Esmari van Reenen

Esmari van Reenen (born September 28, 1981) is a South African sport shooter.[1] She won the silver medal for the rifle three positions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, losing out by seven tenths of a point (0.7) to India's Anuja Jung.[2][3] Van Reenen received a qualifying place for the Olympics by capturing the gold in the same category at the 2007 ISSF African Shooting Championships in Cairo, Egypt.[4] She also achieved a best result in the international stage by finishing fifth at the 2008 ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, with a score of 673.3 points.[5]

Esmari van Reenen
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1981-09-28) 28 September 1981
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
2002 ManchesterWomen's Smallbore Rifle Prone Individual
2006 MelbourneWomen's 50m Rifle 3 Position (Singles)

Van Reenen became one of the first female sport shooters to represent South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6] She competed in the women's 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 198 targets in a prone position, 183 in standing, and 197 in kneeling, for a total score of 578 points, finishing only in sixteenth place.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Esmari van Reenen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. McCallum, Kevin (23 March 2006). "Golden duo boost SA's Games success". IOL Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. Staff (23 March 2006). "Pretoria shooter wins SA's seventh Games gold medal". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "Summer destination medal". Al-Ahram Weekly. 15–21 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. "Shooting: Morgan Hicks Claims Gold at World Cup Rio". Team USA. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "Shooters' Steady Bead on Beijing Medal". GSport. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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