Johannes Sauer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | 16 February 1968 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | 50 m rifle prone (FR60PR) |
| Club | SCMRA[1] |
| Coached by | Saul Miller[1] |
Johannes Sauer (born 16 February 1968 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African-born Canadian sport shooter.[2] He is a two-time Canadian shooting champion, and a gold medalist for the rifle prone at the 2005 Championships of the Americas in Salinas, California.[1]
Sauer represented his adopted country of Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 50 m rifle prone. He finished only in forty-fourth place by one point behind South Korea's Park Bong-Duk from the fifth attempt, for a total score of 587 targets.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "ISSF Profile – Johannes Sauer". ISSF. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johannes Sauer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Johannes Sauer at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Johannes Sauer at Team Canada
- Johannes Sauer at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Johannes Sauer at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Johannes Sauer at Olympedia
- Johan Sauer at Olympics.com
- Johan Sauer at 2008 NBC Olympics website (archived)
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