Reinier Estpinan Explained

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Reinier Estpinan
Fullname:Reinier Estpinan Gómez
Birth Date:5 December 1982
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Weight:600NaN0
Sport:Shooting
Event:50 m rifle prone (FR60PR)
Club:Ciudad de Habana
Coach:Alejandro Guerra
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Reinier Estpinan Gómez (born December 5, 1982, in Havana) is a Cuban sport shooter.[1] He earned a silver medal in the men's rifle prone at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and also represented his nation Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]

Estpinan reached at the summit of his sporting career at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he picked up a silver medal in the men's 50 m rifle prone with a total score of 696.5, finishing behind U.S. sport shooter Tom Tamas by almost a full point.[3] [4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Estpinan qualified for the Cuban squad in the men's 50 m rifle prone by placing second from the Pan American Games.[3] He scored 581 points to obtain a last spot out of forty-six shooters in the prelim stage, failing to advance further into the final.[5]

Estpinan also sought to compete for two more editions of the Olympic Games, but finished farther from the standings to achieve a qualifying place on the Cuban team. At the 2014 Championship of the Americas Tournament (CAT) in Guadalajara, Mexico, Estpinan unleashed an astonishing target of 208.1 points to win a gold medal and secure an Olympic quota place for Cuba in men's rifle prone, hoping for his second Olympic bid after a twelve-year absence.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Reinier Estpinan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094529/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/es/reinier-estpinan-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 18 October 2014.
  2. Web site: ISSF Profile – Reinier Estpinan. ISSF. 18 October 2014.
  3. News: Plata para Cuba en rifle tendido del tiro panamericano . Silver for Cuba in rifle prone shooting at the Pan American Games . Spanish . . 8 August 2003 . 18 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021230909/http://www.diariocolatino.com/es/20030808/deportes/3977/Plata-para-Cuba-en-rifle-tendido-del-tiro-panamericano.htm?tpl=69 . 21 October 2014 .
  4. News: Norte-americano leva o ouro na carabina deitado 50 m. North American takes gold in 50m rifle prone. Portuguese. Universo Online. 7 August 2003. 18 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle Prone Prelims. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  6. News: Méndez . Roberto . Reinier Estopiñán elevó a tres los oros para Cuba . Reinier Estopiñán raised three golds for Cuba . Spanish . JIT.cu . 18 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018100903/http://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=34962 . 18 October 2014 .