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Zemfira Meftahatdinova
Meftahatdinova in 2017
Personal information
Born28 May 1963 (1963-05-28) (age 61)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
ClubDynamo Baku
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Skeet
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Skeet
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nikosia Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2001 Cairo Skeet
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Brno Skeet
Gold medal – first place 1997 Sipoo Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2003 Brno Skeet
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lahti Skeet
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1986 Montecatini Skeet
Silver medal – second place 1988 Istanbul Skeet
Silver medal – second place 1990 Uddevalla Skeet
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lahti Skeet

Zemfira Ali gyzy Meftahatdinova (Tatar: Зимфирә Гали кызы Мифтахетдинова, romanized: Zimfirä Ğäli qızı Miftaxetdineva, Azerbaijani: Zemfira Əli qızı Meftahətdinova, born 28 May 1963) is a retired Azerbaijani sport shooter who won two Olympic medals in skeet.[1][2][3]

Meftahatdinova is a police officer and sports teacher and speaks three languages.[citation needed] In November 2002, she received a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity program.[citation needed]

In 2015, she was appointed head of the Athletic Society of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[4]

Olympic results

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Event 2000 2004 2008
Skeet 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
73+25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
71+22
15th
63

References

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  1. ^ Zemfira Meftəkhətddinova. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Kurzer wins target gold". BBC News. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Sweden's Edman wins 50-meter rifle prone event". Sports Illustrated. 29 September 2000. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. ^ Рамиль Усубов назначил олимпийскую чемпионку большим начальником. Haqqin.az. 12 March 2015.