Isidro Lorenzo González[a] (born 8 March 1958 in Villadepera, Zamora) is a Spanish sport shooter.[2] He was selected to compete for Spain as a 46-year-old at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and eventually won a bronze medal in free pistol shooting at the 2006 ISSF World Cup meet in Guangzhou, China.[1] Lorenzo also trains under head coach Cezary Staniszewski for twelve years as a full-fledged member of the Spanish pistol shooting team.[1][3]

Isidro Lorenzo
Personal information
Full nameIsidro Lorenzo González
Nationality Spain
Born (1958-03-08) 8 March 1958 (age 66)
Villadepera, Zamora, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
50 m pistol (FP)
ClubClub Zamorano de Tiro[1]
Coached byCezary Staniszewski[1]

Lorenzo qualified for the Spanish team, as one of the oldest athletes (aged 46), in pistol shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 560 to gain an Olympic quota place for Spain in the free pistol, following his outside-final finish at the ISSF World Cup meet in Zagreb, Croatia one year earlier.[1][4][5] Lorenzo got off to a shaky start on the first day of the Games by placing further down at a distant forty-second in the 10 m air pistol with a total of 565, bettering just five points from his entry standard.[6][7] Three days after an unsteady air pistol feat, Lorenzo nailed a fantastic, fifth-seeded score at 562 to reach the eight-man final in the 50 m pistol, before eventually dropping to last with the lowest score of the field at 90.0 for a total of 652.0 points.[8][9]

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lorenzo and the second or maternal family name is González.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ISSF Profile – Isidro Lorenzo". ISSF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isidro Lorenzo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "El zamorano Isidro Lorenzo se proclama en Madrid campeón de España de Pistola Libre" [Isidro Lorenzo has proclaimed the Spanish free pistol champion in Madrid] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ "María Quintanal apunta al podio en Tiro Olímpico" [María Quintanal aims for an Olympic podium in shooting] (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Shooting: Men's 10m Air Pistol Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Lorenzo y Colado, en pistola aire" [Lorenzo and Colado compete in air pistol] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Shooting: Men's 50m Pistol Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Diploma olímpico en tiro" [Olympic award in shooting] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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