Diego Duarte Delgado

Diego Duarte Delgado (born October 20, 1970, in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian sport shooter.[2] He won the World Championships in Skeet Men at Lonato World Cup 2003, defeating Eric Wandtdal and Olympic silver medalist Tore Brovold, Diego also is holder of the Panamerican Record with 149/150, He won a bronze medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with a total score of 148 points.[1]

Diego Duarte Delgado
Personal information
Full nameDiego Duarte Delgado
Born (1970-10-20) 20 October 1970
Bucaramanga, Santander,
Colombia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
WebsiteInstagram @diegoduarteshotgunacademy
Sport
Country Colombia
SportShooting
Event(s)Skeet, Sporting Clays, Double Trap Men
ClubClub Cazandes, Waunakee Gun Club
TeamProfessional Sporting Clays Association PSCA
Turned pro2013
Coached byDiego Duarte Shotgun Academy[1]
Now coachingSkeet, Sporting Clays
Achievements and titles
World finalsInternational Skeet
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's shooting
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 1 0 0
Pan American Games 0 0 1
CAC Games 2 1 1
Bolivarian Games 2 2 3
Total 5 3 5
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 LonatoSkeet
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoSkeet
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2002 San SalvadorSkeet
Gold medal – first place2002 San SalvadorSkeet team
Silver medal – second place2006 CartagenaSkeet team
Bronze medal – third place2010 MayagüezSkeet
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2001 AmbatoSkeet
Gold medal – first place2017 Santa MartaSkeet
Silver medal – second place2009 SucreSkeet team
Silver medal – second place2013 Trujillo75 sporting clays team
Bronze medal – third place2009 SucreSkeet
Bronze medal – third place2013 Trujillo75 sporting clays
Bronze medal – third place2013 TrujilloDouble trap team
US Open Shooting
Bronze medal – third place2014 KansasSporting clays

Duarte made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed fifteenth in men's skeet shooting, with a total score of 120 points, tying his position with five other shooters, including Russia's Valeriy Shomin and Australia's Paul Rahman.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Duarte competed for the second time, as a 38-year-old, in men's skeet shooting. He finished only in thirty-eighth place by three points behind Qatar's Rashid Hamad from the final attempt, for a total score of 106 points.[3]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Diego Duarte Delgado". ISSF. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diego Duarte Delgado". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. "Men's Skeet Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.


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