cypriot wins issf trap gold medal

Cypriot Andreas Makri wins ISSF Trap Gold Medal

Cypriot Shooter Andreas Makri of Cyprus won Gold Medal at the Trap Men's Shoot off final at the 2019 ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup in Changwon, South Korea.

Image of Cypriot Andreas Makri after winning ISSF trap gold medal for Cyprus

Andreas Makri of Cyprus won his first International Shooting Sport Federation Shotgun World Cup gold medal after a tense shoot-off in the trap men's final in Changwon in South Korea.

Makri’s total of 45 targets out of 50 in the final was matched by Britain’s Matthew Coward-Holley, who had been top qualifier with 124 out of 125.

It took six shots to break the tie, with the Cypriot shooter proving victorious.

Profile of Trap Shooter Andreas Makri of Cyprus

Discipline : Shooting sports
Birth Date:  27 Aug 1991
Place of Birth:  PAPHOS
Country of birth:  CYPRUS
Country Code: CYP
Age:  26
Gender:   Men
Height (cm):  160
Weight (Kg):  65

With his first place in the World Cup, Andreas Makris of Cyprus, also qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to represent Cyprus.

Makris became the first Cypriot who ever qualified for the Olympics in trap and the first who ever won a gold medal in an ISSF Shotgun World Cup competition in the sport of trap.

Comments:

rik-tv-cyprus.blogspot.com and the Cyprus Sports Organization warmly congratulates our champion in Shooting Andrea Makri for winning the Gold medal at Trap at the World Shooting Cup held in Shangwon, South Korea.
It is a great success for Andreas Makris, who also secured the Olympic card / qualification for Cyprus at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
It is the second Olympic card in the shooting after that of André Eleftheriou, which is particularly honored for the Cypriot shooting and Cypriot sport in general.
rik-tv-cyprus.blogspot.com will continue to support the efforts of Andreas Makris and other athletes and congratulates his coach, his Federation and his family.