). "Plåtslagare skjuter i OS: "Det smäller och kvittot kommer direkt!"" [Sheet metal workers shoot in the Olympics: "It pops and the receipt comes straight away!"]. Byggnadsarbetaren (in Swedish).
- ^ "Rickard Levin-Andersson". International Shooting Sport Federation.