Toshikazu Yamashita

Toshikazu Yamashita (山下 敏和, Yamashita Toshikazu, born February 21, 1977 in Komatsushima, Tokushima) is a Japanese sport shooter.[1] Yamashita represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for all three rifle shooting events.

Toshikazu Yamashita
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1977-02-21) 21 February 1977
Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
ClubJapan Self Defense Forces

In his first event, 10 m air rifle, Yamashita was able to hit a total of 590 points within six attempts, finishing twenty-eighth in the qualifying rounds.[2] Few days later, he placed eighteenth in the 50 m rifle prone, by one target behind Belarus' Petr Litvinchuk from the final attempt, with a total score of 593 points.[3] In his third and last event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, Yamashita was able to shoot 399 targets in a prone position, 382 in standing, and 386 in kneeling, for a total score of 1,167 points, finishing only in sixteenth place.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Toshikazu Yamashita". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. "Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. "Men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. "Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.


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