Francisco Boza

Francisco Boza (born 19 September 1964) is a Peruvian sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later.[1]

Francisco Boza
Personal information
NationalityPeruvian
Born (1964-09-19) 19 September 1964
Perù
Sport
SportShooting
Start activity1980
Medal record
Men's sport shooting
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Trap
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Trap

Biography

He has competed in eight Olympic Games, from 1980 to 2004, one of only five shooters ever to do so. As of 2010, no other Peruvian had appeared at even six Olympics. Boza qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Peruvian flag bearer. He finished in 28th place in the qualifying round of the men's trap shooting competition and did not advance to the semifinals.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Francisco Boza". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-27.


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