Irene Beyeler Explained

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Irene Beyeler
Birth Date:11 August 1985
Birth Place:Schwarzenburg, Bern,
Switzerland
Weight:540NaN0
Sport:Shooting
Event:10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
Club:Sportschützen Taters[1]
Coach:Walter Beyeler
Show-Medals:yes

Irene Beyeler (born 11 August 1985 in Schwarzenburg, Bern) is a Swiss sport shooter.[2] Beyeler represented Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in rifle shooting events, along with her brother and teammate Simon Beyeler. She placed sixteenth out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle by one point behind United States' Emily Caruso from the third attempt, with a total score of 395 points.[3] Nearly a week later, Beyeler competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 195 targets in a prone position, 188 in standing, and 194 in kneeling, for a total score of 577 points, finishing only in twenty-third place.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISSF Profile – Irene Beyeler. ISSF. 20 January 2013.
  2. Irene Beyeler. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120605/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/irene-beyeler-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 23 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification . . 23 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816053304/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/shooting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSHW101901/index.html . 16 August 2012 .
  4. Web site: Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification . . 23 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816050347/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/shooting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSHW104901/index.html . 16 August 2012 .