Norbelis Bárzaga

Norbelis Bárzaga Vázquez (born February 21, 1975, in Jiguaní) is a Cuban sport shooter.[2] He had won a total of three medals (one gold and two bronze) in pistol shooting at the Pan American Games, and was selected to represent Cuba in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).[1] Throughout his sporting career, Barzaga trained as a member of the shooting team for Granma City Sport Club under his personal coach Narciso López.[1]

Norbelis Bárzaga
Personal information
Full nameNorbelis Bárzaga Vázquez
Nationality Cuba
Born (1975-02-21) 21 February 1975
Jiguaní, Cuba
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubCiudad de Granma[1]
Coached byNarciso López[1]
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata AP60
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg FP
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo FP

Barzaga's Olympic debut came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed thirtieth in the free pistol and thirty-third in the air pistol, accumulating total scores of 547 and 566 respectively.[3][4][5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Barzaga qualified for his second Cuban team in pistol shooting. Earlier in the process, he picked up his third career medal (the first being done in 1995 and the other in 1999) with a bronze in free pistol at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to grab one of the Olympic slots for his nation, accumulating a total score of 638.9 and a mandatory Olympic standard of 545 from the prelims.[6][7] Barzaga fired 573 points to obtain the thirtieth spot in the men's 10 m air pistol, and then edged out his compatriot Arseny Borrero by a seven-point mark to share a thirty-fourth-place finish and a score of 542 with Spain's José Antonio Colado in the men's 50 m pistol, falling short of his chance to advance into the final for both events.[8][9][10]

References
  1. "ISSF Profile – Norbelis Bárzaga". ISSF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norbelis Bárzaga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Shooting – Men's 50m Pistol" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 62–64. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Shooting – Men's 10m Air Pistol" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 59–61. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. "Nancy Johnson wins first gold of Sydney Games". Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. "Stênio Yamamoto termina em 4º na pistola livre de 50 metros" [Stênio Yamamoto finished fourth in the 50 metre free pistol] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. "US Wins Gold Medal in Free Pistol Contest in 2003 Pan-American Games". China Radio International. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. "Shooting: Men's 50m Pistol Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Pistol Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. "Atenas: Tiradores cubanos apuntan lejos, pero..." [Athens: Cuban shooters fade away, but..] (in Spanish). El Mexicano. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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